STATES related term(s) Federal Aid Programs

Amendments

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1101, S1110, S1142 [8FE], S1157, S1165, S1166, S1184, S1215, S1216 [9FE], H743 [17FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2606, H2607, H2609 [27AP], H3082 [10MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2573 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S5743, S5807 [23MY]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S9245, S9313 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S9008 [26JY]

———establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (S. 895), S13045 [16NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9087, S9114, S9189, S9190, S9191, S9192, S9195 [27JY], S9222, S9309, S9310, S9312, S9313 [28JY], S9375, S9377, S9379, S9382, S9384, S9547 [29JY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), S10607 [28SE]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H959, H960, H961, H964 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), consideration (H. Res. 125), H953 [3MR]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7744 [7SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11328, S11329 [7OC]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), S11593, S11597 [19OC]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S13253 [17NO]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 485), S13037, S13057 [16NO]

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 (H.R. 418), H414 [8FE], H536, H540, H544, H546, H548, H553 [10FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3223, H3228, H3229, H3230, H3231, H3234, H3263 [12MY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (S. 50), S7919 [1JY]

Analyses

Cleaning the Air—Comparing the Cost Effectiveness of Diesel Retrofits vs. Current CMAQ Projects: Robert F. Wescott, S5272 [17MY]

Hawaii Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Bruce Fein, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, S6724-S6726 [16JN]

Hawaii Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand—An Analysis of the Akaka Bill: Bruce Fein, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, S6645-S6647 [15JN]

Hawaii Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand—An Analysis of the Apology Resolution: Bruce Fein, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, S6471-S6473 [14JN]

Homeland Security Grant Coordination and Simplification: David C. Huckabee, Congressional Research Service, S8099 [12JY]

———Shawn Reese, Congressional Research Service, S8101 [12JY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3627 [19MY]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Gay Bill Won't Help Your Marriage, E2467 [7DE]

As Medicaid Balloons, Watchdog Force Shrinks, S14105-S14107 [20DE]

Asylum Seekers Treated Poorly, U.S. Panel Says, H447 [9FE]

Big Cut in Katrina's Hotel Bill—Program Evacuees Were Miscounted, Red Cross Says, S11506 [19OC]

Border Desert Proves Deadly for Mexicans, S3804 [18AP]

BWC Lost $215 Million in High-Risk Fund, H4166 [7JN]

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Wants To Ban Junk Food at Schools, S2309 [9MR]

California Helped Pay for 137 Sex Offenders' Viagra—State Agencies Directed To Stop Providing Such Drugs to Ex-Convicts, H5037 [23JN]

Class-Action Lawsuits, S1005 [7FE]

Closed Doors, Open Season, S2066 [4MR]

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, S13548 [14DE]

Corrosive Consent Decrees, S2066 [4MR]

Did Votes Vanish in Miami Valley?, S43 [6JA]

E Pluribus Unum—Debating the Legality of the Akaka Bill, S2986 [17MR]

$11 Million a Day Spent on Hotels for Storm Relief, S11506 [19OC]

Even From Across the Pond, Primary's Beauty Is Plain To See, S13695 [16DE]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, S13547 [14DE]

Extend Immunity for Judges, S7525 [28JN]

FEMA Fool Sat on His Hands, H7707 [7SE]

For Doable Policy, H452 [9FE]

Free the People's Choice, S3342 [7AP]

Frist—Lawsuits Threaten Gun Supply, S9235 [28JY]

Gun Liability Control, S9218 [28JY]

Guns for Terrorists, S3356 [7AP]

House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]

Housing Aid Called Too Much, Too Little—FEMA Critics Cite Waste as Evacuees Strain To Pay Rent, S11507 [19OC]

How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, S10462-S10464 [27SE]

In Hawaii, a Chance To Heal, Long Delayed, S8294 [14JY]

It's Great Because It's My House, E1510 [18JY]

Judges and ``Soft Rights'', S2065 [4MR]

Judges Skittish Without Immunity, S7524 [28JN]

Let Us Give Thanks to Our Immigrants, H451 [9FE]

Mission of Mercy—Cedar Falls Church Members Help Evacuees in Mississippi, S11734 [21OC]

Move on Now; Zealots Who Refuse To Accept Ohio's Vote Count Risk Undermining Confidence in the System Itself, S43 [6JA]

National ID Party, S3980 [20AP]

Pineapple Time Bomb, S2985 [17MR]

Please, Let It Go. Election Was 2 Months Ago; Inauguration Is in 2 Weeks; Jackson and Tubbs Jones Should Get on to Something Useful, S42 [6JA]

Power Failure—Behind Poor Katrina Response, Long Chain of Weak Links—Changing Structure of FEMA, Emphasis on Terrorism Contributed to Problems—A Shortage of Helicopters, H7662 [6SE]

Private Schools Welcome Those Displaced by Katrina, S10208 [20SE]

Proposed Law on Bankruptcy Has Loophole, S1993 [3MR]

Public Bailout. Private Agenda?, S10208 [20SE]

Race-Based Drift?, S2986 [17MR]

``REAL ID'' Act—A Real Nightmare for DoD, S3978 [20AP]

Reining in Class-Action Abuses, S1188 [9FE]

Remembering Gun Control?, S3646 [14AP]

Security Derailed, S8190 [13JY]

Senate Delays Action on Defense Bill, S9235, S9248 [28JY]

Senate Moves Closer To Shielding Gun Makers From Negligence Suits, S9218 [28JY]

Sound and Fury; Election-Conspiracy Theorists Do Nothing To Improve Voting, S43 [6JA]

Staff Exodus and Cutbacks Curb Disaster Management, H7707 [7SE]

Still Chasing Conspiracies; We Wish John Kerry Would Have Won Ohio. He Didn't, S42 [6JA]

Tennessee Deaths Bring New Charge—Trucker Illegally Obtained License Here, H445 [9FE]

Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, Report Finds, S2394 [9MR]

Uganda Is Latest African Donor of Relief to Hurricane Katrina—Foreign Minister Kutesa Describes $200,000 Donation, E1887 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H4721 [17JN]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see S. 643), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1930), H2647 [27AP]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see S. 2120), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (see S. 573), S2383 [9MR]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (see S. 1556), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 3562), H7558 [28JY]

———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

Air pollution: reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (see S. 131), S145 [24JA]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see S. 1122), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see S. 161), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 410), H234 [26JA]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6327 [21JY]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H77 [4JA]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE] (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 145), H76 [4JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 122), S145 [24JA]

———impose a moratorium on the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in certain States (see H.R. 379), H233 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitors Center (see H.R. 3619), H7612 [29JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 589), H352 [2FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ensure the provision of services under the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to frail elders living in rural areas (see S. 1067), S5437 [18MY]

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

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

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

———improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

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

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [3MY]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (see S. 1220), S6299 [9JN]

———ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H1368 [10MR]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———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]

———provide with resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use (see S. 1974), S12526 [8NO]

Clean Air Act: prohibit stationary sources located in ozone nonattainment areas from buying nitrogen oxide emission credits under the EPA nitrogen oxide trading program without consent of the sources' State (see H.R. 340), H194 [25JA]

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

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5602 [30JN]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 2075), S13361 [18NO]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (see S. 100), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 1129), H983 [3MR]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H194 [25JA]

Computers: assist States and local governments for conduct of electronic governance transactions at libraries and schools (see H.R. 3517), H7557 [28JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1057), H940 [2MR]

Conservation of energy: establish a program of assistance to States for consultations with respect to weatherization and energy efficiency (see H.R. 4138), H9102 [25OC]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 4202), H9555 [2NO]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 2305), H3198 [11MY]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 256), H136 [6JA]

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] (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 96), H627 [15FE]

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———disclose certain taxpayer returns and return information upon written request by an order from a State or local court in a family law proceeding (see H.R. 2756), H4186 [7JN]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (see S. 1318), S7520 [28JN]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 4379), H10909 [17NO]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see S. 520), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (see H. Res. 162), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (H. Res. 162)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 163), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 181), H1729 (see H. Res. 181), H1735 [20MR]

———require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see H.R. 1458), H1777 [5AP]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 776), H583 [10FE]

———strengthen courts for at-risk children (see S. 1679), S9930 [12SE]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1660), H2101 [14AP]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see S. 937), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2012), H2737 [28AP]

———extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 1988), H2736 [28AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 396, 403), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2548 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries (see H.R. 2659), H4138 [26MY]

Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H982 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H8808 [7OC]

———clarify manner in which assistance is made available to producers under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H7558 [28JY]

———designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H8732 [6OC]

———designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 1514), H1845 [6AP]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (see H.R. 3536), H7557 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (see S. 186), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 416), H235 [26JA]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers (see H.R. 3296), H5913 [14JY]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8087 [15SE]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2470 [21AP]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H350 [2FE]

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 1249), S6658 [15JN] (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]

———review and revise guidelines relating to the ``Principles of Effectiveness'' criteria to improve State and local drug-use prevention programs and activities (see H.R. 3655), H7672 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H10502 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (see S. 233), S738 [1FE]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 415), S1622 [17FE]

———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), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 3063), H5176 [24JN]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 319), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 2826), H4296 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (see S. 1554), S9466 [29JY]

———improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

———provide for coordination and use of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (see S. 1986), S12607 [9NO] (see H.R. 4267), H10144 [9NO]

———provide guidance and training to State and local governments relative to sensitive homeland security information (see S. 888), S4108 [21AP]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 154), H135 [6JA]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and law enforcement agents and emergency response providers for service in the war against terrorism (see H. Res. 398), H7561 [28JY]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 1834), S11212 [6OC]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 2654), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 200), H77 [4JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 188), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

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

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1958), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 3445), H6650 [26JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, OR (see S. 247), S739 [1FE]

———authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H6933 [27JY]

———conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see S. 1346), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3532), H7557 [28JY]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (see S. 214), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 469), H284 [1FE]

———establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (see S. 895), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 4418), H11034 [18NO]

———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H1777 [5AP]

———make payments to Western States for education improvement (see H.R. 3464), H6933 [27JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 878), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1571), H1894 [12AP] (see H.R. 1798), H2471 [21AP] (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]

———require at least one public hearing in surrounding community where land is requested to be taken into trust for an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4634), H12167 [17DE]

———sell certain public lands in Pershing County, NV, subject to mining operations and support sustainable community development opportunities that provide economic development and local government revenues (see H.R. 3419), H6431 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a National Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Program (see S. 563), S2244 [8MR]

———prohibit issuance and enforcement of certain requirements relative to commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 3725), H7819 [12SE]

———provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (see S. 257), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 473), H284 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize departmental police officers to execute State or local arrest warrants on Dept. property within the jurisdiction of the issuing body (see H.R. 926), H793 [17FE]

———establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States where there are private practice requirements (see H.R. 4159), H9361 [27OC]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———permit veterans to transfer on a space-available basis from a veterans home in one State to a veterans home in another State regardless of State residency requirements (see H.R. 3009), H4895 [21JN]

Disabled: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see S. Con. Res. 71), S13659 [15DE] (see H. Con. Res. 235), H7742 [7SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8340 [22SE]

———include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (see S. 2133), S13786 [16DE]

Disasters: ensure that evacuation procedures are included as a part of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans (see H.R. 4258), H10038 [8NO]

———establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H10908 [17NO]

———establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural disaster insurance programs (see H.R. 4507), H11503 [13DE]

———improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 3565), H7559 [28JY]

———make funds available for community disaster loans to assist local governments in providing essential services following Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4024), H8807 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4012), H8807 [7OC] (see H.R. 4090), H9042 [20OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1795), H2471 [21AP]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real estate located in Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster areas (see H.R. 4027), H8807 [7OC]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (see S. 2043), S13161 [17NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see S. Res. 261), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

Diseases: improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 1828), S11212 [6OC]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3594), H7560 [28JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

———enhance Federal penalties for illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines and other controlled substances, and provide residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3513), H7557 [28JY]

———establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (see S. 518), S2004 [3MR]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H983 [3MR]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10144 [9NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 102), S144 [24JA] (see S. 430), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 313), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3324), H5963 [18JY]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 336), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 1237), H1369 [10MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal application of sunset to certain State qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 1692), H2149 [19AP]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see S. 1691), S9984 [13SE] (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see S. 2057), S13361 [18NO]

———extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H11220 [7DE]

———extend student loan repayment schedules for graduates who enter into public service (see H.R. 1859), H2549 [26AP]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see S. 990), S4869 [10MY] (see H.R. 2663), H4139 [26MY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3500), H7556 [28JY]

———provide grants to States for improved workplace and community transition training for incarcerated youth offenders (see S. 1352), S7820 [30JN]

———repeal or eliminate certain Federal education programs (see H.R. 4018), H8807 [7OC]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (see S. 860), S4021 [20AP]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 3499), H7556 [28JY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 182), H77 [4JA]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 2166), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4140), H9102 [25OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), H235 [26JA]

———extend date for meeting of Presidential electors, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes (see H.R. 1579), H1895 [12AP]

———permit State use of a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts and allow instant runoff voting in certain elections for Federal office (see H.R. 2690), H4140 [26MY]

———prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see S. 391), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 834), H629 [15FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 4085), H8985 [19OC]

———clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 4578), H12047 [16DE]

———ensure that the total amount of certain funds awarded to a State for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 is not less than the total awarded in fiscal year 2003 (see H.R. 1853), H2549 [26AP]

———provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress provisions (see S. 901), S4257 [26AP] (see H.R. 1821), H2548 [26AP]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 1054), S5301 [17MY]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see S. 1185), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 3406), H6380 [22JY]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2109), H2977 [4MY]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (see S. 1859), S11313 [7OC]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system to encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 955), H794 [17FE]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (see S. 483), S1867 [1MR]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 3789), H8087 [15SE]

Explosives: enhance homeland security by preventing unauthorized access to explosive materials stored by State or local agencies (see H.R. 4422), H11034 [18NO]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 1), S145 [24JA] (see S.J. Res. 13), S3653 [14AP] (see H.J. Res. 39), H1694 [17MR]

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

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] (see H.R. 1225), H1368 [10MR]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 3876), H8341 [22SE]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 399), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 840), H717 [16FE]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see S. 409), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 856), H718 [16FE]

Federal-State relations: confer standing on State legislators and Governors to bring suit in Federal district court to preserve residual core sovereignty of States (see H.R. 3621), H7612 [29JY]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H3260 [12MY]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (see S. 1502), S8949 [26JY] (see H.R. 3426), H6649 [26JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H11653 [14DE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), consideration (see H. Res. 493), H8845 [17OC]

———technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 1566), H1894 [12AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see S. 491), S1930 [2MR] (see H.R. 1456), H1777 [5AP]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 1143), S6021 [26MY]

Forest Service: enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see H.R. 3818), H8088 [15SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1422), H1693 [17MR]

GAO: conduct studies on State development and implementation of security measures for driver's licenses and identification cards and on consequences of denying driver's licenses to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 620), H410 [8FE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4139 [26MY]

———limit use of eminent domain (see H.R. 3631), H7612 [29JY]

———regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see S. 339), S1199 [9FE] (see H.R. 731), H523 [9FE]

———require States to conduct DNA tests to ascertain the degree of genetic relatedness between two or more persons in accordance with a national standard (see H.R. 2623), H4072 [25MY]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2648 [27AP]

Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Agency: establish (see S. 1863), S11313 [7OC]

Gulf Coast States: encourage the adoption of comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9362 [27OC]

Hainkel, John J.: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H2150 [19AP]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 147), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 309), H193 [25JA]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (see S. 908), S4257 [26AP]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (see S. 799), S3653 [14AP]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S9833 [8SE]

———prevent Federal infringement on State or private programs funding embryonic stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3893 [24MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S1260 [10FE]

———provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 1546, 1546), H1893 [12AP]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 265), S886 [2FE]

———require each State to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 1341), H1621 [16MR]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (see S. 1337), S7614 [29JN]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (see H. Res. 194), H1846 [6AP]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 504, 506), S2003 [3MR]

Help America Vote Act: delay deadlines by which States must comply with election administration requirements (see H.R. 3163), H5600 [30JN]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1029), S5071 [12MY]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1030), S5071 [12MY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4355 [9JN]

———display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H2102 [14AP]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 830), H629 [15FE]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 4094), H9042 [20OC]

———provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 564), H351 [2FE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (see H.R. 841), H717 [16FE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), consideration (see H. Res. 125), H845 [1MR]

Housing: condition receipt of Federal housing funds by States or localites on the preparation of an impact analysis of any new rule that has an economic impact on housing construction costs or affordability (see H.R. 3266), H5800 [13JY]

———ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

Hurricanes: accelerate reemployment and employment of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by establishing grants to eligible entities to provide worker recovery accounts to eligible individuals (see H.R. 3976), H8732 [6OC]

———appoint a Federal officer to focus exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1843), S11212 [6OC]

———clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (see S. 1684), S9931 [12SE]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 3975), H8732 [6OC]

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

———ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected areas (see H.R. 4081), H8985 [19OC]

———establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799, 3799), H8087 [15SE]

———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, 1622), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 1748, 1748), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3764, 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———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 (H.R. 3764), consideration (see H. Res. 460, 460), H8387 [27SE]

———express condolences to victims, commend resiliency of the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 567), H10909 [17NO]

———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] (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H7860 [13SE]

———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3645), H7645 [2SE] (see H.R. 3673), H7741 [7SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3971), H8732 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 501), H8985 [19OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild communities, schools, and hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1842, 1846), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1847), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1765, 1766), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 3958), H8643 [29SE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1904), S11665 [20OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 3952), H8642 [29SE]

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

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (see S. 1682), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (see S. 1681), S9930 [12SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3845, 3845), H8247 [21SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688, 1688), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1683), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1715), S10119 [15SE]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims who were Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita first responders (see H.R. 4074), H8918 [18OC]

Identification: prohibit acceptance of individual taxpayer identification numbers as proof of identification or legal residence (see H.R. 4280), H10145 [9NO]

Immigration: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H77 [4JA]

———empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (see S. 1823), S11130 [5OC]

———enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6934 [27JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 1362), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H7948 [14SE]

———reimburse States and local governments for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens (see S. 1006), S4936 [11MY]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8162 [20SE]

———establish (H.R. 3838), consideration (see H. Res. 537), H9962 [7NO]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful (see S. 1518), S9158 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 529), H349 [2FE]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 743), H581 [10FE]

———enhance long-term care insurance benefits (see S. 1602), S9468 [29JY]

———establish medical malpractice insurance corporations which operate and function without hinderance or impedance in any State to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits (see H.R. 3865), H8340 [22SE]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 288), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 3204), H5739 [12JY] (see H.R. 3297), H5913 [14JY] (see H.R. 4519), H11503 [13DE]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 1015), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 277), H137 [6JA]

———revise laws and regulations to enable individuals and small businesses to obtain health insurance through the combination of a health savings account and a high-deductible health plan (see H. Res. 371), H6205 [20JY]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 3859), H8340 [22SE]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: update Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan, extend Commission authority, authorize resource study, and authorize additional appropriations (see S. 1387), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 3775), H7948 [14SE]

John J. Hainkel Post Office Building, Hammond, LA: designate (see H.R. 2346), H3261 [12MY]

Joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska: establish (see S. 49), S143 [24JA]

Law enforcement: allow officers to represent themselves as minors on the Internet to protect children from sexual predators (see S. 1633), S9833 [8SE]

———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H628 [15FE]

———ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements (see H.R. 3772), H7948 [14SE]

———ensure that State and local law enforcement agencies execute warrants for arrest of nonviolent offenders when children are not present, unless overriding circumstances exist (see H.R. 2530), H3768 [23MY]

———include iris scan information in State criminal records systems, allow use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and require firearms dealers to obtain iris scan information (see H.R. 4363), H10908 [17NO]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

———provide for designation and funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas (see H.R. 1055), H940 [2MR]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see S. 1407), S8302 [14JY] (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (see S. 980), S4646 [9MY] (see H.R. 3382), H6327 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: amend the matching grant program for purchasing bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 4215), H9555 [2NO]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 718), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 354), H195 [25JA]

Louisiana: authorize farmers to operate certain commercial motor vehicles within the State without a commercial drivers license for a certain period (see H.R. 4444), H11109 [6DE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4107), H9043 [20OC]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H283 [1FE]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 160), H76 [4JA]

———apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (see S. 1754), S10378 [22SE]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 66), S143 [24JA]

———expand State long-term care partnership programs (see H.R. 3511), H7556 [28JY]

———extend enhanced Federal matching rate under State children's health insurance program and improve enrollment, retention, quality and performance of children's health insurance (see S. 1563), S9467 [29JY]

———extend prescription drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1585), S9467 [29JY]

———extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage adjustment for Alaska (see S. 159), S436 [25JA]

———facilitate establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see S. 1569), S9467 [29JY]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]

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

———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]

———prevent a reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 (see H.R. 3735), H7860 [13SE]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see S. 1007), S4936 [11MY] (see H.R. 2258), H3196 [11MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and provide adjustment in computation for extraordinary employer pension contributions (see H.R. 3335), H6106 [19JY]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9641 [3NO]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 68), S143 [24JA]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H12048 [16DE]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see S. 2074), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4447), H11109 [6DE]

———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7741 [7SE]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H1371 [10MR]

———provide health information technology grants to States and reduce number of medical and medication errors, unnecessary hospitalizations, infections, and inappropriate care (see H.R. 4142), H9102 [25OC]

———require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (see H.R. 286), H137 [6JA]

———require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H12167 [17DE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see S. 1286), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 3042), H4984 [22JN]

Medicare: continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 1144), H1023 [8MR]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 152), H76 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 764), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 411), S1513 [16FE]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 1280), H1416 [14MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2173), S14317 [21DE]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 1822), S11130 [5OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies when a significant number of Members are unable to serve (see H.J. Res. 49), H3261 [12MY]

———constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 26), H796 [17FE]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 823), H629 [15FE]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member (see S. 1837), S11212 [6OC]

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (see S. 1924), S11917 [26OC]

Minimum wage: provide a credit to employers of tipped employees in determining minimum wage required in States that require a higher minimum wage than the Federal rate (see H.R. 3732), H7860 [13SE]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 1266), H1371 [10MR]

———improve reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 1701), S10037 [14SE]

———promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 1848), S11212 [6OC]

———provide a source of funding for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 1265), H1371 [10MR]

Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations (see H.R. 1173), H1024 [8MR]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 795), S3652 [14AP]

National Affordable Housing Act: raise minimum State allocation (see S. 2024), S12949 [16NO]

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

———prohibit interment or memorialization in national cemeteries of persons convicted of committing State capital crimes regardless of whether their sentences included parole (see H.R. 3965), H8643 [29SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 573), H351 [2FE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 485), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 2362), H3330 [16MY]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see S. 1144), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2499), H3694 [19MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

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

National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 229), S9468 [29JY]

National School Lunch Act: expand fruit and vegetable pilot program and include Head Start programs (see H.R. 203), H78 [4JA]

———permit certain summer food pilot programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 1005), S4936 [11MY]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (see S. 1645), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1762), S10378 [22SE]

———establish and rapidly implement regulations for driver's license and identification document security standards (see H.R. 368), H233 [26JA]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 75), H520 [9FE]

———increase number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under program to improve State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see H.R. 1987), H2736 [28AP]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3112 [10MY]

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

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 2041), H2743 [2MY]

National Weather Service: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program for coastal States and insular areas (see H.R. 882), H791 [17FE]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (see S. 235), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 816), H629 [15FE]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see H.R. 3518), H7557 [28JY]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (see S. 178), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1711), H2149 [19AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see S. 724), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1506), H1845 [6AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 1674), H2106 [18AP]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 1695), H2149 [19AP]

Nuclear energy: prohibit operation of nuclear power plants unless there exists a State and county certified radiological emergency response plan (see H.R. 4601), H12048 [16DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: apply to Federal and State government employers (see H.R. 3473), H6933 [27JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: ensure that offshore energy development continues to serve the needs of the U.S. and create opportunities for new development and the use of alternative resources (see S. 1026), S5071 [12MY]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 964), S4547 [28AP]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: allow certain coastal States to share in qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues (see S. 1810), S10823 [3OC]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1679), H2148 [19AP]

Petroleum: designate certain closed military installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery (see H.R. 3887), H8341 [22SE]

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H1508 [15MR]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S142 [24JA] (see S. 870), S4108 [21AP]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (see H.R. 4144), H9275 [26OC]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H78 [4JA]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 751), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 1069), H980 [3MR]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 115), S145 [24JA]

———require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H9641 [3NO]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert (see S. 133), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 96), H74 [4JA]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 591), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]

———protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 1541), S9285 [28JY]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 3447), H6650 [26JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 108), S3653 [14AP]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (see S. 456), S1623 [17FE]

———allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (see H.R. 275), H137 [6JA]

———ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1385), S8134 [12JY]

———exempt preparation for high-skilled, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1161), S6100 [6JN]

———make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

———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]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 923), S4397 [27AP]

———provide a State option to extend current waivers and create additional waiver authority under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3663), H7673 [6SE]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7741 [7SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 105), S144 [24JA] (see S. 667), S2995 [17MR] (see S. 2119), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA] (see H.R. 1160), H1024 [8MR] (see H.R. 3021), H4984 [22JN] (see H.R. 4635), H12289 [18DE]

———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting work, family, and opportunity (see H.R. 751), H582 [10FE]

———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4067), H8846 [17OC]

———require community notice for the placement of group houses (see H.R. 4639), H12289 [18DE]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (see S. 773), S3555 [13AP]

———provide for the competitive operation of the Northeast rail corridor using State and private sector initiatives (see H.R. 3851), H8247 [21SE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6380 [22JY]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see S. 648), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 2925), H4560 [15JN]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (see H.R. 2185), H3054 [5MY]

———allow State exceptions to Federal guidelines on use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see S. 129), S145 [24JA] (see S. 553), S2244 [8MR]

———complete construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (see S. 514), S2004 [3MR]

———designate a high priority corridor in California (see H.R. 169), H77 [4JA]

———designate California State Route 99 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 99), H74 [4JA]

———designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see S. 995), S4936 [11MY]

———ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (see S. 237), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 439), H283 [1FE]

———establish requirements for the operation of high occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 325), H194 [25JA]

———extend a certain high priority corridor in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming (see S. 549), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1253), H1370 [10MR]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see S. 169), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 430), H235 [26JA]

———improve the highway safety improvement program and require States to make public information on dangerous intersections (see S. 562), S2244 [8MR]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 762), S3481 [12AP]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see S. 168), S573 [26JA]

———promote the integration of local land use and transportation planning (see H.R. 3686), H7742 [7SE]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (see S. 1952), S12237 [2NO]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: allow Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to designate the projects for which certain highway and transit funds may be obligated (see H.R. 3869), H8340 [22SE]

Safety: provide grants and other support to State and local officials to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see S. 1274), S6909 [21JN] (see H.R. 4119), H9043 [20OC]

Schools: establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (see S. 2057), S13361 [18NO]

———require certain policies and procedures regarding purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools (see H.R. 2295), H3197 [11MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

Securities: clarify the Permanent University Fund arbitrage exception and increase amount of securities and obligations benefiting from the exception (see S. 1474), S8746 [22JY]

———clarify the Permanent University Fund arbitrage exception and increase amount of securities and obligations benefiting from the exeption (see H.R. 2661), H4138 [26MY]

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

Small Business Investment Act: establish a participating debenture program (see H.R. 3429), H6649 [26JY]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (see S. 1894), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 3008), H4895 [21JN]

———allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 710), S3201 [5AP] (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 287), H137 [6JA]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]

———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8387 [27SE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S144 [24JA]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of certain child welfare agencies staff (see H.R. 876), H791 [17FE]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2137), S13786 [16DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 4150), H9275 [26OC]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1104), S5778 [23MY] (see H.R. 1233), H1369 [10MR]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1298), S7293 [23JN] (see H.R. 3040), H4984 [22JN]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1049), S5300 [17MY] (see H.R. 3050), H5100 [23JN]

———reform proposals relative to coverage of State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 43), H353 [2FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 866), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (see H.R. 3661), H7673 [6SE]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see S. 747), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]

Solid waste: authorize States to regulate receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 70), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 553), H350 [2FE]

———authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 593), H352 [2FE]

———authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1198), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 2491), H3693 [19MY]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H137 [6JA]

———prohibit importation of Canadian municipal solid waste without State consent (see S. 346), S1260 [10FE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 4301), H10156 [10NO]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see S. 1865), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 20), H72 [4JA]

Sovereignty: restore (see H.R. 456), H283 [1FE]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4108), H9043 [20OC]

Submerged Lands Act: make seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to seaward boundaries of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida (see S. 735), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 2634), H4073 [25MY]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see S. 941), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 3933), H8513 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see S. 2062), S13361 [18NO]

———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 3498), H7556 [28JY]

———allow deduction of State and local income and property taxes against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2987), H4801 [20JN]

———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3522), H7557 [28JY]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see S. 1066), S5437 [18MY] (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———clarify congressional approval of certain State energy production tax practices (see H.R. 381), H233 [26JA]

———clarify the small issuer exception from the tax-exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement (see H.R. 1171), H1024 [8MR]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H8807 [7OC]

———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 1676), H2106 [18AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1449), S8664 [21JY] (see H.R. 2952), H4655 [16JN]

———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] (see H.R. 114), H75 [4JA]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see S. 27), S142 [24JA] (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 849), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———make qualified tuition programs permanent and allow a deduction for amounts contributed to such programs (see H.R. 2994), H4802 [20JN]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 703), H521 [9FE]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see S. 1201), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 1369), H1691 [17MR]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (see S. 1097), S5778 [23MY] (see H.R. 2558), H3768 [23MY]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see S. 2152, 2153), S14186 [20DE]

———promote State historic tax credits (see H.R. 2488), H3693 [19MY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide double deduction for a portion of an individual's State and local property taxes in excess of the national average (see H.R. 4620), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds (see H.R. 4337), H10501 [16NO]

———provide incentives for persons to open their homes to Hurricane Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3744), H7860 [13SE]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1097), H982 [3MR]

———regional cost of living adjustments for tax rate tables (see H.R. 574), H351 [2FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H2734 [28AP]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 25), S142 [24JA] (see S. 1921), S11917 [26OC] (see H.R. 25), H72 [4JA]

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

———treat certain publicly-traded debt issued or guaranteed by Federal, state or local governments as qualified nonrecourse financing (see H.R. 919), H793 [17FE]

———treat regional income tax collection agencies as States for purposes of confidentiality and disclosure requirements relating to tax returns and return information (see H.R. 3452), H6932 [27JY]

Telecommunications: preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 1294), S7293 [23JN]

———require rate integration for wireless interstate toll charges (see H.R. 4584), H12048 [16DE]

———strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (see S. 1725), S10187 [19SE]

Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 4175), H9425 [28OC]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2284), H3197 [11MY]

———establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 325), S1198 [9FE]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see S. 479), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 86), H74 [4JA] (see H.R. 1004), H846 [1MR]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 428), S1622 [17FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H792 [17FE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 831), H629 [15FE]

Virginia: designate certain counties and a city as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 382), H233 [26JA]

———include Nelson and Franklin Counties as part of the Appalachian region (see H.R. 1385), H1692 [17MR]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 3557), H7558 [28JY]

———oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10234 [20SE] (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

———permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 2104), H2977 [4MY]

———permit voting registars to remove individuals from list of eligible voters after notification period if the individuals fail to vote during two consecutive Federal election cycles (see H.R. 2778), H4187 [7JN]

———protect voting rights through the prevention of voter fraud (see S. 414), S1622 [17FE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H285 [1FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H4140 [26MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 1314), S7428 [27JN] (see H.R. 2684), H4140 [26MY] (see H.R. 4560), H11879 [15DE]

———ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see S. 1328), S7613 [29JN] (see H.R. 3178), H5601 [30JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants from the water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 1017), S5071 [12MY]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

Cloture motions

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S9557 [29JY]

Comments

``Democracy by Decree—What Happens When Courts Run Government'', S2065 [4MR]

Cost Estimates

REAL ID Act (H.R. 418): CBO, H438-H440 [9FE]

Descriptions

New York, NY, Fire Dept.-Mount Sinai Hospital Partnership, S11956 [27OC]

World Trade Center Health Registry, S11957 [27OC]

Factsheets

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (S. 338), S1213 [9FE]

Community Health and Land Use Issues: National Association of County and City Health Officials, S4926 [11MY]

Inventory of Seismic Surveys of All Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6875 [21JN]

Medicaid Indian Health Act (S. 2074), S13385 [18NO]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination, H2425, H2426 [21AP]

Rescind Advanced Technology Program Funding and Reallocate to NOAA, Community Oriented Policing, and State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance: Minnesota Factsheet, S9906 [12SE]

———Ohio Factsheet, S9904 [12SE]

———Virginia Factsheet, S9906 [12SE]

Journals

Personal account of experience providing disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita: Craig Van Waardhuizen, Northwest Iowa Transportation, Inc., S11731-S11734 [21OC]

Letters

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1209 [9FE]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S1210 [9FE]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S1208 [9FE]

———James Firman, National Council on the Aging, S1210 [9FE]

———James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S1210 [9FE]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S1209 [9FE]

———Margaret A. Murray, Association for Community Affiliated Plans, S1209 [9FE]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S1210 [9FE]

———Michael Rodgers, Catholic Health Association, S1210 [9FE]

———Richard Haught and James B. Bramson, American Dental Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S1211 [9FE]

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: Senators Landrieu and Vitter, S9773 [8SE]

Chesapeake Bay restoration legislation: Mike Waugh, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S8959 [26JY]

———Roy A. Hoagland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S8958 [26JY]

Class Action Fairness Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1233 [10FE]

———Michael Balboni, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1002 [7FE], H651 [16FE]

———several civil rights and labor organizations, H738 [17FE]

———several environmental organizations, H651 [16FE], H739 [17FE]

———several Senators, S1077 [8FE]

———several State Attorneys General, S1002 [7FE], H644 [16FE]

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2892, S2896 [17MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2887, S2888, S2897 [17MR]

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America and Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S5271 [17MY]

Crime Victims Fund funding: National Crime Victim Organizations Contact Group, S3409 [11AP]

Deficit Reduction Act Medicaid and Medicare provisions: William D. Novelli, AARP, S14083, S14157 [20DE]

Deficit Reduction Act Medicaid provisions: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, S14157 [20DE]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S14157 [20DE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, S14158 [20DE]

———Miriam A. Rollin, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S14158 [20DE]

———several organizations, S14082 [20DE]

———several Senators, S13530 [14DE]

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: Senators Specter, Dayton, Kohl and Leahy, S85 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools: Sue A. Nelson, American Heart Association, S10281 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: Beverly O'Neil, Mayor of Long Beach, CA, S8096 [12JY]

———Casey L. Perry, National Troopers Coalition, S8120 [12JY]

———Christopher McKenzie, League of California Cities, S8096 [12JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S8120 [12JY]

———Clarence Edwards, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8122 [12JY]

———Dave Liebersbach, National Emergency Management Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, CA, S8095 [12JY]

———High-Threat City Joint Working Group on Homeland Security, S8095, S8112 [12JY]

———Joseph Estey, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8121 [12JY]

———Laura Miller, Mayor of Dallas, TX, S8096 [12JY]

———Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S8113 [12JY]

———Ralph M. Purdy, United Federation of Police Officers, Inc., S8121 [12JY]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S8096 [12JY]

———Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S8095 [12JY]

———Ruth Ann Minner and Mitt Romney, National Governors Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Sam A. Cabral, International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, S8121 [12JY]

———Senator Byrd, S7964 [11JY]

———Steve Lenkart, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S8121 [12JY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S8120 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security grants to State and local governments for interoperable communication equipment: several public safety officials' organizations, S14126 [20DE]

District of Columbia individuals with disabilities parking law: Carol Schwartz, District of Columbia Council, H5533 [30JN]

———Lee Page, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H5533 [30JN]

———Robert Bobb, District of Columbia Mayor's Office, H5533 [30JN]

Early Treatment for HIV Act: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1120 [8FE]

———American Academy of HIV Medicine, S1120 [8FE]

———Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, S1122 [8FE]

———Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, S1121 [8FE]

———Lynda Dee, AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc., S1122 [8FE]

———Marsha A. Martin, AIDS Action Council, S1120, S1122 [8FE]

———Rick Stoller, Partnership Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Ryan Clary, Project Inform (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Thomas Bruner, Cascade AIDS Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———William E. Arnold, Title II Community AIDS National Network (organization), S1121 [8FE]

Education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H12265 [18DE]

Emergency Health Care Relief Act: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S10578 [28SE]

———Senators Grassley and Baucus, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10580 [28SE]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, S9595 [1SE]

———President Bush, S9595 [1SE]

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: Barrett Duke, National Coalition for Religious Freedom and Human Rights, S4554 [28AP]

———Janice G. Raymond, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, S4555 [28AP]

———Joseph K. Grieboski, Institute on Religion and Public Policy, S4554 [28AP]

———Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, Polaris Project (organization), S4556 [28AP]

———Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), S4554 [28AP]

———Margaret Purvis and Chris Laufer, Faces of Children (organization), S4555 [28AP]

———Mohamed Y. Mattar, Johns Hopkins University, S4556 [28AP]

———Norma Hotaling, Standing Against Global Exploitation Project, Inc., S4555 [28AP]

EPA regulations establishing national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions: Allen R. Schaeffer, Diesel Technology Forum, S6791 [20JN]

———Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, S6792 [20JN]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense (organization), S6791 [20JN]

———James J. Parker, Caterpillar, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, S6793 [20JN]

———Joseph P. Koncelik, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, S6792 [20JN]

———Mike Cross, Cummins, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———Patricia Monahan, Union of Concerned Scientists, S6793 [20JN]

———State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, S6793 [20JN]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S6791 [20JN]

———Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S6793 [20JN]

———Vicki L. Deisner, Ohio Environmental Council, S6792 [20JN]

———William C. Habig, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, S6792 [20JN]

Establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1186 [9FE]

Exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts: John C. Davis, S1089 [8FE]

———Mary F. Singleton, S1088 [8FE]

———several Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., employees, S1088 [8FE]

———several State Attorneys General, S1089 [8FE]

———several civil rights and labor organizations, H649 [16FE]

Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3212, H3213 [12MY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3213 [12MY]

Federal court management of interstate class actions asserting claims governed by differing State laws: Arthur R. Miller, S1169-S1171 [9FE]

———Walter E. Dellinger, S1172-S1174 [9FE]

FERC application of locational installed capacity market in New England: Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts, S9352 [29JY]

———New England Governors' Conference, Inc., S9352 [29JY]

Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), E2416 [18NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2416 [18NO]

Help America Vote Act funding: Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S2951 [17MR]

———several organizations, S2950 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety: Anne P. Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Project (organization), S4925 [11MY]

———Bill Wilkinson, National Center for Bicycling & Walking, S4925 [11MY]

———David Certner, AARP, S4925 [11MY]

———Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council, S4926 [11MY]

———Mele Williams, League of American Bicyclists, S4926 [11MY]

———Patrick A. Miller, American Society of Landscape Architects, S4926 [11MY]

———Rae Rupp Srch, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, S4925 [11MY]

———Sally Flocks, America Walks (organization), S4925 [11MY]

Improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents: Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors Association, and Linda R. Lewis, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, H450 [9FE]

Improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers: Heartland Alliance, S3979 [20AP]

———several State government organizations, S3978, S4003 [20AP]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act: Kimberly Ruff-Wilbert, United Spinal Association, S9522 [29JY]

———Lynn Breedlove, National Disability Rights Network, S9522 [29JY]

———Paul Marchand, Disability Policy Collaboration, S9522 [29JY]

———Robert Bacon and Lucille Zeph, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S9523 [29JY]

———Suellen R. Galbraith, American Network of Community Options and Resources, S9522 [29JY]

Investigation of J. Kenneth Blackwell for possible improper receipt of campaign contributions from Diebold, Inc., representatives: Teresa Fedor, H6313 [21JY]

Judicial immunity for acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority: Dean Rucker and Mark Atkinson, State Bar of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

———Wallace B. Jefferson, Supreme Court of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

Justice Assistance Grant Program funding: Bob Bushman, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, S9785 [8SE]

———Gene R. Voegtlin, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9785 [8SE]

———James D. Franklin, Minnesota Sheriffs Association, S9785 [8SE]

———National Association of Police Officers, S9785 [8SE]

———Thomas N. Faust, National Sheriffs' Association, S12901, S12921 [16NO]

Liquefied natural gas storage facilities: Edward M. Lambert, Jr., Mayor of Fall River, MA, H2181 [20AP]

Maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, S6710 [16JN]

———several Senators, S6704, S6710 [16JN]

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]

Medicaid Formula Fairness Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S4957 [11MY]

Medicaid funding: Mark R. Warner and Mike Huckabee, National Governors Association, H2517 [26AP]

Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: several organizations, S2810 [16MR]

Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act: Thomas Johnson, Medicaid Health Plans of America (organization), S9508 [29JY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: David Certner, AARP, S13257 [17NO]

———Elderly Housing Coalition, S3210 [5AP], S13257 [17NO]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S13258 [17NO]

———Janice Monks, American Association of Service Coordinators, S3210 [5AP]

———Janice Monks, American Assocition of Service Coordinators, S13258 [17NO]

———Shawn Bloom, National PACE Association, S3211 [5AP]

———Stephan O. Kline, United Jewish Communities (organization), S13258 [17NO]

———Steve Protulis, Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp., S3211 [5AP], S13259 [17NO]

———William L. Minnix, Jr., American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, S3210 [5AP], S13258 [17NO]

National security enhancement through various means allowing for the deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products: Brent Erickson, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6808 [20JN]

———David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S6808 [20JN]

———David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, S6808 [20JN]

———Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, S6808 [20JN]

———Karen Wayland, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6807 [20JN]

———Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition, S6808 [20JN]

———Tim Pawlenty and Kathleen Sebelius, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S6807 [20JN]

New York, NY, school funding: Representative Owens, H3427 [17MY]

No Child Left Behind Act paraprofessionals competency requirements deadline: Raymond J. Simon, Dept. of Education, H5032 [23JN]

Objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President: Representative Baca, E36 [6JA]

Pathways to Independence Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S1677 [17FE]

———several organizations, S1677 [17FE]

Procedural waivers and requests and budgetary requests for family and child services programs in response to Hurricane Katrina: Marketa G. Gautreau, Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, H9983 [8NO]

Prohibit funding to take certain tribal lands into trust without consent of the Governor of the State in which the land is located: Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors Association, S7489 [28JN]

Protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination: several organizations, H2422, H2426 [21AP]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: ABA, S9072 [27JY]

———Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Dept. of Defense, S9218 [28JY], S9395 [29JY]

———Jeffrey K. Reh, Beretta U.S.A. Corp., S8918 [26JY], S9093, S9113 [27JY]

———Lloyd Cutler, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), S9243 [28JY]

———Michael F. Golden, Smith & Wesson Corp., S9099 [27JY]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S9224 [28JY], H9001 [20OC]

———several active and retired law enforcement officers, S9071 [27JY]

———several active and retired law enforcement officers and organizations, H8995 [20OC]

———several law professors, S9228-S9230 [28JY], S9392 [29JY], H9004 [20OC]

———several organizations, H9002-H9004 [20OC]

———Stephen Higgins and Rex Davis, H9002 [20OC]

Public Land Protection and Conservation Act: Marjorie Ziegler, Conservation Council of Hawaii, S9305 [28JY]

———National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, S9305 [28JY]

———Peter T. Young, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, S9305 [28JY]

REAL ID Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H470 [9FE]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H454 [9FE]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H454 [9FE]

Regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents: Terry Crawforth, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, E203 [9FE]

Repeal certain highway stormwater discharge mitigation program requirements, S4457 [28AP]

———Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, S4456, S4471 [28AP]

———Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., S4457 [28AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S4458 [28AP]

———Diane VanDe Hei, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S4471 [28AP]

———Gerry Connolly, Virginia Association of Counties, S4472 [28AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S4454 [28AP]

———John Horsley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, S4455 [28AP]

———Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, S4457, S4471 [28AP]

———Mark R. Warner, Governor of Virginia, S4472 [28AP]

———R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, S4456 [28AP]

———several environmental organizations, S4458 [28AP]

———Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), S4457, S4471 [28AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S4454 [28AP]

———Tim Williams, Water Environment Federation, S4457 [28AP]

———Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S4456, S4471 [28AP]

———Transportation Construction Coalition, S4455 [28AP]

Restore certain funding for New York emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S11956 [27OC]

———several New York, NY, officials, S11956 [27OC]

Retain current State levels of authority over matters relative to preservation, historic, scenic natural environment and community values: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S4466 [28AP]

———John Horsley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, S4466 [28AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S4466 [28AP]

Siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals: Pat Wood III, FERC, S6982, S6983 [22JN]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors Association, S6982 [22JN]

———Senator Feinstein, S6983 [22JN]

———several Governors, S6981 [22JN]

State attorneys general class action lawsuits exemption from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions: National Association of Attorneys General, S1158 [9FE], H740, H747 [17FE]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding: several State Governors, H4552 [15JN]

State enactment of anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts: Craig Holman, Public Citizen (organization), S4909 [11MY]

———Meredith McGehee and Paul S. Ryan, Campaign Legal Center, S4908 [11MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4914 [11MY]

———Suzanne Novak, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, S4908 [11MY]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S4914 [11MY]

———Transportation Construction Coalition, S4914 [11MY]

State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services establishment: Mark Westrum, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S1422 [15FE]

———several family organizations, S1422 [15FE]

State safety belt incentive grant eligibility: Jeffrey W. Runge, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, S5043 [12MY]

Tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Mike Barnett, First Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, MS, S11734 [21OC]

Lists

Challenges and accomplishments of disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE]

Changes made to Class Action Fairness Act (2003), S1078 [8FE]

Communities that have filed methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) lawsuits against oil companies, H2425 [21AP]

Companies and associations supporting expanded offshore development, S7050 [22JN]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education delegates, S10368-S10370 [22SE]

Cosponsors of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S9061 [27JY]

Council on Foreign Relations task force on preparedness and first responders members, S8163 [13JY]

Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H9009 [20OC]

Donations and assistance provided for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9616-S9618 [6SE]

Editorials supporting S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1187 [9FE]

Government organizations opposed to S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1248 [10FE]

House Members who voted to protect oil companies from methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) litigation who also represent communities with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water, H2426 [21AP]

Michigan organizations opposing H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S4930 [11MY]

New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology Stem Cell Research Grant recipients, E2616 [19DE]

Organizations opposed to S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1248 [10FE]

Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment, S1208 [9FE]

Organizations supporting the Bond amendment to H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, on repealing certain highway stormwater discharge mitigation program requirements, S4454 [28AP]

Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, members sent to provide relief to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

States with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) found in tap water, H2425 [21AP]

Motions

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2777 [3MY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H752 [17FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2614 [27AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9230 [28JY]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H967, H968 [3MR]

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 (H.R. 418), H564 [10FE]

Newsletters

Industry Note—Tobacco—Senate Just Passed Class Action Bill—Positive for Tobacco: Bonnie Herzog, Smith Barney, H733 [17FE]

Outlines

Highway Claims Resolution Act (H.R. 3447), E1623 [27JY]

Petitions and memorials

U.S. Conference of Mayors: Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S12604 [9NO]

Press releases

AASHTO, Environmental Defense Oppose Tolling Measure That Lacks Flexibility: Reason Foundation, H1197 [9MR]

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]

World Vision Endorses Legislation To Combat Sex Trafficking and Increase Assistance to Victims: World Vision International (organization), S4555 [28AP]

Proclamations

Tribute to Jim Carnes: Representative Ney, E1612 [27JY]

Proposals

Committee on the Judiciary (House) characterization of Democratic amendments in report on H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2702 [28AP]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (S. 643), H4361, H4362 [13JN]

Agriculture: provide that every State receive an equal allocation of cotton, tobacco, and rice funding, H4271 [8JN]

Air pollution: modify allocation of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds to include areas in non-attainment or maintenance for fine and coarse particulate matter, H1310, H1311 [10MR]

AMA: removal of Texas from list of States in medical liability crisis, H3268 [16MY]

American Gaming Association: tribute to gaming industry for efforts to provide relief for gaming employees in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7872 [14SE]

Appropriations: require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8252 [22SE], H8517 [29SE], H8893 [18OC], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (H.R. 2618), E1093 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), H10172-H10176 [15NO]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense, H6112 [20JY]

Asian Pacific State Employees Association: anniversary, E610 [12AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, H2059, H2060 [14AP]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, H2059 [14AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2509-H2520 [26AP], E875 [4MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H722 [17FE]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H3393, H3394 [17MY]

Cape Victory (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cape Vincent (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Carroll County, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8132 [20SE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563-H2572 [27AP], H2702 [28AP], H2779 [3MY], H2985, H2986, H2990, H2996, H2997 [5MY], H3079-H3084 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2768-H2778 [3MY], E903 [5MY]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H10531-H10533 [17NO], H11963, H11964 [16DE]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (H.R. 2000), E814 [28AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit exercise of eminent domain over houses of worship and other nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations, H9598 [3NO]

Citigroup, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2136 [20OC]

Clean Air Act: extend attainment dates for certain downwind ozone nonattainment areas, H2191 [20AP]

———prohibit stationary sources located in ozone nonattainment areas from buying nitrogen oxide emission credits under the EPA nitrogen oxide trading program without consent of the sources' State (H.R. 340), E76 [25JA]

Coal: eliminate competitive advantage of Western coal producers over producers from other States relative to access to utility markets, H2201 [20AP]

Coast Guard: role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE], E1859 [15SE]

Colleges and universities: discontinue practice of allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-State tuition, H5779 [13JY]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (H.R. 1129), H11047-H11049 [6DE], E352 [3MR]

Columbia, SC: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: prohibit Indian gambling casino on non-reservation Indian lands, H3631, H3632 [19MY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 341), E76 [25JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: grant extension to States for expiring, unexpended funding, H5151, H5152 [24JN]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H82, H83, H84-H130 [6JA], E65 [25JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H82, H83, H85-H128, H130 [6JA], E65 [25JA]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release, H3064 [10MY]

———encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (H.R. 4202), E2249 [3NO]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (H.R. 516), E136 [2FE], E388 [8MR]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H589 [15FE], H634, H685-H691 [16FE], H722, H723-H755 [17FE], H2541-H2545 [26AP]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 96), H643-H652 [16FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), motion to commit, H753 [17FE]

———exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts, H649 [16FE]

———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, H7906, H7907 [14SE]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 4379), E2402 [18NO]

———preserve State jurisdiction over lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H8929, H8934, H8935 [19OC]

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs, H8472 [28SE]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1599-H1604, H1606 [16MR], H1625 [17MR], H1722, H1727, H1734 [20MR], E512 [17MR]

———repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7901-H7903 [14SE]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (H.R. 776), E214 [10FE]

———treatment of class action lawsuits involving the arthritis drug Vioxx, H753 [17FE], H6110 [20JY]

Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2609-H2612 [27AP]

———exempt persons from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions in cases of incest, H2569 [27AP]

———exempt taxi and bus drivers and certain health care professionals from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2607-H2609 [27AP]

———expand Federal criminal ban on fake police badges to include uniforms, identification, and all other insignia of all public officials, H8477, H8478 [28SE]

———expedite background checks of possible foster or adoptive parents for children affected by natural disaster or terrorist attack, H7911 [14SE]

———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]

———permit child welfare agencies to access the national crime information database for background checks on possible foster or adoptive parents, H7911 [14SE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to access the national crime information database for employment background checks, H7905 [14SE]

———permit State and local law enforcement agencies to gather evidence of crimes committed outside their jurisdiction during times of national crisis, H8474 [28SE]

———prohibit a parent who caused a minor to become pregnant from suing anyone taking the minor across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2614 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H1900, H1943 [13AP], H2481 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2593-H2616 [27AP], E813, E814, E817, E831 [28AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), amendment process, H2450 [21AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2562-H2573 [27AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7919-H7922, H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 2662), E1118 [26MY]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries, H4445 [14JN]

DeLay, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to use of profits from Federal housing programs for relief efforts for housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8103 [20SE]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2163 [25OC]

DePaul University: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1876 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service noxious weed control and eradication funding, H4237 [8JN]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (H.R. 3536), E1695 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (H.R. 1764), E735 [22AP]

———prohibit funding to implement determination that charter schools operated by for-profit organizations are not eligible for special education or low-income student funding, H5121, H5122 [24JN]

———require States providing in-State tuition discounts to illegal aliens to provide such discounts to out-of-State students, H5158 [24JN]

———utilize the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program to assist children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H7752 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: increase number of State or local governments participating in alternative fuel vehicles pilot program, H2402, H2403 [21AP]

———prohibit establishment of refinery revitalization zones, H2373, H2374 [20AP]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 4350), E2372 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H5031, H5034, H5055 [23JN], H5387 [29JN], E1364 [27JN], E1391 [28JN]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis, H2746 [3MY]

———prohibit distribution of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' personal information to private companies for marketing purposes, H5150, H5156 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, H3233, H3234 [12MY]

———Citizen Corps program funding, H3218 [12MY]

———emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8395-H8401 [28SE]

———establish a program for use of advanced technology and communication to meet homeland security needs along borders, H546-H548 [10FE]

———grant funding to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers license standards, H3399, H3400 [17MY]

———limit the number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, H3231-H3233 [12MY]

———Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, H3376 [17MY]

———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3475-H3479 [18MY]

———Urban Area Security Initiative funding, H3221 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1512, H1560, H1561, H1568, H1570-H1572, H1610 [16MR], H1626, H1647 [17MR]

———prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding of private economic development projects involving an acquisition of land through eminent domain, H5427 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3131 [11MY], H8430, H8432 [28SE], H10071 [9NO], E2334 [10NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in FBI and DEA funding, H4456, H4457 [14JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4496-H4498 [15JN], E1255 [17JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4411-H4413, H4437, H4438 [14JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4495 [15JN]

———Crime Victims Fund funding, H2093-H2097 [14AP], H8472 [28SE], E676, E677 [18AP]

———DEA and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4458, H4459 [14JN]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, H7893 [14SE]

———investigate implementation of Texas redistricting plan, H11183 [7DE], H11226 [8DE]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4428-H4432, H4439-H4441 [14JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4442-H4445 [14JN], E2334 [10NO]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in LSC funding, H4462, H4463 [14JN], H4548 [15JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4471 [14JN]

———make grants to combat sexual abuse of children, H7900 [14SE]

———Office of Violence Against Women grants to increase public awareness concerning domestic violence against pregnant women, H8477 [28SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4519-H4524 [15JN], E1312 [22JN]

———prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H11958 [16DE]

———provide grants to State Supreme Courts for creation of a threat assessment database, H10102 [9NO]

———provide greater flexibility to State and local governments in spending law enforcement grant money, H8424 [28SE]

———require consultation with local elected officials prior to designating an area as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area, H3148, H3149 [11MY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4551 [15JN], H8432, H8475 [28SE], E2062 [7OC]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4463-H4466 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (H.R. 3463), H8951 [19OC]

———clarify language authorizing State and tribal assistance grants for water infrastructure improvement programs, H3644 [19MY]

———exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3626-H3631 [19MY], H9094-H9099 [25OC], H9355-H9358 [27OC], H9630-H9633 [3NO], H9948-H9954 [7NO]

———make payments to Western States for education improvement (H.R. 3464), H8951 [19OC]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3607 [19MY], H10000 [8NO]

Dept. of Transportation: compliance with certain environmental regulations in transportation projects, H1049, H1054 [9MR]

———provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (H.R. 473), E117 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit veterans to transfer on a space-available basis from a veterans home in one State to a veterans home in another State regardless of State residency requirements (H.R. 3009), E1393 [28JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), E1943 [22SE]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7622, H7624-H7643 [2SE], H7647, H7648, H7649, H7661, H7664, H7665, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7697-H7699, H7702-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749, H7751, H7753, H7754, H7780, H7783, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7844-H7848 [13SE], H7873 [14SE], H7967, H7968, H8010, H8064 [15SE], H8166, H8167, H8168 [21SE], H8517 [29SE], H8692, H8703, H8704 [6OC], H9033, H9036 [20OC], H9266-H9272 [26OC], H9337 [27OC], H9413 [28OC], H9633-H9635 [3NO], H10507 [17NO], H11203 [7DE], H11509 [14DE], E1771, E1782, E1784 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1798, E1799, E1801, E1802, E1803, E1804, E1805, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1810 [8SE], E1816 [12SE], E1820, E1827, E1833, E1834 [13SE], E1844 [14SE], E1925 [22SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H1478, H1479 [15MR]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (H.R. 1795), E728 [21AP]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4012), H8795 [7OC], E2055 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4090), E2139 [20OC]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real estate located in Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster areas (H.R. 4027), E2070 [7OC]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (H. Res. 477), E2000 [29SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to enforce individuals with disabilities parking law, H5533, H5534 [30JN]

Dockery, Paula: Governing (publication) Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2568 [17DE]

Drought: disaster assistance to Kansas, H1426 [15MR]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), H6681-H6686 [27JY], E691 [19AP], E1811 [8SE], E1989 [29SE]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H3762-H3765 [23MY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H5126-H5128 [24JN]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H4988, H5037 [23JN]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4411 [14JN], H10068, H10069, H10073 [9NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (H.R. 313), H3681 [19MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H3762-H3765 [23MY]

Drunken driving: allow use of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures grant funding for Driving While Intoxicated Courts, H1308 [10MR]

Earle, Ronnie: dismissal of indictments by Texas prosecutor for illegal campaign contributions by corporations in exchange for contributions to educational programs on the role of corporations in American democracy, H4902 [22JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H817 [1MR], H3098-H3102 [10MY]

———permit sale of Federal lands to fund public education through increased tax base, H8129 [20SE]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (H.R. 2178), H3426 [17MY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7621 [2SE]

Election Assistance Commission: funding, H5412, H5413 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress provisions (H.R. 1821), E767 [26AP]

Endangered species: liability of operators of reservoirs, canals, and other artificial water delivery facilities for certain take of listed fish attributable to State recreational sport fishing programs, E2003 [3OC]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3592, H3608, H3674 [19MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3642-H3644 [19MY], E1054 [23MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in tax cuts, H3640, H3641 [19MY]

———State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3674 [19MY]

Fairchild, Diana: Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications Silent Hero Award recipient, E1446 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, H4076 [26MY], E2467 [7DE]

Farmville, NC: tribute to Sam Bundy Elementary School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H9966 [8NO]

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 (H.R. 1225), E413 [10MR]

FDA: promote competition and drug safety through increased research, E903 [5MY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs, H605 [15FE]

———establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (H.R. 856), H10179-H10182 [15NO]

———establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (S. 409), H6415 [25JY]

Federal-State relations: allow allocation of Federal homeland security funds for the cost of activities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from terrorism that would otherwise have been Federal activities, H3230, H3231 [12MY]

———modify calculation of receipt of Federal toll credits for any local, State, or private funds contributed to a toll project, H1302, H1303, H1305 [10MR]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (H.R. 2338), E954 [12MY]

———reform, H7698, H7699, H7727-H7730 [7SE], H8686, H8698, H8700, H8703 [6OC], H9267-H9270 [26OC], H9417 [28OC], H11493 [13DE]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (H.R. 3426), E1625 [27JY]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8993, H8994, H8996 [20OC]

———exempt cases against dealers selling to persons appearing on Federal terrorist watch list and violent gang list from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8999 [20OC]

———exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8996 [20OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), H590 [15FE], H1951 [13AP], H6409 [25JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H8821 [17OC], H8923 [19OC], H8990-H9011 [20OC], E2155 [24OC], E2162, E2164, E2171 [25OC], E2183 [27OC], E2216 [28OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), consideration (H. Res. 493), H8881-H8885 [18OC]

First Responder Grants Board: coordinate with State, local, and tribal governments in establishing criteria for prioritizing applications for grants, H3229, H3230 [12MY]

Fish and fishing: State Aquatic Nuisance Species Management plans funding, H3619, H3620 [19MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pennsylvania, H1943 [13AP]

———streamline certain regulations to allow local officials to make critical repairs and improvements to levee systems, H8579 [29SE]

Florida: express sympathy and provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9090 [25OC]

———increase weight limitation for cattle shipments, H7575 [29JY]

———relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9675 [4NO], H9997 [8NO]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to JPS Health Network for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2185 [27OC]

Galveston, TX: anniversary of 1900 hurricane, H7791 [8SE]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

———tribute to Georgia PTA Top 10 Principals, H1738 [5AP]

———tribute to schools, teachers, and students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

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

———promote a return to federalism, H5080 [23JN]

Government regulations: effect on States rights, H10010 [8NO]

———regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (H.R. 731), E202 [9FE]

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers, H6127-H6129 [20JY], E1569 [21JY]

Gulf Coast States: encourage the adoption of comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (H. Con. Res. 285), H9332 [27OC]

———water resources, floods, and disaster mitigation policies, H7924 [14SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 309), E72, E75 [25JA]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3447-H3452 [18MY]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H418 [9FE], H1626 [17MR], H2190 [20AP], H3778, H3787, H3862, H3867 [24MY], H10061 [9NO]

Health: coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control, H5172-H5174 [24JN]

———prevent Federal infringement on State or private programs funding embryonic stem cell research (H. Con. Res. 166), H3849 [24MY]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (H. Res. 194), E584 [7AP]

Health care professionals: uphold State licensing standards for persons practicing dentistry in the U.S., E2044 [6OC]

House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (H.R. 564), E143 [2FE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4928-H4932, H4942, H4944, H4945, H4952-H4954 [22JN], H6948, H7029 [28JY]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H953-H971 [3MR], E250, E259 [16FE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), consideration (H. Res. 125), H948-H953 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), unanimous-consent agreement, H970 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 49 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H960 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 60 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H961-H964 [3MR]

———require States to provide miminmum required number of voting systems and poll workers in polling places used in special elections, H968 [3MR]

Houston, TX: abuse by evacuees of taxpayer debit cards issued in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

———tribute to University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2573 [17DE]

Hurricanes: conduct a congressional inquiry into Federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8360, H8361 [27SE]

———disaster assistance to Florida, H5746 [13JY]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10235-H10242 [16NO], E2394 [17NO]

———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, H7962, H7968, H8011, H8064 [15SE], H8151, H8153-H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8223-H8229 [21SE], H8378 [27SE], H8392, H8394, H8395, H8488, H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8831, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8855 [18OC], H8972, H8976 [19OC], H9023-H9025 [20OC], H9094 [25OC], H9267-H9273 [26OC], H9681, H9686 [4NO], H10030, H10035 [8NO], E1820 [13SE], E1885 [19SE]

———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 (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8720-H8722, H8725-H8727, H8730 [6OC], H8896-H8902 [18OC], H9337-H9343 [27OC], E1846, E1847 [14SE], E1878, E1879 [15SE]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

———establish offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7677 [7SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8106 [20SE], H8166, H8167, H8168, H8218 [21SE], H8394, H8395, H8485 [28SE], H8651, H8708 [6OC], H8799 [7OC], H8896, H8900-H8902 [18OC], H8923, H8924, H8953, H8958, H8966-H8979 [19OC], H9014, H9015, H9019-H9026 [20OC], H9079-H9083 [25OC], H9107 [26OC], H9280 [27OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8854, H8855, H8856 [18OC]

———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, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

———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 (H. Res. 425), H7681-H7689 [7SE], E1807 [8SE], E1847 [14SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on children, H7835 [13SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H7676 [7SE], H8167 [21SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7616-H7643 [2SE], H7851 [13SE], E1753, E1758, E1759, E1760 [6SE], E1769, E1771, E1772, E1775, E1780, E1782 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1800, E1806, E1810 [8SE], E1820 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7697, H7703 [7SE], H7748, H7755, H7756, H7777-H7786, H7794 [8SE], H7851 [13SE], H8107 [20SE], E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802, E1804, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1811 [8SE], E1815, E1816 [12SE], E1825, E1827, E1833, E1834, E1835 [13SE], E1857 [15SE], E1885 [19SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H12056 [17DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H10641 [17NO], H11331 [12DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8678-H8683 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8946-H8950 [19OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), H8650 [6OC]

———provide for education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools, H12265 [18DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7648, H7649, H7650, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7698-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749-H7756, H7791, H7792, H7794, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7836, H7838, H7844-H7857 [13SE], H7871, H7873, H7874, H7930-H7935 [14SE], H7961, H7962 [15SE], H8148-H8155 [20SE], H8166, H8167 [21SE], H8700 [6OC], H8804 [7OC], H9453, H9467 [1NO], H11512 [14DE], E1756 [6SE], E1805, E1809 [8SE], E1815 [12SE], E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8394 [28SE], H8633-H8639 [29SE], H12163 [17DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina relative to employment of displaced persons, H7747 [8SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8146, H8148 [20SE]

Immigration: eliminate sanctuary laws that stop police from arresting and detaining illegal aliens, H6554 [26JY], H9422 [28OC], H10912 [18NO]

———enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H4543 [15JN], H4584-H4586 [16JN]

———enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (H. Con. Res. 221), H7943 [14SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H2721 [28AP], H5078 [23JN], H5710 [12JY], H6178 [20JY], H8924 [19OC], H11955-H11957 [16DE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 3137), H7593-H7599 [29JY], H8067 [15SE], H11511 [14DE]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11846, H11847 [15DE]

———reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigration laws, H3448, H3495-H3500 [18MY]

———reform, H6407 [25JY], H6437 [26JY]

———reform laws, H2940 [4MY]

———require all non-citizens to be processed through the automated entry/exit control system, H11981, H11982 [16DE]

———require Federal action when local police report the arrest of illegal aliens, H7650 [6SE]

———require the automatic deportation of illegal aliens convicted of driving while intoxicated, H11972, H11973 [16DE]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), H8841 [17OC], H8901 [18OC], H9338, H9342 [27OC]

Insects: emerald ash borer eradication funding, H4244 [8JN]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), H6668-H6672 [27JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 4519), H12072-H12075 [17DE]

———maintain certain forms of coverage mandated by State laws, H6507 [26JY]

———require public hearings when an insurer proposes increases in medical malpractice liability insurance, H6869 [27JY]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8149 [20SE]

Justin, TX: tribute to students of Northwest High School for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2332 [10NO]

Lagrangeville, NY: tribute to Union Vale Middle School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2166 [25OC]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (H.R. 812), H604 [15FE]

———ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements, H7899 [14SE]

———expand sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7898 [14SE]

———make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, H7912 [14SE]

———prohibit funding for certain forensic activities to States without a policy to obtain DNA samples from every convicted felon, H4524 [15JN]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7890 [14SE]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (H.R. 3382), E1569 [21JY]

———provide guidelines and incentives for States to implement civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons, H7913 [14SE]

———provide training and equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to combat Internet crimes against children, H7901 [14SE]

———study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Dream Center for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Marietta, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

Marshall University: tribute to campus organizations for fundraising efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1845 [14SE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4107), H11342, H11343 [13DE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (H.R. 438), H8369, H8370 [27SE], E1976, E1977 [28SE], E1981, E1987 [29SE], E2045 [7OC]

Medicaid: funding, H590 [15FE], H1558 [16MR], H2509-H2520 [26AP], H2640 [27AP], H2652, H2656, H2697, H2700, H2708, H2712, H2715, H2716 [28AP], H2787 [3MY], H9078 [25OC], H9106 [26OC], H9606 [3NO], H9938, H9945, H9946 [7NO], H10150 [10NO], H12236 [18DE], E875 [4MY]

———improve documentation requirements for applicants, H12276 [18DE], E2561, E2576 [17DE]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (H.R. 3980), H8950 [19OC]

———reform, H374 [8FE], H3248 [12MY], H4493 [15JN], H8987 [20OC], H10008 [8NO], H10118, H10119, H10123 [9NO], H10622-H10630, H10639, H10640, H10642, H10643, H10644 [17NO], E2409 [18NO], E2443 [6DE]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, H10639 [17NO]

Medicaid Commission: funding, H5117, H5118 [24JN]

Medicare: improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 152), E22 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 1572), E629 [12AP]

———Medicare Advantage Risk Program and physician payments funding, H11961 [16DE]

———prohibit Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H5123-H5125 [24JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H10007, H10008 [8NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (H.J. Res. 26), H957, H958 [3MR]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 823), E237 [15FE]

Michigan: anniversary of Michigan Dept. of Transportation, E1388 [28JN]

———tribute to economic development efforts, E623 [12AP]

Mineola, TX: tribute to the First United Methodist Church congregation for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E2498 [8DE]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 1266), E430, E432 [10MR]

———provide a source of funding for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 1265), E430, E432 [10MR]

Minnesota: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7702 [7SE]

Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations, H1193, H1194 [9MR]

———limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1200-H1202 [9MR]

Nashville, TN: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

National Conference of State Legislatures: tribute to National Conference of State Legislatures Leadership Institute, E2032 [6OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 2362), H5204 [27JN]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit, H3909, H3926 [25MY]

———tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (H.R. 3706), E1807 [8SE]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, H10631 [17NO]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, H1429, H1430, H1433, H1434, H1447, H1450 [15MR], H1519, H1520, H1521, H1522, H1523 [16MR], H2985, H2988-H2994, H3009-H3014, H3017, H3018, H3020, H3025, H3034 [5MY], H3344, H3366 [17MY], E912 [9MY], E922 [10MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H201 [26JA], H344 [2FE], H373, H405-H407 [8FE], H453-H471 [9FE], H526, H536-H566, H570 [10FE], H1787 [6AP], H5237 [27JN], H6407 [25JY], E225, E226 [14FE], E236, E243, E247 [15FE], E259 [16FE], E286, E305 [18FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H437-H453 [9FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 75), H527-H536 [10FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), unanimous-consent request, H536 [10FE]

———permit use of Federal homeland security funds for payment of salaries of local law enforcement officers, H3219, H3220 [12MY]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H6302, H6303 [21JY], H8692 [6OC], H11520 [14DE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3211-H3237 [12MY], H5232-H5237 [27JN], E998 [17MY], E1097 [25MY]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), amendment process, H3028 [5MY]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3204-H3211 [12MY]

Natural gas: allow leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H11495 [13DE]

———require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H6954, H6959 [28JY]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (H.R. 816), H1378, H1379 [14MR]

New Jersey: State human embryonic stem cell research grants, H12072 [17DE], E2616 [19DE]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (H.R. 1711), E697 [19AP]

New Orleans, LA: establish a plan to build a system of levees to avoid future disasters, H8147 [20SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: paraprofessionals competency requirements deadline, H5032 [23JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program, H3011 [5MY], E2472 [7DE]

———authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (H.R. 1674), E675 [18AP]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (H.R. 1695), H2155 [20AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5383, H5458, H5459 [29JN]

Ohio: investigation of possible improper receipt of political contributions by certain State and local officials, H6312 [21JY]

———mismanagement of public funds, H4166 [7JN]

Ohio Association of Public School Employees: provide collective bargaining rights for State employees, H2943 [4MY]

Oklahoma: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1860 [15SE]

Oregon: anniversary of Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, E408 [10MR]

———Tribal-State compact allowing an off-reservation Indian gambling casino in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, H2788 [3MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, H6954, H6961 [28JY], E1727 [29JY]

Petroleum: designate certain closed military installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery, H8785 [7OC]

———gasoline tax, H1319 [10MR]

———maintain environmental and public health protections in efforts to provide reliable and affordable energy, H8770, H8772, H8777, H8787 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2418-H2427 [21AP]

Pettit, Alex: Center for Digital Government Best of Texas Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology recipient, E2161 [25OC]

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (H.R. 1316), H1857 [12AP], H2556 [27AP], H3544 [18MY], H5643 [12JY]

Power resources: increase penalties for violations of the Federal Power Act and authorize FERC to refund electricity overcharges, H2332-H2334 [20AP]

Privacy: impose restrictions on information contained in any national identification database, H564, H565 [10FE]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [4JA]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (H.R. 1069), H1972 [14AP]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (H.R. 3447), E1622 [27JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, H3031 [5MY]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (H.R. 4010), E2051 [7OC]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7766-H7773 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H10001 [8NO]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), H1387, H1388 [14MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 240), E20 [4JA]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5373-H5376 [29JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4635), H12285 [18DE]

Qatar: tribute for monetary gift to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Real estate: clarify that the burden is on the State or agency to show that an eminent domain taking is not for certain economic development, H9592 [3NO]

———prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons, H9579, H9580 [3NO]

Religion: prohibit funding to enforce the Southern District Court of Indiana ruling in case on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H4532, H4533 [15JN]

———Supreme Court cases on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H991 [8MR], H1029 [9MR]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H1196-H1199 [9MR]

———amend regulations relative to design-build contracting, H1304 [10MR]

———eliminate requirements for States to establish procedures for low-income individuals to pay reduced tolls in high occupancy toll lanes, H1300-H1302 [10MR]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (H.R. 430), E83 [26JA]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles, E1752 [6SE]

RomeKares (organization): tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Swiftwater Rescue Team and Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2037 [6OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: enforcement of consumer protection provisions, H10939 [18NO]

Safety: provide grants and other support to State and local officials to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 4119), E2140 [20OC]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1988 [29SE]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H1427 [15MR], H1835-H1837 [6AP]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Bertschi School students and staff for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2097 [17OC]

Singapore: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (H.R. 3008), E2307 [9NO]

———allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), H9982-H9987 [8NO]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 594), E130 [1FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (H.R. 2071), H8950 [19OC], E874 [4MY]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 3040), H4982 [22JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 147), H6522 [26JY]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (H.R. 3661), E1760 [6SE]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H2787 [3MY]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (H.R. 2948), E1253 [17JN]

South Burlington, VT: tribute to South Burlington Fire Dept., for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2252 [3NO]

South Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1898 [20SE]

———tribute to South Carolina Cares Initiative for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7822 [13SE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (H.R. 4301), E2335 [10NO]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Minnesota State Capitol Building, E18 [4JA]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4108), H12212 [18DE]

Supreme Court: decisions on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H5218 [27JN], H5258, H5260, H5261, H5355 [28JN], H5481 [30JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 4019), E2064 [7OC]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 2952), E1265 [17JN]

———extend the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H11231 [8DE]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent, H1869 [12AP]

———provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds (H.R. 4337), H10363 [16NO]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 1956), H8393 [28SE], E833 [28AP]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (H.R. 2681), E1117 [26MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H9439 [1NO]

Telecommunications: require rate integration for wireless interstate toll charges (H.R. 4584), E2590 [17DE]

Tennessee: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7696 [7SE], H8062 [15SE]

Texas: State constitutional amendment allowing caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, H8106 [20SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7649 [6SE], H7676, H7705 [7SE], H7822, H7837 [13SE], H7875 [14SE], E1802 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H9934 [7NO]

———tribute to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport employees for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2183 [27OC]

———tribute to health care professionals for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7823 [13SE]

———tribute to Texas National Guard 8th Brigade for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H918, H921 [2MR], E379 [8MR]

Transportation: permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1042 [9MR], H1273-H1276, H1305 [10MR], E446 [16MR]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H1041, H1042 [9MR], H4114-H4118 [26MY]

———Projects of National and Regional Significance program funding, H7576 [29JY]

———provide small transit systems additional time to find alternative solutions to address loss of flexibilty in use of certain Federal transit funds, H1306, H1307 [10MR]

———subtract amounts received in high-priority programs from surface transportation program formula totals, H1311-H1313 [10MR]

Trinity Railway Express (business): tribute for efforts to provide relief for areas impacted by Hurricane Rita, E2192 [27OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (H.R. 908), H813-H815 [1MR], E299 [18FE]

Uganda: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1886 [19SE]

United Kingdom: food rations sent as relief effort to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8168 [21SE]

Violence Against Women Act: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: clarify State funding of Tech-Prep program, H2912, H2913 [4MY]

Volunteer workers: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (H.R. 3557), E1676 [29JY]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (H.R. 496), E114 [1FE]

Voting Rights Act: allow the expiration of provisions requiring certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance for any new voting practice or procedure, H9613 [3NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 4560), E2574 [17DE]

———ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (H.R. 3178), E1432 [1JY]

West Virginia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1761 [6SE]

WNKS-Radio (Charlotte, NC): tribute to staff and listeners for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1835 [13SE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on Utah ban on Internet gambling, H1739 [5AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5105, H5106 [24JN], H5382, H5383, H5387 [29JN], E1510 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (S. 643), S4138 [21AP]

Agriculture: change effective date for counties in States declared agriculture disasters to use the acreage for harvesting or grazing, S10277, S10278 [21SE]

———disaster assistance for crop relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10278 [21SE]

———encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (S. 548), S5296 [17MY]

———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), S13701 [16DE]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases, S9433 [29JY]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (S. 573), S2387 [9MR]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (S. 1556), S9474 [29JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10272 [21SE]

Air pollution: reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (S. 131), S1498 [16FE], S4461 [28AP]

Alaska: anniversary of Constitutional Convention, S12517-S12519 [8NO]

American Red Cross: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10332 [22SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: Supreme Court decisions on enforcement and compliance, S10537-S10539 [28SE]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (S. 1122), S5931 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), S487, S490 [25JA], S9040, S9052 [26JY]

Armed Forces: role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9945-S9947 [13SE]

Bankruptcy: discourage predatory mortgage lending practices, S1920-S1922 [2MR]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, S1823-S1828, S1841, S1844-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1926 [2MR], S2203 [8MR]

———limit exemption for asset protection trusts, S1980, S1981, S1991-S1994 [3MR], S2427 [10MR]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, S1821, S1822, S1831 [1MR], S2321, S2325, S2341 [9MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2801, S2809-S2817 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR]

———establish (S. 338), S1208, S1211-S1214 [9FE], S1257 [10FE]

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (organization): report on State gun laws protecting children, S1257 [10FE]

Bridges: off-system bridges funding, S4468, S4469 [28AP]

———repair and maintenance funding, S4381 [27AP]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 122), S313 [24JA]

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: mosquito abatement funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 1493), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (S. 1491), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (S. 1492), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (S. 1490), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

———child support enforcement programs funding, S12311, S12312 [3NO], S13326-S13328 [18NO], S13523 [14DE], S13632 [15DE], S14021 [19DE], S14097 [20DE]

———establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 985), S4872 [10MY]

———increase physical activities and provide fresh fruit and vegetables in schools, S2308 [9MR]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 994), S4938 [11MY]

———provide with resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use (S. 1974), S12530 [8NO]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 1215), S6318 [9JN]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): conduct oversight of Hurricane Katrina relief expenditures, S10226 [20SE]

Congress: objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S41-S56 [6JA]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, S10367 [22SE]

Courtroom Television Network, LLC.: premiere of television movie ``The Exonerated'', S563 [26JA]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S450 [25JA], S833 [2FE], S996-S1009 [7FE], S1076-S1105, S1108-S1110 [8FE], S1150-S1152, S1157-S1189 [9FE], S1225-S1252, S1255 [10FE], S1332, S1333 [14FE]

———establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court, S1184-S1186, S1188 [9FE], S1227, S1231, S1243, S1244 [10FE]

———exempt class action lawsuits brought by State attorneys general from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions, S1157-S1165 [9FE]

———exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts, S1086-S1091 [8FE], S1165, S1180-S1183 [9FE]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (S. 1318), S7523 [28JN]

———Federal court management of interstate class actions asserting claims governed by differing State laws, S1166-S1180, S1183, S1184 [9FE], S1242, S1246 [10FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S2063-S2069 [4MR], S3342 [7AP]

———preserve State court procedures for handling mass actions, S1099 [8FE], S1235, S1244 [10FE]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [17MR]

———require justification at the start of class action lawsuits for obtaining protective orders for document secrecy, S1230, S1244 [10FE]

———strengthen courts for at-risk children (S. 1679), S9932, S9939 [12SE]

———treatment of end-of-life care laws, S8617 [21JY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (S. 937), S4553 [28AP]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S13654 [15DE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), S7924 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 403), S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S969 [3FE], S1046 [7FE], S1111 [8FE], S1194 [9FE], S1256 [10FE], S1341 [14FE], S1410 [15FE], S1499 [16FE], S1602 [17FE], S1792 [28FE], S1863 [1MR], S1928 [2MR], S2000 [3MR], S2081 [4MR], S2144 [7MR], S2239 [8MR], S2381 [9MR], S2478 [10MR], S2641 [14MR], S2728 [15MR], S2843 [16MR], S2985 [17MR], S3132 [4AP], S3271 [6AP], S3813 [18AP], S3893 [19AP], S4099 [21AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6009, S6037, S6038 [26MY], S6221 [8JN], S6295 [9JN], S6469 [14JN], S6648 [15JN], S6812 [20JN], S7065 [22JN], S7289 [23JN], S7609 [29JN], S7805 [30JN], S8414 [18JY], S9150 [27JY], S9718 [7SE], S9820 [8SE], S9876 [9SE], S9925 [12SE], S9981 [13SE], S10033 [14SE], S10110 [15SE], S10185 [19SE], S10230 [20SE], S10289 [21SE], S10370 [22SE], S10421 [26SE], S10510 [27SE], S10583 [28SE], S10713 [29SE], S10795 [30SE], S10820 [3OC], S11121 [5OC], S11297 [7OC], S11414 [17OC], S11473 [18OC], S11556 [19OC], S11657 [20OC], S11765 [24OC], S11815 [25OC], S11913 [26OC], S12002 [27OC], S12123 [1NO], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], S12443 [7NO], S12522 [8NO], S12603 [9NO], S12678 [10NO], S12763 [14NO], S12836 [15NO], S12942 [16NO], S13155 [17NO], S13773 [16DE], S14027 [19DE], S14173 [20DE]

Denver Regional Council of Governments: anniversary, S3649 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emerald ash borer eradication funding, S10329 [22SE]

———food assistance programs funding, S10328 [22SE]

———Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools, S10268, S10281-S10284 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (S. 186), S594-S596 [26JA]

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 1249), S6660, S6661 [15JN]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, S11806, S11807 [25OC]

———TRIO programs funding for students affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita through reductions in departmental management funding, S11906 [26OC]

Dept. of Energy: State Technologies Advancement Collaborative Program funding, S7795 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (S. 233), S743 [1FE]

———community health centers programs funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10707-S10711 [29SE], S10774-S10780 [30SE], S13285-S13287, S13350 [18NO]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 415), S1629 [17FE]

———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 (S. 528), S2041 [3MR], S2081 [4MR]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (S. 319), S1134 [8FE]

———tribute to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking campaign and coalition partners, S6152 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S7977, S7978 [11JY], S8103 [12JY]

———emergency management performance grants funding, S8383 [15JY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S8157, S8160 [13JY], S8253, S8254 [14JY]

———improve allocation of grants, S7976 [11JY], S8093-S8097, S8101-S8106, S8112-S8124, S8130 [12JY]

———improve allocation of grants (S. 1013), S5099-S5101 [12MY]

———provide for coordination and use of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (S. 1986), S12615 [9NO]

———provide guidance and training to State and local governments relative to sensitive homeland security information (S. 888), S4132 [21AP]

———reimburse States and local governments for overtime costs associated with Federal law enforcement operations to increase border security, S8254 [14JY]

———SAFER Firefighting Hiring Program funding, S7967 [11JY]

———train State and local law enforcement officers to assist in enforcing immigration laws and reimburse States and local governments for the costs of such training, S8241 [13JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2727 [15MR], S2895-S2897, S2899, S2924, S2954, S2965 [17MR]

———make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 1834), S11226 [6OC]

———restore Community Development Block Grant Program funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2887-S2894, S2899, S2923 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S598 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S9790 [8SE], S9968, S9971 [13SE], S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (S. 945), S4562-S4565 [28AP], S6295 [9JN], S10289 [21SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program methamphetamine enforcement and clean up program funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2938, S2939 [17MR]

———Crime Victims Fund funding, S2937 [17MR], S3408 [11AP], S4503 [28AP]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S3731 [15AP], S3959 [20AP], S7979 [11JY], S8379 [15JY], S9245 [28JY], S9331 [29JY]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S9785 [8SE], S9972 [13SE], S12879, S12899-S12901, S12921, S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]

———juvenile justice funding, S2953 [17MR]

———juvenile justice programs funding, S12922 [16NO]

———Southwest Borders Prosecutors Initiative funding, S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S2910, S2911, S2929 [17MR], S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S12211 [2NO]

———conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (S. 1346), S7828 [30JN]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S659 [31JA], S9024 [26JY]

———establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (S. 895), S4185 [25AP], S7805 [30JN], S13045 [16NO]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S7373 [24JN]

———prohibit funding to take certain tribal lands into trust without consent of the Governor of the State in which the land is located, S7488, S7489 [28JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S7053 [22JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 878), S4127 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification, S5269-S5271 [17MY]

———establish a National Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Program (S. 563), S2263 [8MR]

———notify State and local governments that federally certified minority contractors are automatically certified for State and local contracts receiving Federal funding, S4636, S4637 [9MY]

———provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (S. 257), S887 [2FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (S. 2133), S13798 [16DE]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9610-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9708-S9711, S9715 [7SE], S9743, S9771-S9773, S9783, S9794, S9803, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9875 [9SE], S9973 [13SE], S9999, S10030 [14SE], S10105-S10109 [15SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S10461-S10465 [27SE], S11410 [17OC], S11731 [21OC]

Diseases: improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S11220-S11222 [6OC]

Drugs: establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (S. 518), S2026 [3MR], S6014 [26MY]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), S9584 [29JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S6473 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, S10025 [14SE], S12814, S12817 [15NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 430), S1649 [17FE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (S. 2057), S13366 [18NO]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (S. 990), S4874 [10MY]

———provide grants to States for improved workplace and community transition training for incarcerated youth offenders (S. 1352), S7835 [30JN]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (S. 860), S4031-S4033 [20AP], S6812 [20JN]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (S. 2166), S14328 [21DE]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (S. 391), S1515 [16FE]

Electoral College: process, S36 [6JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements, S10111-S10113 [15SE]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 1054), S5323 [17MY]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2954 [17MR]

———Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (S. 1859), S11314 [7OC]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions, S6790-S6794 [20JN], S6900-S6902 [21JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (S. 1265), S6761 [16JN]

———proposed new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter, S14300 [21DE]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (S. 483), S1873-S1875 [1MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S365 [24JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 13), S5434 [18MY]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution, and collection of certain child support, S14212 [21DE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution, and collection of certain child support (S. 321), S1136 [8FE]

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 (S. 578), S2393 [9MR], S3133 [4AP], S3355 [7AP], S12604 [9NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (S. 399), S1531, S1534 [16FE]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (S. 409), S1554 [16FE]

Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S2619 [14MR]

FEMA: Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding, S8178 [13JY]

———reform, S9614 [6SE], S11410 [17OC]

———waive matching requirements for Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding relative to Hurricane Katrina, S9979 [13SE]

FERC: application of locational installed capacity market in New England, S9351 [29JY]

———jurisdiction over legitimacy of termination payments charged to certain public utilities by Enron Corp., S7269-S7273 [23JN]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (S. 1502), S8960 [26JY]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9112, S9115 [27JY], S9242-S9244 [28JY]

———exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9098 [27JY], S9375-S9379 [29JY]

———exempt cases involving gross negligence or reckless conduct resulting in a proximate cause of death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9109 [27JY], S9222-S9230, S9242 [28JY], S9394 [29JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), S4930 [11MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S1529, S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE], S2514 [11MR], S2842 [16MR], S3646 [14AP], S8530 [20JY], S8648 [21JY], S9087-S9106, S9109, S9111-S9115 [27JY], S9208-S9211, S9217-S9244, S9246-S9248 [28JY], S9374-S9398 [29JY], S9820 [8SE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8740 [22JY], S8908-S8918, S8920, S8923, S8929-S8932 [26JY], S9059, S9061-S9077, S9079-S9082, S9084-S9086 [27JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), unanimous-consent agreement, S9244 [28JY], S9384 [29JY]

———protect rights of child victims to secure damages from those who participate in the arming of criminals, S9377-S9379 [29JY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (S. 491), S1932 [2MR]

Florida: relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, S11899 [26OC]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

Government regulations: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (S. 339), S1214 [9FE]

Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Agency: establish (S. 1863), S11317-S11322 [7OC]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), S454-S459 [25JA], S2985 [17MR], S6471 [14JN], S6645 [15JN], S6724 [16JN], S6906 [21JN], S8293 [14JY], S14313 [21DE]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S9557, S9558 [29JY]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S9585 [29JY]

———seawater cooling systems funding, S9271, S9272 [28JY]

Health: coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control, S16 [4JA]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (S. 799), S3670 [14AP]

———establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (S. 1638), S9844 [8SE]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (S. 368), S1305 [10FE]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (S. 265), S894 [2FE]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (S. 1337), S7635-S7639 [29JN]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (S. 506), S2010 [3MR]

Help America Vote Act: disabled voter access services funding, S11881 [26OC], S11990 [27OC]

———funding, S2949 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (S. 1029), S5160 [12MY]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (S. 1030), S5160 [12MY]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), S3086 [17MR], S3095 [19MR]

Hurricanes: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (S. 1684), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———ensure that prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is applied in an abortion-neutral manner relative to elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14249 [21DE]

———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, S9743 [8SE], S9871 [9SE], S9900-S9902 [12SE], S10008-S10010, S10016, S10030, S10031 [14SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S12555 [9NO], S12902 [16NO]

———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 (S. 1748), S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE], S12897-S12899 [16NO]

———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 (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

———establish an office to coordinate Federal, State, and local actions and report on reconstruction efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11289 [7OC], S11735-S11737 [21OC]

———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 (S. Res. 233), S9630 [6SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11997 [27OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), S9593-S9598 [1SE], S9744 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9796-S9799, S9803, S9805-S9813 [8SE], S9875 [9SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), unanimous-consent agreement, S9804 [8SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13283, S13284, S13287 [18NO]

———provide additional funding to schools in affected areas and school districts enrolling students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———provide assistance for cleanup and facility repair and reconstruction costs for national parks and wildlife refuges damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S14247 [21DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11750 [24OC], S14226, S14228, S14229 [21DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11329 [7OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with House amendment, S11595 [19OC]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11242 [6OC], S14196-S14198 [20DE]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1766), S11203-S11205 [6OC], S11736 [21OC]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12097-S12099 [1NO], S12212, S12213, S12218 [2NO], S12292-S12294 [3NO], S14299 [21DE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1904), S11696-S11699 [20OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S12106-S12114 [1NO], S12301 [3NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10147 [15SE], S10360 [22SE], S10415-S10419 [26SE], S10578, S10579, S10625, S10626 [28SE], S10784-S10791 [30SE], S11167-S11172 [5OC], S11472 [18OC], S14075 [20DE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), unanimous-consent request, S10579-S10582 [28SE], S10785 [30SE], S11165 [5OC], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1637), S9895 [12SE], S13407 [18NO]

———provide financial relief to individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9887 [9SE], S10071 [15SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1764), S10387, S10388 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (S. 1682), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (S. 1681), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (S. 1688), S9941 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10060 [15SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1683), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina through school vouchers, S10207-S10209 [20SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1715), S10128, S10147 [15SE]

———reallocate certain unspent emergency relief funding to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S11167-S11172 [5OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9608-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9700-S9703, S9706, S9708-S9711, S9715-S9717 [7SE], S9768-S9773, S9783, S9789, S9794, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9866 [9SE], S9893, S9897, S9898, S9912 [12SE], S9944, S9945, S9949-S9953, S9973 [13SE], S10000-S10002, S10016, S10028-S10031 [14SE], S10068, S10105-S10109, S10151 [15SE], S10165-S10168 [19SE], S10205, S10206, S10226 [20SE], S10333, S10349-S10351 [22SE], S10461-S10465 [27SE], S11174-S11178 [6OC], S11279, S11280 [7OC], S11505-S11508 [19OC], S13546-S13551 [14DE], S13988, S13989, S13994 [19DE], S14292 [21DE]

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

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S14027 [19DE]

Idaho TechConnect: SBA Best Practices award recipient, S5216 [16MY]

Immigration: empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (S. 1823), S11140 [5OC]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 1362), S7852-S7855 [30JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful (S. 1518), S9186 [27JY]

Indiana: tribute to Indiana National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10511 [27SE]

Insurance: continue State oversight of association health plans, S8940 [26JY]

———enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9520-S9523 [29JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), S11597 [19OC]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (S. 1015), S5103 [12MY]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S3207 [5AP], S13253-S13260 [17NO]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12943 [16NO]

Joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska: establish (S. 49), S235 [24JA]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: declassify certain portions, S8733, S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY]

Kentucky Community and Technical College System: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12444 [7NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: return certain user fees collected for recreational purposes in a State to the State in which it was collected, S7412 [27JN]

Law enforcement: make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13804-S13809 [16DE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations, S563 [26JA]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (S. 1407), S8321 [14JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (S. 980), S4649 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 718), S3283 [6AP]

Medicaid: apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (S. 1754), S10381 [22SE]

———clarify treatment of prescription drug distributor service fees, S14205 [21DE]

———contain costs of prescription drug program, S2145 [7MR]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 66), S245 [24JA]

———eliminate targeted case management reforms, S12321 [3NO]

———extend enhanced Federal matching rate under State children's health insurance program and improve enrollment, retention, quality and performance of children's health insurance (S. 1563), S9478-S9481 [29JY]

———extend prescription drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (S. 1585), S9507 [29JY]

———funding, S2604, S2609, S2611, S2618 [14MR], S2709 [15MR], S2801, S2809 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR], S4500, S4512, S4520, S4522, S4523 [28AP], S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13479-S13483, S13494 [13DE], S13527-S13530 [14DE], S14097, S14104-S14108, S14150-S14156 [20DE], S14209, S14215 [21DE]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (S. 1808), S10802 [30SE]

———include pharmacy benefit managers as liable third party payors, S14205 [21DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV, S12217 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 311), S1119 [8FE], S1602 [17FE], S6732 [16JN]

———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), S4956-S4958 [11MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations, S12185-S12188 [2NO], S12307 [3NO]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (S. 68), S246 [24JA]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S14117 [20DE], S14219 [21DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 183), S592, S593 [26JA]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (S. 2074), S13381-S13384 [18NO], S14155 [20DE]

———reform, S11757 [24OC], S14116, S14117 [20DE], S14220 [21DE]

———require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to post public notification of State waivers, S12326 [3NO]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, S12326 [3NO]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (S. 1286), S7072 [22JN]

Medicare: amend bad debt collection policy, S12327 [3NO], S12443 [7NO]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled, S11853-S11855, S11858 [26OC]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (S. 566), S2270 [8MR], S13342 [18NO]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 764), S3487 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (S. 411), S1555 [16FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2173), S14334 [21DE]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, S12202-S12207 [2NO], S12309 [3NO]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (S. 1822), S11139 [5OC], S11853-S11855 [26OC]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 380), S1420-S1423 [15FE]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member (S. 1837), S11227 [6OC]

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (S. 1924), S11921 [26OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (S. 1848), S11232 [6OC]

Missouri: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10230 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, S5433 [18MY]

———make certain funding to States dependent upon the existence and enforcement of motorcycle helmet laws, S4915-S4917 [11MY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 795), S3664 [14AP]

———State safety belt incentive grant eligibility, S5042, S5054-S5059 [12MY], S5256, S5264, S5265 [17MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: raise minimum State allocation (S. 2024), S12956 [16NO]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 485), S13057 [16NO]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit, S12806 [15NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (S. 515), S2025 [3MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote compliance with State and local laws to increase the safe and efficient operation of first responder vehicles, S4377 [27AP]

National Preparedness Month: designate (S. Res. 229), S9540 [29JY]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, S9962-S9965, S9973 [13SE], S10003 [14SE]

———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (S. 1645), S9849 [8SE]

———first responders funding, S2678-S2680, S2684, S2693 [15MR], S2953 [17MR], S8128, S8129 [12JY], S8158, S8163-S8169, S8191-S8202 [13JY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S3540 [13AP], S3645 [14AP], S3802 [18AP], S3977, S4001-S4004 [20AP], S4629 [9MY], S4815, S4819, S4822-S4826, S4829-S4831, S4833-S4848 [10MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), S3124 [4AP]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S7968-S7974, S7978 [11JY], S8094, S8097-S8106, S8112-S8124, S8129 [12JY], S8156 [13JY], S8744 [22JY]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (S. 21), S451 [25JA], S738 [1FE]

Natural gas: allow leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S11285-S11287 [7OC]

———require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S6981-S6992 [22JN], S7268 [23JN]

Nevada: anniversary of statehood, S12122 [1NO]

New Jersey: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6703-S6707, S6709-S6711 [16JN]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (S. 178), S589 [26JA], S9023 [26JY]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

New York: restore certain funding for emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S11955-S11957 [27OC]

NIST: rescind Advanced Technology Program funding and reallocate to NOAA, community oriented policing, and State and local law enforcement assistance, S9903-S9907 [12SE], S10021-S10023 [14SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (S. 724), S3294 [6AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (S. 50), S237, S240 [24JA], S566 [26JA], S7926, S7935, S7936 [1JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, S2940, S2948, S2952 [17MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow gas-only leases and State requests to examine energy areas, S7049-S7052 [22JN]

———cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6802-S6804 [20JN], S6872-S6878 [21JN]

———ensure that offshore energy development continues to serve the needs of the U.S. and create opportunities for new development and the use of alternative resources (S. 1026), S5157 [12MY], S5292-S5295 [17MY]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7210-S7218, S7220-S7228, S7232, S7233 [23JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 964), S4579 [28AP]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: allow certain coastal States to share in qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues (S. 1810), S10824 [3OC]

Political campaigns: proposal to add more early caucuses before New Hampshire primary, S13695 [16DE]

Power resources: prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6463-S6465 [14JN], S6601, S6602 [15JN]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 33), S224, S225 [24JA]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 870), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (S. 115), S287 [24JA]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (S. 1541), S9302 [28JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 513), S2021 [3MR], S2641 [14MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (S. Res. 108), S3689 [14AP], S4446 [28AP]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (S. 456), S1676-S1679 [17FE]

———ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 1385), S8139 [12JY]

———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]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (S. 923), S4418 [27AP]

———provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), S10149 [15SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S13469-S13471 [13DE], S13528 [14DE], S14117, S14120, S14152, S14154 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14213, S14217 [21DE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), S2754 [15MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), S7786 [30JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 105), S264 [24JA]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2119), S13788 [16DE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 667), unanimous-consent request, S9586 [29JY]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (S. 773), S3560 [13AP]

———New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corrider project funding, S9360 [29JY]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (S. 648), S13934 [16DE]

Roads and highways: allow State exceptions to Federal guidelines on use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (S. 129), S317 [24JA]

———allow State exceptions to Federal guidelines on use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (S. 553), S2255 [8MR]

———complete construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (S. 514), S2023-S2025 [3MR]

———ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (S. 237), S745 [1FE]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (S. 169), S578 [26JA]

———improve the highway safety improvement program and require States to make public information on dangerous intersections (S. 562), S2263 [8MR]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (S. 762), S3484-S3486 [12AP]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (S. 168), S578 [26JA]

———prohibit collection of tolls on interstate highways built with taxpayer funds, S4855, S4856 [10MY], S5274 [17MY]

———reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

———repeal certain highway stormwater discharge mitigation program requirements, S4453-S4459, S4461, S4470-S4475 [28AP]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (S. 1952), S12240 [2NO]

Safety: provide grants and other support to State and local officials to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (S. 1274), S6912-S6917 [21JN]

Schools: establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (S. 2057), S13366 [18NO]

Schwarzenegger, Arnold: tribute to California initiative to require healthier food in schools, S2308 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S898-S900 [2FE], S1112 [8FE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S9696, S9699 [7SE], S10396-S10398 [26SE], S10923 [4OC]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10010-S10012, S10018 [14SE], S10071 [15SE]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), S11596 [19OC]

———allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 740), S3359-S3361 [7AP]

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

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 114), S287 [24JA]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 1587), S9509 [29JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1104), S5788 [23MY]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1049), S5302-S5305 [17MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 619), S2653 [14MR], S5493 [19MY], S6279 [9JN]

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (S. 1198), S6232-S6234 [8JN]

———prohibit importation of Canadian municipal solid waste without State consent (S. 346), S1273 [10FE]

South Carolina: tribute to South Carolina National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10209 [20SE]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (S. 941), S4558 [28AP]

Supreme Court: protection of States' rights, S10576 [28SE]

Taxation: authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (S. 1066), S5443-S5445 [18MY]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 187), S596-S598 [26JA], S634 [31JA]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (S. 27), S215 [24JA]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (S. 1097), S5781 [23MY]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (S. 2152), S14190 [20DE]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (S. 2153), S14193 [20DE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (S. 25), S215 [24JA]

———repeal State and local exemptions applicable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S13116, S13127 [17NO]

———treatment of holdings of certain Type III charitable supporting organizations, S13138, S13139 [17NO]

Telecommunications: allocate certain excess proceeds from the spectrum auction to deficit reduction, emergency communications interoperability, and assistance to disaster-affected coastal States, S12310 [3NO]

———preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (S. 1294), S7298, S7299 [23JN]

———strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (S. 1725), S10196 [19SE]

Tennessee: first responder personnel readiness funding, S1598 [17FE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9611 [6SE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1891 [2MR]

Transportation: importance of planning and environmental mitigation in transportation projects, S5188, S5189 [13MY]

———improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety, S4921-S4928 [11MY]

———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, S4907-S4915 [11MY], S5273 [17MY]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, S4236 [26AP], S5206-S5208 [16MY], S5268, S5278 [17MY], S9402, S9407 [29JY]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (S. 479), S1872 [1MR]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (S. 428), S5214 [16MY]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (S. 428), star print, S2873 [16MR]

———retain current levels of authority over matters relative to preservation, historic, scenic natural environment and community values when planning transportation projects, S4465-S4467 [28AP]

United Jewish Communities (organization): tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10820 [3OC]

Utah: pilot program to assess expansion of oil and gas leasing activity to include online auctioning of leases, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

Veterans: remove payment disparity in compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, S531 [26JA]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (S. Con. Res. 53), S10240 [20SE]

———protect voting rights through the prevention of voter fraud (S. 414), S1625-S1627 [17FE]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (S. 1328), S7616 [29JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants from the water resources research and technology institutes (S. 1017), S5105 [12MY], S10481 [27SE]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S6813 [20JN]

Reports

Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (105th Congress), H2571 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (106th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (107th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

Preparedness and First Responders: Council on Foreign Relations, S8168 [13JY]

Preserving Democracy—What Went Wrong in Ohio: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Minority Staff, H87-H104 [6JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) Minority Staff (excerpt), S44 [6JA], H124 [6JA]

Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight Children and Obesity, H5174 [24JN]

Washington State Gun Dealer Violations of Federal Law: ATF, H8993 [20OC]

Reports filed

Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1725), S10722 [29SE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 109-51), H2469 [21AP], H3051 [5MY]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 5), S978 [3FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 5) (S. Rept. 109-14), S1794 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 109-3), H409 [8FE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 109-4), H520 [9FE]

Consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 109-56), H2548 [26AP]

Consideration of H.R. 841, Continuity in Representation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 109-10), H845 [1MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 162) (H. Rept. 109-20), H1620 [16MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 109-77), H3112 [10MY]

Consideration of S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 109-7), H627 [15FE]

Consideration of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 493) (H. Rept. 109-248), H8845 [17OC]

Continuity in Representation Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 841) (H. Rept. 109-8), H845 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 188), S2993 [17MR]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1265) (S. Rept. 109-133), S9727 [7SE]

Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 491), S6740 [16JN]

Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 109-65), H2734 [28AP]

527 Fairness Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 109-146), H4983 [22JN]

Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3818) (H. Rept. 109-325), H11108 [6DE]

Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 21) (S. Rept. 109-71), S5851 [24MY]

International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 109-235), H8386 [27SE]

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 705) (S. Rept. 109-178), S12839 [15NO]

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1132) (H. Rept. 109-191), H6932 [27JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 518) (S. Rept. 109-117), S9466 [29JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 109-161), S12005 [27OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 109-113), H4295 [8JN]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 147) (S. Rept. 109-68), S5219 [16MY]

New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 178) (S. Rept. 109-16), S2147 [7MR]

Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 161) (S. Rept. 109-40), S2845 [16MR]

Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 667), S2993 [17MR]

Pitkin County Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 109-252), H9101 [25OC]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 109-124), H4484 [14JN]

Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 339), S4108 [21AP]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act Drought Assistance Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 109-190), S13450 [12DE]

Rural Water Supply Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 895) (S. Rept. 109-148), S11558 [19OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Removal to Federal Court Certain State Cases Involving the Rights of Incapacitated Persons: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 109-27), H1729, H1735 [20MR]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 162, Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 109-21), H1620 [16MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Reauthorization (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 109-117), H4354 [9JN]

State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3204) (H. Rept. 109-192), H6932 [27JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 288), S1259 [10FE]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 288) (S. Rept. 109-121), S9466 [29JY]

Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3405) (H. Rept. 109-261), H9435 [31OC]

Tsunami Preparedness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 109-59), S3897 [19AP]

U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 109-17), S2147 [7MR]

Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants Reauthorizaton: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1017) (S. Rept. 109-90), S7427 [27JN]

Rulings of the Chair

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 (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H438 [9FE]

Statements

Deficit Reduction Act Provisions Relative to Medicaid Benefits: Mark B. McClellan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S14117 [20DE], S14211 [21DE]

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: William J. Murray, Religious Freedom Coalition, S4556 [28AP]

Expedite Background Checks of Possible Foster or Adoptive Parents for Children Affected by Natural Disaster or Terrorist Attack: Representative Jackson Lee, H7912 [14SE]

Improve Federal Government Preparedness and Response Plans After Hurricane Katrina: Representative McKinney, E1824 [13SE]

Improve Security for Driver's Licenses and Identity Documents: National Conference of State Legislatures, H450 [9FE]

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Extension to Enrollees of Managed Care Organizations: American Public Human Services Association, S9508 [29JY]

REAL ID Act: several religious organizations, H532 [10FE]

Summaries

Colorado Land Exchange (H.R. 1129), E352 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief, S9946 [13SE]

Health Insurance Reform Principles: Senator Enzi, S7806 [30JN]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act (S. 1602), S9521 [29JY]

Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act (S. 1585), S9507 [29JY]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

Regulation of Access to Hunting and Fishing for Residents and Nonresidents (H.R. 731), E203 [9FE]

Tables

Child support collections, S13327 [18NO]

Coastal State agencies administering the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act, S6983 [22JN]

Community Disaster Loan Program history—principal and interest cancelled, H8796 [7OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security emergency preparedness and recovery budget, H7663 [6SE]

Electoral votes for the President and Vice President, H141 [20JA], H188 [25JA]

Estimated State bond allocation under H.R. 1742, America's Better Classroom Act, E718 [21AP]

Federal child support funding reduction, S13326 [18NO]

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage reduction, S10381 [22SE]

Higher education—trends in State spending and tuition increases, S10180 [19SE]

Illegal immigration costs, H5711 [12JY]

Natural disasters in the U.S.—FEMA expenditures and insured losses fiscal years 1980-2000, H8797 [7OC]

State ballot results on marriage amendments, S365 [24JA]

State ranks based on two bedroom housing wage, S11226 [6OC]

States' rate of return compared to Dept. of Transportation apportionment, S9401 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H437 [9FE]

H. Res. 75, consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H527 [10FE]

H. Res. 96, consideration of S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, H643 [16FE]

H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 841, Continuity in Representation Act, H948 [3MR]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2562 [27AP]

H. Res. 253, characterization of Democratic amendments to Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2768 [3MY]

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3204 [12MY]

H. Res. 425, 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, H7681 [7SE]

H. Res. 493, consideration of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H8881 [18OC]

H. Res. 501, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3971, QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act, H8946 [19OC]

H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H536-H540 [10FE]

H.R. 438, Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA, H8369 [27SE]

H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2606 [27AP]

H.R. 816, Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act, H1378 [14MR]

H.R. 841, Continuity in Representation Act, H959 [3MR]

H.R. 856, Federal Youth Coordination Act, H10179 [15NO]

H.R. 1129, Pitkin County Land Exchange Act, H11048 [6DE]

H.R. 1132, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, H6681-H6683 [27JY]

H.R. 1160, Welfare Reform Extension Act, H1387 [14MR]

H.R. 1332, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act, H1599 [16MR]

H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3223-H3228 [12MY]

H.R. 2178, Student Bill of Rights, H3427 [17MY]

H.R. 2362, National Geologic Mapping Act, H5203 [27JN]

H.R. 3021, TANF Extension Act, H5372 [29JN]

H.R. 3204, State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act, H6668 [27JY]

H.R. 3645, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE], H7618 [2SE]

H.R. 3672, TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act, H7766 [8SE]

H.R. 3673, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7777 [8SE]

H.R. 3971, Social Services Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, H8678 [6OC]

H.R. 3975, Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act, H10235-H10238 [16NO]

H.R. 4107, Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H11342 [13DE]

H.R. 4108, State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD, H12212 [18DE]

H.R. 4337, Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act, H10363-H10365 [16NO]

H.R. 4519, State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act, H12072 [17DE]

H.R. 4635, TANF and Child Care Continuation Act, H12285 [18DE]

S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1249-S1252 [10FE], H723-H726 [17FE]

S. 33, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act, S225 [24JA]

S. 49, Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act, S236 [24JA]

S. 50, Tsunami Preparedness Act, S238-S240 [24JA], S7930-S7935 [1JY]

S. 66, Nursing School Clinics Act, S245 [24JA]

S. 68, Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act, S246 [24JA]

S. 102, Exile Meth Act, S262 [24JA]

S. 105, Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act, S264-S278 [24JA]

S. 115, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, S288 [24JA]

S. 122, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S314 [24JA]

S. 129, allow State exceptions to Federal guidelines on use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles, S317-S319 [24JA]

S. 131, Clear Skies Act, S319-S348 [24JA]

S. 133, AMBER Response Act, S348 [24JA]

S. 140, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S357-S363 [24JA]

S. 147, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, S455-S458 [25JA]

S. 161, Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act, S488-S490 [25JA], S9040-S9043 [26JY], H10172-H10175 [15NO]

S. 168, maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S578 [26JA]

S. 169, identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor, S579 [26JA]

S. 178, New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act, S590 [26JA], S9023 [26JY]

S. 187, Ensuring College Access for All Americans Act, S597 [26JA]

S. 188, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S599 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

S. 214, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S659 [31JA], S9024, S9025 [26JY]

S. 233, Caring for Children Act, S743 [1FE]

S. 237, Pay To Play Reform Protection Act, S745 [1FE]

S. 257, Dept. of Transportation grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol, S887 [2FE]

S. 265, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, S894 [2FE]

S. 267, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization, S899 [2FE]

S. 311, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S1122 [8FE]

S. 319, Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program minimum allotments revision, S1134 [8FE]

S. 339, Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act, S1214 [9FE]

S. 346, Canadian Waste Import Ban Act, S1274 [10FE]

S. 368, Responsible Education About Life Act, S1306 [10FE]

S. 391, Federal Election Integrity Act, S1515 [16FE]

S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S1529 [16FE], S9396-S9398 [29JY], H8990-H8992 [20OC]

S. 399, Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, S1532-S1534 [16FE]

S. 409, Federal Youth Coordination Act, S1554 [16FE]

S. 411, MediFair Act, S1556 [16FE]

S. 414, Voter Protection Act, S1627-S1629 [17FE]

S. 415, State Child Well-Being Research Act, S1630 [17FE]

S. 428, Build America Bonds Act, S1643-S1647 [17FE]

S. 430, Arrest Methamphetamine Act, S1650 [17FE]

S. 456, Pathways to Independence Act, S1678 [17FE]

S. 479, Nonresident Income Tax Freedom Act, S1873 [1MR]

S. 483, expand scope of Equal Access Act to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, S1875 [1MR]

S. 485, National Geologic Mapping Act reauthorization and amendment, S13057 [16NO]

S. 489, Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, S1877 [1MR]

S. 513, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S2022 [3MR]

S. 528, Money Follows the Person Act, S2041-S2044 [3MR]

S. 553, allow State exceptions to Federal guidelines on use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles, S2256 [8MR]

S. 562, Safe Streets and Highways Act, S2266-S2269 [8MR]

S. 563, Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Act, S2269 [8MR]

S. 566, Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S2271 [8MR]

S. 573, Agricultural Security Assistance Act, S2389-S2391 [9MR]

S. 578, Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S2393 [9MR]

S. 643, Agricultural Credit Act State mediation programs reauthorization, S4138 [21AP], H4361 [13JN]

S. 648, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act drought assistance authority extension, S13934 [16DE]

S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act, S3208-S3210 [5AP], S13253-S13256 [17NO]

S. 718, State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act, S3284-S3288 [6AP]

S. 724, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S3295 [6AP]

S. 740, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S3361 [7AP]

S. 762, Highway Funding Equity Act, S3485 [12AP]

S. 764, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act, S3487 [12AP]

S. 773, Extremely Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Act, S3561 [13AP]

S. 792, National Sex Offender Public Database Act, S3732 [15AP]

S. 795, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S3665 [14AP]

S. 799, Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act, S3670-S3674 [14AP]

S. 866, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S4110-S4112 [21AP]

S. 878, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S4128 [21AP]

S. 888, Homeland Security Information Guidance and Training Act, S4132 [21AP]

S. 895, Rural Water Supply Act, S4186-S4189 [25AP], S13045-S13053 [16NO]

S. 908, Commonsense Consumption Act, S4261 [26AP]

S. 923, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S4418 [27AP]

S. 945, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S4563 [28AP]

S. 964, Americans Outdoors Act, S4574-S4579 [28AP]

S. 980, Sexual Predator Effective Monitoring Act, S4650 [9MY]

S. 990, provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes, S4875 [10MY]

S. 994, Family Abduction Prevention Act, S4938 [11MY]

S. 1007, Medicaid Formula Fairness Act, S4957 [11MY]

S. 1015, Health Care Choice Act, S5103-S5105 [12MY]

S. 1017, water resources research and technology institutes grants reauthorization, S5106 [12MY], S10481 [27SE]

S. 1029, Accessing College Through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act, S5161-S5163 [12MY]

S. 1030, Financial Aid Form Simplification and Access Act, S5163-S5168 [12MY]

S. 1049, Covering Kids Act, S5303 [17MY]

S. 1054, Title I Integrity Act, S5324 [17MY]

S. 1066, Economic Development Act, S5445 [18MY]

S. 1097, Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act, S5782 [23MY]

S. 1198, International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act, S6232-S6234 [8JN]

S. 1249, Student Fairness Act, S6661 [15JN]

S. 1265, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S6762 [16JN]

S. 1274, Improve Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act, S6912-S6915 [21JN]

S. 1286, Health Care Accountability Act, S7073 [22JN]

S. 1294, Community Broadband Act, S7298 [23JN]

S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, S7637 [29JN]

S. 1346, Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act, S7829 [30JN]

S. 1362, Homeland Security Enhancement Act, S7855-S7858 [30JN]

S. 1385, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S8140-S8142 [12JY]

S. 1407, provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, S8322 [14JY]

S. 1490, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act, S8953 [26JY]

S. 1491, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S8954 [26JY]

S. 1492, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act, S8955 [26JY]

S. 1493, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S8956 [26JY]

S. 1502, Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act, S8961-S8963 [26JY]

S. 1518, clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, S9187 [27JY]

S. 1541, Public Land Protection and Conservation Act, S9303-S9305 [28JY]

S. 1556, Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act, S9474 [29JY]

S. 1563, Advancing Better Coverage and Care (ABCs) for Children's Health Act, S9478-S9480 [29JY]

S. 1585, Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act, S9508 [29JY]

S. 1587, permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures, S9509 [29JY]

S. 1637, Katrina Emergency Relief Act, S9838-S9844 [8SE]

S. 1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act, S9933-S9939 [12SE]

S. 1715, provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10123-S10128 [15SE]

S. 1725, Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act, S10196-S10200 [19SE]

S. 1764, provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10388 [22SE]

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

S. 1808, Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act, S10803-S10805 [30SE]

S. 1810, Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act, S10825 [3OC]

S. 1823, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Empowerment Act, S11141 [5OC]

S. 1837, Rhode Island Fisherman's Fairness Act, S11228 [6OC]

S. 1848, Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act, S11233-S11235 [6OC]

S. 1859, Affordable and Reliable Gas Act, S11314 [7OC]

S. 1863, Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Act, S11318-S11321 [7OC]

S. 1894, Fair Access Foster Care Act, S11597 [19OC], H9982 [8NO]

S. 1952, Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act, S12241 [2NO]

S. 1974, Drug Free Varsity Sports Act, S12530 [8NO]

S. 2024, Small State HOME Program Equity Act, S12956 [16NO]

S. 2043, Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act, S13172 [17NO]

S. 2074, Medicaid Indian Health Act, S13384 [18NO]

S. 2075, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S13386-S13388 [18NO]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, S13702 [16DE]

S. 2133, Disaster Relief Act, S13798-S13800 [16DE]

S. 2137, All Kids Healthy Insurance Coverage Act, S13802-S13804 [16DE]

S. 2138, End Racial Profiling Act, S13805-S13808 [16DE]

S. 2152, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplication Act, S14191-S14193 [20DE]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S14328 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 53, oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting, S10240 [20SE]

S. Con. Res. 71, require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals, S13682 [15DE]

S. Res. 108, Public Service Recognition Week, S3689 [14AP], S4446 [28AP]

S. Res. 229, National Preparedness Month, S9539 [29JY]

S. Res. 233, 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, S9631, S9691 [6SE]

S. Res. 242, encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery, S10130 [15SE]

S. Res. 261, require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, S10760 [29SE]

S. Res. 294, retain Federal tax deduction for State and local taxes paid, S12251 [2NO]

S.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment on definition of marriage, S366 [24JA]