GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)

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), S3521 [25AP], S3733 [27AP], S3809 [1MY], S4015 [4MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S490, S492, S495, S530, S572, S609, S649, S678, S679, S681 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2152, S2203, S2209 [15MR], S2381, S2383 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1872, S1905 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5977 [15JN], S6169, S6171 [20JN], S6285, S6317 [21JN], S6430 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7354 [11JY], S7439 [12JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2731 [3AP], S2834, S2835, S2836 [4AP], S2942, S2954, S2974 [5AP], S3293, S3294, S3295 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4559, S4563, S4564 [15MY], S4619 [16MY], S4665, S4713 [17MY], S4750, S4813 [18MY], S4911 [22MY], S5013 [23MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2830, Pension Security and Transparency Act, S1755 [3MR]

———H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, S1139 [14FE]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4725 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

How To Soak the Rich (the George Bush Way), Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal, S4408 [11MY]

Movie for All Time, Jonah Goldberg, National Review (publication), S1347 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S3986 [3MY]

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

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

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), S2731 [3AP]

———make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (see S. 3561), S6457 [23JN]

———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 Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (see S. 2307), S1541 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S2534 [29MR]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (see S. 2591), S3212 [6AP]

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

Health: permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see S. 2618), S3378 [7AP]

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

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1071 [10FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S3985 [3MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2603 [30MR]

National Guard: commend members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes (see S. Res. 355), S447 [1FE]

National Liberty Mall Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see S. 2495), S2730 [3AP]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 508), S7286 [10JY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 357), S249 [27JA]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S4340 [10MY]

News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (see S. 2831), S5875 [14JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see S. 2560), S3211 [6AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 960), S124 [25JA]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S6635 [28JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 472), S4339 [10MY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: establish position of Director and make position subject to Senate approval (see S. 2919), S4891 [22MY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3582), S6560 [27JN]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S1176 [14FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see S. 2418), S4052 [4MY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1508), S3985 [3MY]

Taxation: increase penalties for failure to file actuarial reports on certain pension plans (see S. 2919), S4891 [22MY]

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]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S1790 [6MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S3984 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (see S. 2395), S1965 [9MR]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S769 [7FE]

Children and youth: improve outcomes for children in families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction and reauthorize the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (see S. 3525), S5950 [15JN]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see S. 3553), S6283 [21JN]

Courts: provide for detection and prevention of inappropriate conduct in the Federal judiciary (see S. 2678), S3704 [27AP]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 3480), S5659 [8JN]

Crime: improve prohibitions on money laundering (see S. 2402), S2027 [13MR]

Foreign trade: enhance and improve U.S. trade relations by strengthening U.S. trade enforcement efforts and encouraging trading partners to adhere to the rules and norms of international trade (see S. 2467), S2467 [28MR]

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]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3984 [3MY] (see S. Res. 495), S5230 [25MY]

Native Americans: improve health care under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 3524), S5950 [15JN]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 97), S5599 [7JN]

Social Security: limit service of members of certain trust fund boards of trustees and require the President to consult with Committee on Finance (Senate) prior to nomination of members of such boards (see S. 2752), S4051 [4MY]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 2913), S4836 [19MY]

———exempt passenger vehicles eligible for the alternative motor vehicle credit and the credit for qualified electric vehicles from the limitation on depreciation for luxury automobiles (see S. 2345), S1579 [1MR]

———extend certain energy tax incentives (see S. 2401), S2027 [13MR]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 3569), S6492 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2393 [16MR]

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

Stickler, Richard E.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, S5591 [7JN]

Descriptions

Small Business Efficiency Act (S. 2913), S4839 [19MY]

Letters

American University governance issues: by, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4691 [17MY]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: by, S3500 [25AP]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Joan Watson-Nelson, S172 [26JA]

Prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor: James E. Mendenhall, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S6761 [29JN]

Memorandums

Alternative Minimum Tax Effects: George Yin, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S497 [2FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S493, S495 [2FE], S1116, S1117, S1118 [13FE]

Privilege of the floor

Dane, Calvin, S6853 [29JN]

Freeman, Anne, S4503 [11MY]

Goff, Elizabeth, S4503 [11MY]

Ugone, Russ, S6853 [29JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (S. 2395), S1967 [9MR]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S168 [26JA], S267 [30JA]

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), S4015 [4MY]

Armed Forces: military equipment funding, S495 [2FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2250), S770 [7FE]

Budget: deficit, S1139 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S438 [1FE], S723 [6FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S392, S415, S420, S433, S435 [1FE], S474, S481, S482, S489, S490, S491, S493, S495, S497, S499 [2FE], S1080 [13FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4386, S4394, S4407, S4408, S4412, S4417, S4441 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1086, S1088, S1116, S1117, S1118 [13FE], S1136, S1137, S1138, S1139 [14FE]

———reconciliation process, S1080 [13FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2149, S2152, S2166, S2168, S2169, S2178, S2179, S2182 [15MR], S2266, S2276 [16MR]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (S. 3553), S6287 [21JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1873 [8MR], S2457 [28MR]

Courts: permit judges who must sell financial holdings to avoid conflict of interest to reinvest and defer paying capital gains tax until substitute investment is liquidated, S499 [2FE]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S267 [30JA]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 3480), S5661 [8JN]

Crime: improve prohibitions on money laundering (S. 2402), S2032 [13MR]

———make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (S. 3561), S6495 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: increase military operations funding by eliminating repeal of sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, S1138 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7301 [11JY]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7301 [11JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5548 [7JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4408 [11MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5945 [15JN]

FDA: approval process for Cyberonics, Inc., vagus nerve stimulator, S1388 [16FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6487 [26JN]

Foreign policy: extend Presidential trade promotion authority during agricultural negotiations of World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3179-S3181 [6AP]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6747 [29JN]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, S6761 [29JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1873 [8MR], S2457 [28MR]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S3354 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S3500 [25AP], S4855 [22MY], S4943, S4946, S4952 [23MY], S5163 [25MY]

———reform (S. 2612), S3500 [25AP]

———reform the employment eligibility verification system used to determine legal status of workers, S4943, S4946, S4952 [23MY]

———require resident aliens to pay back taxes under the earned income tax credit program for credits received while the aliens' status was illegal, S5163 [25MY]

IRS: tax law enforcement efforts funding, S2276 [16MR]

Lambright, James H.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S1882 [8MR]

Medicaid: funding, S723 [6FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S723 [6FE]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S2149, S2152, S2178 [15MR]

———improve implementation of the prescription drug benefit, S482-S484, S490 [2FE], S1086 [13FE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2166, S2168, S2179 [15MR]

———provide a prescription drug benefit program which is administered directly through Medicare, S2266 [16MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, S1137 [14FE]

———provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit, S482, S491 [2FE]

Motion pictures: tribute to ``Groundhog Day'', S1347 [15FE]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 357), S324 [30JA]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (S. Res. 462), S3990 [3MY]

Paulson, Henry M., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S6615 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4106 [5MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S7301 [11JY]

Point of order, S489, S491, S493, S495, S496 [2FE]

Power resources: increase the production and use of ethanol, S4106 [5MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, S4106 [5MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (S. Con. Res. 97), S5605 [7JN]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 47), S2188 [15MR], S2238 [16MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S723 [6FE]

Schwab, Susan C.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S5646 [8JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S4463 [11MY]

Senate: require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S1873 [8MR], S2457 [28MR]

Social Security: transfer funds from the Disaster Relief Fund to SSA for necessary expenses and losses related to Hurricane Katrina, S4015 [4MY]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (S. 2913), S4837 [19MY]

———count certain wages for services in determining the wage limitation, S4441 [11MY]

———eliminate income limitation on conversions from traditional individual retirement accounts to Roth individual retirement accounts, S4417 [11MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S474-S476, S481 [2FE], S2182 [15MR]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S392, S420, S435 [1FE], S497 [2FE], S1081, S1117 [13FE], S1136, S1137 [14FE], S4386, S4394, S4407, S4412 [11MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, S1086, S1088 [13FE], S1136, S1137 [14FE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S474-S476, S481 [2FE]

Thomas, Edward: National Football League High School Coach of the Year award recipient, S1577 [1MR]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6747, S6761, S6769 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S493 [2FE], S1116 [13FE]

Reports filed

Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3525), S5949 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3525) (S. Rept. 109-269), S6457 [23JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524), S5949 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 109-278), S7415 [12JY]

Nomination of Henry M. Paulson, Jr., To Be Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S6634 [28JN]

Nomination of Susan C. Schwab To Be U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4891 [22MY]

Nomination of W. Ralph Basham To Be Dept. of Homeland Security Commissioner of Customs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4795 [18MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3569), S6634 [28JN]

Statements

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act Conference Report: by, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4394 [11MY]

Summaries

Report on FDA Approval Process for Cyberonics, Inc., Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1388 [16FE]

Texts of

S. 2250, Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act, S771 [7FE]

S. 2345, America's Business Choice Act, S1581 [1MR]

S. 2395, require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail, S1967 [9MR]

S. 2401, Alternative Energy Extender Act, S2035 [13MR]

S. 2402, Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, S2033 [13MR]

S. 2810, Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act, S4621 [16MY]

S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act, S4837-S4839 [19MY]

S. 3553, 10 by 10 Act, S6288 [21JN]

Tributes

Anderson, Stuart, S208 [26JA]

Basham, W. Ralph, S5485 [6JN]

Book, Douglas W., S117 [25JA]

Field, Nathan R., S248 [27JA]

Fitzgerald, A. Ernest, S1780 [6MR]

Jaenke, Jaime, S5945 [15JN]

Jones, Jeremy S., S7281 [10JY]

Leusink, William J., S5424 [5JN]

Meister, Tobias, S110 [25JA]

Sesker, Daniel L., S3797 [1MY]

Wall, Mark, S4327 [10MY]