CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3613 [26AP], S3679, S3739 [27AP], S3835 [1MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2109, S2131 [14MR], S2316 [16MR]

Courts: 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 (S. 852), S1022, S1035 [9FE], S1308 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5859, S5881, S5891, S5892 [14JN], S5972 [15JN], S6020 [16JN], S6156, S6175 [20JN], S6290, S6317 [21JN], S6336, S6355, S6384, S6386, S6387, S6388, S6430, S6435 [22JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2746 [3AP], S2903, S2974 [5AP], S3258, S3264, S3266, S3294, S3295, S3338 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4559 [15MY], S4618, S4632, S4643 [16MY], S4665, S4685, S4697, S4713, S4723 [17MY], S4788, S4814 [18MY], S4842 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5122, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S6405 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 2381), S1834 [7MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit picketing at funerals of members and former members (see S. 2452), S2313 [16MR]

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S5231 [25MY]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S4967 [23MY]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S2903 [5AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3705 [27AP]

Budget: establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (see S. 3521), S5950 [15JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 38), S5343 [26MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see S. Con. Res. 84), S4554 [15MY]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S4836 [19MY]

———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see S. 2292), S1353 [15FE]

Crime: enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by requiring producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection of records regarding the age of performers (see S. 2140), S5599 [7JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2389), S2202 [15MR]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 69), S126 [25JA]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S1834 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices (see S. 2736), S4696 [17MY]

———remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings (see S. 2694), S4836 [19MY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 2393), S6787 [29JN]

Education: improve global competitiveness through mathematics and science scholarships, fellowships, and research grants, visa programs for mathematics and science doctoral students, and Dept. of Defense research grants (see S. 2198), S211 [26JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 1), S5232 [25MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5875 [14JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 399), S2027 [13MR]

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), S124 [25JA]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S2122 [14MR]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S4554 [15MY]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see S. 2123), S1354 [15FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3704 [27AP]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see S. Res. 362), S370 [31JA]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S3212 [6AP]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 2340), S2028 [13MR]

———provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by critical access hospitals and rural health clinics (see S. 2819), S6788 [29JN]

———require prompt payment to pharmacies, restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards, and provide guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs under prescription drug program (see S. 2563), S4797 [18MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2417 [27MR]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (see S. Con. Res. 79), S446 [1FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S5119 [24MY]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see S. Res. 417), S2689 [31MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S5950 [15JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 448), S3704 [27AP]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 378), S1414 [16FE]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 450), S4798 [18MY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 507), S6788 [29JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S6283 [21JN]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S5600 [7JN]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S211 [26JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 35), S5876 [14JN]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4798 [18MY]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see S. Con. Res. 46), S2801 [4AP]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S2800 [4AP]

Taxation: encourage private philanthropy (see S. 2688), S4797 [18MY]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S2028 [13MR]

———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S211 [26JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2182), S1415 [16FE]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2390), S1893 [8MR]

TVA: increase membership of the Board of Directors and require each State in the service area to be represented (see S. 2258), S864 [8FE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 3633), S7331 [11JY]

Uganda: encourage prosecution of terrorists of the Lord's Resistance Army, provide humanitarian assistance, and designate a National Week of Prayer and Reflection for the people of Uganda (see S. Res. 366), S510 [2FE]

Uzbekistan: impose sanctions on certain officials responsible for the Andijan massacre (see S. 2770), S4797 [18MY]

Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 2416), S5599 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Food industry: provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of canned pineapple fruit (see S. 3137, 3138), S5228 [25MY]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: revise boundaries of Jekyll Island Unit (see S. 2492), S2730 [3AP]

National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 465), S4051 [4MY]

Tariff: clarify classification of high-density fiberboard (see S. 3129), S5228 [25MY]

———copper lawn sprinklers (see S. 3153), S5228 [25MY]

———diuron (see S. 3143), S5228 [25MY]

———40-piece carbide router bit set for woodworking (see S. 3135), S5228 [25MY]

———4,4N-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see S. 3139), S5228 [25MY]

———4-piece or 5-piece fireplace tools of iron or steel (see S. 3149), S5228 [25MY]

———garden hoses measuring 150 feet or 50 feet in length, manufactured from non-recycled materials, having polyvinyl chloride interior tubing, and having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa spray nozzle (see S. 3154), S5228 [25MY]

———grass shears with rotating blade (see S. 3136), S5228 [25MY]

———household one-step, two-step, and three-step steel ladders (see S. 3148), S5228 [25MY]

———Krovar IDF (see S. 3146), S5228 [25MY]

———linuron (see S. 3145), S5228 [25MY]

———liquidation or reliquidation of high-density fiberboard-core, laminate panels (see S. 3130, 3131, 3132), S5228 [25MY] (see S. 3459, 3460, 3461, 3462, 3463, 3464, 3465, 3466, 3467, 3468, 3469, 3470, 3471, 3472, 3473, 3474), S5598 [7JN]

———methyl acrylate (see S. 3134), S5228 [25MY]

———methyl (E)-methoxyimino-2(2-o-tolyoxymethyl)phenyl) acetate (kresoxim methyl) mixtures (see S. 3142), S5228 [25MY]

———methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-oxymethyl]phenyl)-N-meth oxycarbanose (pyraclostrobin) (see S. 3141), S5228 [25MY]

———N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride (mepiquat chloride) (see S. 3144), S5228 [25MY]

———120-piece, 90-piece, and 60-piece drill bit sets for woodworking (see S. 3151), S5228 [25MY]

———120-piece drill and driver bit sets for woodworking (see S. 3152), S5228 [25MY]

———sulfide pigments (see S. 3140), S5228 [25MY]

———tarpaulins measuring 9-feet by 12-feet with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coating (see S. 3150), S5228 [25MY]

———3,3', 4-4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic (see S. 3133), S5228 [25MY]

———tractor body parts (see S. 3147), S5228 [25MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: exempt woven fiberglass mesh fabric from certain quotas (see S. 3362), S5430 [5JN]

Cloture motions

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379 [16FE], S1522 [28FE]

———clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), motion to proceed, S1169 [14FE], S1379 [16FE]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2393 [16MR], S2896 [5AP], S3358 [7AP]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191 [25MY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding: Kenneth J. Kreig, Dept. of Defense, S6337 [22JN]

Privilege of the floor

Golshir, Justin, S3759 [27AP]

Sanford, Beth, S6321 [21JN]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S276 [30JA]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, S5705 [12JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3680 [27AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6539 [27JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care benefits for National Guard members and reservists under TRICARE, S6374 [22JN]

Atlanta Gas Light Inc.: anniversary, S1349 [15FE]

Batten, Timothy C., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S1776 [6MR]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S352 [31JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4523 [12MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2109 [14MR], S2260 [16MR]

Burma: condemn military junta for recent campaign of terror against ethnic minorities and call on the U.N. Security Council to adopt immediately a binding non-punitive resolution on Burma (S. Res. 484), S4816 [18MY]

Congress: authorize appointment of committee to escort Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi into the House chamber for joint session, S1553 [28FE]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1946 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding, S2260 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5705 [12JN], S5926, S5927 [15JN], S6252 [21JN], S6336, S6337, S6342, S6374 [22JN]

———conduct a comprehensive review of mortuary affairs, S3680 [27AP]

———F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding, S6337, S6342 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S2109 [14MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6539 [27JN]

———protect, S6539 [27JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S7361-S7363 [12JY]

Georgia: tribute to Army National Guard 48th Brigade Combat Team, S5217 [25MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1946 [9MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5314 [26MY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), S4464 [11MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, S2705 [3AP]

———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, S2549 [30MR]

———modify eligibility requirements for blue card status and increase fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status, S5096, S5099 [24MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4669, S4670 [17MY]

———prohibit granting of legal status, or adjustment of status for individuals who entered the U.S. illegally until border security measures have been fully implemented, S4581 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2549 [30MR], S2705 [3AP], S2877 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4581 [16MY], S4669, S4670 [17MY], S4789, S4791 [18MY], S4865, S4866, S4867, S4868, S4869, S4870 [22MY], S5096, S5099, S5104 [24MY]

———require agricultural employers pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S2878 [5AP]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4789, S4791 [18MY], S4865, S4866, S4867, S4868, S4869, S4870 [22MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S7361 [12JY]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S5927 [15JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6252 [21JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S377 [31JA]

National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 465), S4090 [4MY]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S782 [8FE]

National Sibling Connection Day: designate (S. Res. 381), S1553 [28FE]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 384), S1554 [28FE]

Senate: legislative program, S781 [8FE], S1554 [28FE], S4817 [18MY]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), S4815, S4816 [18MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), S4816 [18MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S1618 [2MR]

University of Georgia: dedication of Paul Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, S3369 [7AP]

Wheeler, Pete: Veterans Council of the Golden Isles Veteran of the Century award recipient, S6779 [29JN]

Women: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (S. 23), S4464 [11MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5697 [12JN]

Denmark, Leila Daughtry, S442 [1FE]

Godsey, Kirby, S4687 [17MY]

Greenspan, Alan, S352 [31JA]

Kraus, Kenneth, S6010 [16JN]

Long, Jacob, S6010 [16JN]

Matthews, Michael, S6010 [16JN]

Scott, Robert L., Jr., S1678 [3MR]

Walden, Phil, S3791 [1MY]

Whitehead, Joseph, S2464 [28MR]