NELSON, BEN (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454 [1FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2047 [13MR], S2109, S2131 [14MR], S2219 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5891 [14JN], S6063 [19JN], S6155 [20JN], S6290 [21JN], S6351, S6352, S6386, S6387, S6429, S6430, S6435 [22JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4480, S4499, S4500 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2814 [4AP], S3054 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4651, S4697 [17MY], S4984 [23MY]

Appointments

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

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), S5118 [24MY]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3590 [26AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 38), S5718 [12JN]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S3213 [6AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S1540 [28FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see S. 2201), S1834 [7MR]

FCC: make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas (see S. 2653), S4554 [15MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5228 [25MY]

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), S5341 [26MY]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see S. 1406), S2122 [14MR]

Iran: condemn violations of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, suspend uranium enrichment activities, refer to U.N. Security Council, and call on others to end cooperation on nuclear program (see S. Con. Res. 76), S19 [20JA] (see S. Con. Res. 76), S123 [25JA]

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

Medicare: prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see S. 2255), S1129 [13FE]

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

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

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S2800 [4AP]

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 508), S7417 [12JY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S2903 [5AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3617), S6786 [29JN]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S5951 [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]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see S. Res. 500), S7417 [12JY]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see S. 3238), S5230 [25MY]

Taxation: extend certain energy tax incentives (see S. 2401), S5343 [26MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S6283 [21JN]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2390), S2028 [13MR]

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]

Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 2416), S5660 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see S. 3276), S5341 [26MY]

Immigration: provide for true enforcement and border security (see S. 2368), S1680 [3MR] (see S. 2377), S1833 [7MR]

Japan: authorize appropriate action against Japan for failing to resume the importation of U.S. beef in a timely manner (see S. 3364), S5430 [5JN]

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), S211 [26JA]

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

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (see S. 2751), S4051 [4MY]

Tariff: avermectin B, 1,4''-deoxy-4''-methylamino-, (4''r)-, benzoate (see S. 3376), S5430 [5JN]

———azoxystrobin formulations (see S. 3375), S5430 [5JN]

———clodinafop-propargyl formulations (see S. 3374), S5430 [5JN]

———cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 3373), S5430 [5JN]

———cyproconazole technical (see S. 3372), S5430 [5JN]

———difenoconazole/mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 3371), S5430 [5JN]

———fludioxonil technical (see S. 3370), S5430 [5JN]

———metalaxyl-M technical (see S. 3369), S5430 [5JN]

———permethrin (see S. 3368), S5430 [5JN]

———pinoxaden technical (see S. 3365), S5430 [5JN]

———pinoxaden/cloquintocet formulations (see S. 3367), S5430 [5JN]

———tralkoxydim mixtures (see S. 3366), S5430 [5JN]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2263, S2282 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4653 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure earmarked funds are used solely for designated projects and not by the agency for administrative costs, S2263, S2282 [16MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1942 [9MR]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (S. 2128), S1942 [9MR]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4448, S4460 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4140 [8MY]

Immigration: 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, S5083 [24MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2878 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4653 [17MY], S5083 [24MY]

Japan: authorize appropriate action against Japan for failing to resume the importation of U.S. beef in a timely manner (S. 3364), S6737 [29JN]

Leeling, Gerald J.: Military Officers Association of America Colonel Paul W. Arcari Meritorious Achievement Award recipient, S2528 [29MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance, S2301 [16MR]

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 (S. Res. 355), S231 [26JA], S777 [7FE]

National security: prohibit any company owned or controlled by a foreign government that recognized the Taliban from owning, leasing, operating, or managing property or facilities at a U.S. port, S1942 [9MR]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (S. 2751), S4073 [4MY]

Telecommunications: implement certain reforms, S1125 [13FE]

Texts of

S. 2751, National Integrated Drought Information System Act, S4074 [4MY]