VOINOVICH, GEORGE (a Senator from Ohio)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10244 [20SE], S10316 [21SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12369 [3NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2795, S2839, S2861, S2864 [16MR], S2930, S3073, S3082, S3083 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8640, S8699 [21JY], S8746 [22JY], S8868, S8894 [25JY], S12498, S12505 [8NO], S12595, S12627 [9NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10806 [30SE], S10910 [3OC], S11106 [5OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7643 [29JN], S8009 [11JY], S8179 [13JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7374, S7379 [24JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10384 [22SE]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11491, S11493, S11496 [18OC], S11590 [19OC], S11634, S11688 [20OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8574 [20JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6835 [20JN], S6950, S6959 [21JN], S7039, S7057, S7111, S7120, S7189, S7191 [22JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9852, S9860 [8SE], S9899 [12SE], S9962 [13SE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4344 [26AP], S4430 [27AP], S4653 [9MY], S4975, S4986, S4999, S5000 [11MY], S5019, S5024, S5180 [12MY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9942 [12SE]
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, S6060 [26MY]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S12412 [4NO]
Articles and editorials
China Ought To Allow More Flexibilty in Its Exchange Rate, Sooner Rather Than Later, Economist (publication), S3474 [12AP]
``In Larger Freedom''—Decision Time at the UN, Kofi Annan, Foreign Affairs Journal, S7883-S7885 [1JY]
Little Respect, Please—Dems Should Remove Petty Obstacles to Rice's Confirmation, but She Owes Senators Much Better Answers as Secretary of State, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S414 [25JA]
United We Stand, Kofi Annan, Wall Street Journal, S7883 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 51), S143 [24JA]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 292), S12055 [28OC] (see S. Res. 336), S13786 (see S. Res. 337), S13787 [16DE]
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]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 207), S8826 [25JY]
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 338), S13787 [16DE]
Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S5922 [25MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE]
Black Press of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 83), S7989 [11JY]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5220 [16MY]
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]
———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (see S. 1558), S9648 [6SE]
———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 852), S3897 [19AP]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8, 403), S3414 [11AP]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see S. 1699), S10037 [14SE]
Dept. of Defense: establish position of Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management (see S. 780), S3652 [14AP]
Dept. of Energy: promote adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gasses and provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems (see S. 887), S6482 [14JN]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 285), S8559 [20JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Under Sec. for Policy (see S. 1866), S11666 [20OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 1369), S7989 [11JY]
Dept. of State: carry out activities that promote adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries, while promoting economic development (see S. 883), S6482 [14JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 984), S5073 [12MY]
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see S. Res. 4), S28 [4JA]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S1624 [17FE]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see S. Res. 182), S8666 [21JY]
District of Columbia: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (see S. 2068), S13361 [18NO]
———provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 501), S2003 [3MR]
———provide budget autonomy (see S. 800), S3653 [14AP]
Drugs: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see S. 184), S979 [3FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S9159 [27JY]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S145 [24JA]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10235 [20SE]
Exon, J. James: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S6405 [13JN]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 494), S1930 [2MR]
———provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (see S. 1736), S10233 [20SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see S. 172), S6225 [8JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S11130 [5OC]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S3482 [12AP]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 1402), S8301 [14JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S7295 [23JN]
Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 593), S2847 [16MR]
Giugni, Henry K.: tribute (see S. Res. 300), S12353 [3NO]
Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see S. 208), S647 [31JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 75), S2245 [8MR]
Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 1937), S12007 [27OC]
Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S11477 [18OC]
———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (see S. 1317), S7522 [28JN]
———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (see S. 4), S9646 [6SE]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S6911 [21JN]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 238), S10037 [14SE]
History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6483 [14JN]
Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 18), S574 [26JA]
Hurricanes: encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. Res. 242), S10119 [15SE]
———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S1260 [10FE]
———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S2645 [14MR]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see S. 1260), S9159 [27JY]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 1984), S12607 [9NO]
Iraq: commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq (see S. Res. 26), S1050 (see S. Res. 38), S1049 [7FE]
Jaars, Abraham: relief (see S. 1707), S10119 [15SE]
Jaars, Delicia: relief (see S. 1707), S10119 [15SE]
Jaars, Grant: relief (see S. 1707), S10119 [15SE]
McCarthy, Eugene J.: tribute (see S. Res. 330), S13451 [12DE]
Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 173), S3898 [19AP]
———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S6741 [16JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1248), S6827 [20JN]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 271), S11313 [7OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S4647 [9MY]
National Invasive Species Council: establish (see S. 507), S2003 [3MR]
National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S11131 [5OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S6407 [13JN]
National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S435 [25JA]
Nelson, Gaylord: tribute (see S. Res. 194), S7987 [11JY]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1410), S8302 [14JY]
Nuclear energy: improve nuclear safety and security (see S. 864), S4021 [20AP]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S7909 [1JY]
Parks, Rosa: direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12767 [14NO]
———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC]
Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8419 [18JY]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see S. Res. 95), S3201 [5AP]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S2994 [17MR]
Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 606), S2517 [11MR]
———streamline the refinery permitting process, designate certain closed military installations for refinery construction, and amend certain EPA programs that impact fuel prices (see S. 1772), S10424 [26SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 431), S13787 [16DE]
Proxmire, William: tribute (see S. Res. 334), S13659 [15DE]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 108), S3653 [14AP]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 310), S12682 [10NO]
Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S9727 [7SE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 658), S2994 [17MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1799), S10724 [29SE]
———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1750), S10425 [26SE]
Tariff: microphones used in automotive interiors (see S. 1123), S9728 [7SE]
Taxation: allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see S. 1240), S9985 [13SE]
———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see S. 586), S2645 [14MR]
———provide tax incentives for the investment in greenhouse gas intensity reduction projects (see S. 1203), S6482 [14JN]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S6826 [20JN]
U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 184), S7614 [29JN] (see S. Res. 240), S10119 [15SE]
———reform (see S. 1383), S8559 [20JY]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 193), S7986 [11JY]
Veterans Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S12682 [10NO]
Wagner, Annice M.: tribute (see S. Res. 107), S3653 [14AP]
Water: improve water and wastewater infrastructure (see S. 1400), S8559 [20JY]
———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 728), S3278 [6AP]
Wiesenthal, Simon: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S10295 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: require balanced and protect Social Security surpluses (see S. 568), S2245 [8MR]
Croatia: recognize progress in strengthening democratic institutions, respect for human rights, and the rule of law and recommend integration into NATO (see S. Res. 342), S14317 [21DE]
David Berger National Memorial: technical corrections to designation legislation (see S. 1464), S8745 [22JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Deputy Sec. for Management (see S. 1712), S10119 [15SE]
Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S10294 [21SE]
District of Columbia: provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (see S. 1838), S11212 [6OC]
District of Columbia College Access Act: extend and improve (see S. 2060), S13361 [18NO]
EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful (see S. 1518), S9158 [27JY]
Kosovo: agreement on future status (see S. Res. 237), S10037 [14SE]
NRC: reauthorize user fees, reform procedures, and improve human capital programs (see S. 858), S4021 [20AP]
Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see S. 865), S4021 [20AP]
Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 1721), S10187 [19SE]
Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 762), S3481 [12AP]
Tariff: exclude certain wire rods from any anti-dumping or countervailing duty order (see S. 1167), S6100 [6JN]
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 (see S. 1066), S5437 [18MY]
———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (see S. 1255), S6740 [16JN]
Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (see S. 1730), S10233 [20SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 1314), S7428 [27JN]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3719 [15AP], S3879, S3888 [19AP]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6904 [21JN], S7209 [23JN]
Letters
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]
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]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [4JA]
Privilege of the floor
Muhs, Jeff, S11442 [17OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3800 [18AP]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2515
Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5892 [25MY], S5982 [26MY], S7882-S7886 [1JY]
Budget: establish biennial cycle, S2838 [16MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12327 [3NO], S12516 [8NO]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13107, S13114 [17NO]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2799, S2803 [16MR]
———require balanced and protect Social Security surpluses (S. 568), S2422-S2424 [10MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4521 [28AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2799, S2803, S2838 [16MR]
China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful, S3473-S3475 [12AP]
Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S55 [6JA]
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S55 [6JA]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1241 [10FE]
Credit cards: reform regulations, S2515
Dept. of Education: Mathematics and Science Partnership program funding, S11991, S11992 [27OC]
Dept. of Energy: promote adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gasses and provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems, S6885 [21JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8178 [13JY]
Dept. of State: carry out activities that promote adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries, while promoting economic development, S6885 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7488, S7489 [28JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11991, S11992 [27OC]
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9817 [8SE]
District of Columbia: provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (S. 1838), S11228 [6OC]
District of Columbia College Access Act: extend and improve (S. 2060), S13369 [18NO]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7679 [30JN]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 117), S302 [24JA]
EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S9914, S9922 [12SE]
———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions, S6790, S6793, S6794 [20JN], S6900 [21JN]
———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (S. 1265), S6761 [16JN]
FEMA: Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding, S8178 [13JY]
Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9817 [8SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S3800 [18AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful (S. 1518), S9186 [27JY]
Iran Nonproliferation Act: make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (S. 1713), S12551 [8NO]
James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 3339), S12551 [8NO]
Johnson, Stephen L.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S4528 [28AP]
Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 2490), S12551 [8NO]
Medicaid: exclude prompt-pay discounts from pharmacy reimbursement methodology, S12327 [3NO]
———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (S. 1969), S12551 [8NO]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S7261 [23JN]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7882 [1JY]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5522 [19MY]
Pharmaceuticals: place restrictions on, and study the impact of, direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, S7886 [1JY]
Point of order, S13114 [17NO]
Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (S. Res. 198), S8427 [18JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6790, S6793, S6794 [20JN], S6885, S6900 [21JN], S7261 [23JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5522 [19MY], S10576 [28SE]
Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility, S2422-S2424 [10MR]
Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (H. Con. Res. 260), S12710 [10NO]
Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S413, S415 [25JA]
Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (S. 762), S3484 [12AP]
Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10576 [28SE]
Senate: clarify treatment of outside income and expenses relative to the practice of medicine, S13107, S13114 [17NO]
———legislative program, S12551, S12552 [8NO]
Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5522 [19MY]
Springer, Linda M.: nomination to be OPM Director, S7394 [24JN]
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]
———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (S. 1255), S6742 [16JN]
———rates, S4521 [28AP], S12516 [8NO]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4856 [10MY]
U.N.: reform, S7883-S7886 [1JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S5897 [25MY]
Rules
Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S1400-S1407 [15FE]
Statements
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies: Federalist Society, S5524 [19MY]
Texts of
S. 762, Highway Funding Equity Act, S3485 [12AP]
S. 858, Nuclear Fees Reauthorization Act, S4028-S4031 [20AP]
S. 865, Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority renewal for damages from nuclear incidents, S4036 [20AP]
S. 1066, Economic Development Act, S5445 [18MY]
S. 1255, Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act, S6742 [16JN]
S. 1265, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S6762 [16JN]
S. 1518, clarify locations in which class III gaming is lawful under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, S9187 [27JY]
S. 1712, Homeland Security Management Restructuring Act, S10122 [15SE]
S. 1838, Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act, S11228-S11230 [6OC]
S. 2060, District of Columbia College Access Act extension and improvement, S13370 [18NO]
Tributes
Coburn, Senator, S13107 [17NO]
Fisher, Max M., S3550
Nutter, Zoe Dell, S6391 [13JN]