BURNS, CONRAD R. (a Senator from Montana)

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), S3563, S3620 [26AP], S3733 [27AP], S4053 [4MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S650 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2043, S2046 [13MR], S2075, S2131 [14MR], S2203 [15MR], S2262, S2381 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1906 [8MR], S1966 [9MR]

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), S775 [7FE], S1273, S1274, S1316 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5876, S5892 [14JN], S5979 [15JN], S6163, S6175 [20JN], S6295, S6301, S6313, S6317 [21JN], S6346, S6377, S6387, S6388, S6427, S6430, S6433, S6436 [22JN], S6561 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7430, S7431, S7437 [12JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2705, S2739 [3AP], S2810 [4AP], S3269 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4562 [15MY], S4619, S4627 [16MY], S4685, S4723 [17MY], S4975, S4976, S5020 [23MY], S5095, S5119 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S4029 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 2438), S2313 [16MR]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 2658), S4618 [16MY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S5779 [13JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S1461 [17FE]

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

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S3801 [1MY]

Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: establish (see S. 2186), S123 [25JA]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see S. 2824), S4695 [17MY]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S4052 [4MY]

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), S3894 [2MY]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S14 [18JA] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see S. 3499), S5779 [13JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2784), S4468 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see S. 2157), S1644 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 1722), S3705 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S865 [8FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S1965 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Assistant Sec. for Rural Veterans and improve care provided to veterans living in rural areas (see S. 2433), S2312 [16MR]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S3422 [24AP]

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), S1965 [9MR]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S4967 [23MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S1579 [1MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S5343 [26MY]

Economy: improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy (see S. 2802), S4892 [22MY]

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]

FCC: make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas (see S. 2653), S3588 [26AP]

———reevaluate band plans for certain frequencies and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas (see S. 1767), S3589 [26AP]

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 S. 3275), S5432 [5JN]

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 (see S. 22), S3984 [3MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 445), S3506 [25AP]

Immigration: prohibit unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the U.S. and another country (see S. 2355), S1966 [9MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 3548), S6283 [21JN]

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

Library Services and Technology Act: ensure that tribal libraries that receive assistance are eligible for E-rate assistance to the same extent as other libraries receiving such assistance (see S. 2378), S1833 [7MR]

Mead, Kenneth M.: tribute (see S. Res. 382), S1461 [17FE]

Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (see S. 2810), S4617 [16MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 3500), S5779 [13JN]

———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), S5118 [24MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S1790 [6MR]

Missouri River: permit the use of certain funds for recovery and mitigation activities in the upper basin (see S. 2371), S1835 [7MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S2415 [27MR]

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

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 371), S1175 [14FE]

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), S2534 [29MR]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 486), S4891 [22MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S3212 [6AP]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S6457 [23JN]

Passports: allow children to travel to Canada without passports, develop system to allow day trips to Canada without passports, and limit cost of passport cards or similar alternatives (see S. 2632), S3420 [24AP]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S7332 [11JY]

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]

———permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see S. 3325), S5342 [26MY] (see S. 3623), S6787 [29JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see S. 1881), S3379 [7AP]

Taxation: increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (see S. 2424), S4967 [23MY]

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

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1864), S125 [25JA]

———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S4211 [9MY]

Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (see S. 2791), S4469 [11MY]

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]

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 (see S. 23), S3984 [3MY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 2278), S4892 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: extend the suspended service ticket honor requirement (see S. 2572), S3211 [6AP]

Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (see S. 2633), S3420 [24AP]

Cemeteries and funerals: provide support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations (see S. 2814), S4617 [16MY]

Drugs: establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (see S. 2315), S1414 [16FE]

House of Representatives: exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment (see S. 2693), S3893 [2MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: temporarily suspend revised tax treatment of kerosene for use in aviation (see S. 2666), S3703 [27AP]

St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (see S. 3563), S6457 [23JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for high deductible health plan premiums and a credit for certain employment taxes paid relative to such premiums and contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 2494), S2730 [3AP]

———provide a credit to rural primary health providers (see S. 2789), S4469 [11MY]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of high-quality, advanced telecommunications and broadband services, technologies, and networks and establish permanent mechanism for universal service (see S. 2256), S864 [8FE]

Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 2416), S2201 [15MR]

Cloture motions

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5509 [6JN], S5628 [8JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5424 [5JN], S5534 [7JN]

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

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, S1561 [1MR]

Letters

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Donald Dulle, Jr., Flathead Beverage Co., S5622 [8JN]

———Mary Jo Lane, S5622 [8JN]

———Merelee Manuel, S5622 [8JN]

———Robert Rumney, S5622 [8JN]

Veterans health care funding: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S2094 [14MR]

Privilege of the floor

Campbell, Mike, S4379 [10MY]

Remarks

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), S3692 [27AP]

Aviation: extend the suspended service ticket honor requirement (S. 2572), S3234 [6AP]

Billings, MT: anniversary of Head Start, Inc., S3415 [24AP]

Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (S. 2633), S3424 [24AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2074, S2075, S2076, S2094 [14MR]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (S. 2824), S4690 [17MY]

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), S842, S843 [8FE], S1155 [14FE]

———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), motion to proceed, S742 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 2663), S3707 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct tests of unmanned aerial vehicles for border surveillance along Canadian border, S7391 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7286 [10JY], S7391 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (S. 2253), S857 [8FE]

Drugs: establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (S. 2315), S1433 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (S. 1112), S5335 [26MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5621 [8JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5523 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S5867 [14JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4308 [10MY]

———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 (H.R. 4838), S4039 [4MY]

House of Representatives: exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment, S5096 [24MY]

———exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment (S. 2693), S3896 [2MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2801 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S5096 [24MY], S5679 [9JN]

Missoula, MT: tribute to Loyola Sacred Heart High School speech and debate team, S2024 [13MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3437 [25AP]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3437 [25AP]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, S4006 [4MY]

Spurgeon, Dennis R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Energy, S2407 [27MR]

St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (S. 3563), S6458 [23JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans and a credit for certain employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for such plans and contributions to health savings accounts (S. 2494), S2732 [3AP]

———provide a credit to rural primary health providers (S. 2789), S4472 [11MY]

———treatment of beer (S. 722), S4208 [9MY]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of high-quality, advanced telecommunications and broadband services, technologies, and networks and establish permanent mechanism for universal service (S. 2256), S866 [8FE]

Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (S. 2416), S2205 [15MR]

———health care funding, S1831 [7MR], S2075, S2076, S2094 [14MR]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5386), S6783 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 2416, Veterans Employment and Training Act, S2205 [15MR]

S. 2494, allow a tax deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans and a credit for certain employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for such plans and contributions to health savings accounts, S2732 [3AP]

S. 2789, Rural Physicians Relief Act, S4472 [11MY]

Tributes

Adolph, Thelma, S3415 [24AP]

Cleverly, Robert, S2797 [4AP]