BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

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], S3560, S3620, S3623 [26AP], S3691 [27AP], S3820, S3821, S3832, S3836, S3837 [1MY], S3895, S3905, S3909 [2MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S493, S516, S645, S647, S663, S680 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2103, S2123, S2130, S2138 [14MR], S2203, S2217 [15MR], S2262, S2264, S2267, S2315, S2381 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1905, S1908 [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), S1269, S1270 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5718 [12JN], S5781 [13JN], S5882 [14JN], S6014 [16JN], S6156 [20JN], S6239, S6300, S6309, S6317, S6318 [21JN], S6353, S6357, S6378, S6430, S6433 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7316, S7340, S7346, S7348 [11JY], S7395, S7417, S7429, S7440 [12JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S6155 [20JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5600 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6586 [27JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4365 [10MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2962, S2964 [5AP], S3259 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4770, S4798, S4812 [18MY], S4981 [23MY], S5094, S5104 [24MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]

Articles and editorials

Amnesty for Iraq Rebels Is Planned, Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S6246 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S4796 [18MY]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1965 [9MR]

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), S5491 [6JN]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see S. 2556), S4052 [4MY]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S1965 [9MR]

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

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see S. Res. 398), S2314 [16MR]

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service (see S. Res. 468), S4051 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 86), S2902 [5AP]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S2416 [27MR]

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 312), S6284 [21JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S511 [2FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S4836 [19MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 2642), S3506 [25AP]

Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (see S. 2917), S4836 [19MY]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 3591), S6634 [28JN]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (see S. 2361), S1644 [2MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see S. 3458), S5598 [7JN]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S447 [1FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 1722), S5431 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S4892 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see S. 2314), S1414 [16FE] (see S. Res. 372), S1354 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S5875 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see S. 2970), S5118 [24MY]

———reauthorize programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans (see S. 1180), S3589 [26AP]

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), S5431 [5JN]

Ecology and environment: ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (see S. 3515), S5874 [14JN]

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), S2202 [15MR]

———make college more afffordable, fulfill commitments to fully fund certain education programs, and reject proposed education budget cuts (see S. Res. 395), S1965 [9MR]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 2039), S769 [7FE]

———provide student borrowers with basic rights, including the right to timely information about their loans and the right to make fair and reasonable loan payments (see S. 3255), S5492 [6JN]

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), S2314 [16MR]

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

———require issuance of a final order relative to usage of white spaces of the broadband spectrum (see S. 2327), S1461 [17FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1221), S2416 [27MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 2302), S4052 [4MY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 1911), S6560 [27JN]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2364), S1644 [2MR]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S2028 [13MR]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2180), S123 [25JA]

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

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 2825), S4695 [17MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S3801 [1MY]

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), S1644 [2MR] (see S. 2652), S3588 [26AP]

India: condemn commuter rail terrorist attacks in Mumbai and express condolences to victims and their families (see S. Res. 527), S7415 [12JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 1915), S1894 [8MR]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see S. Res. 427), S2902 [5AP]

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. 78), S249 [27JA]

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

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see S. Res. 504), S5598 [7JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S4052 [4MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 99), S5717 [12JN]

Medicaid: expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see S. 2916), S4836 [19MY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2342), S1579 [1MR]

———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), S4892 [22MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S5875 [14JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S865 [8FE]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see S. 2255), S864 [8FE]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 2354), S1644 [2MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 2183), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2183), S123 [25JA]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2409), S7285 [10JY]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see S. 2181), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2181), S123 [25JA]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S864 [8FE]

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

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (see S. 2725), S5492 [6JN]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S770 [7FE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 3543), S6154 [20JN]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 479), S4554 [15MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S6635 [28JN]

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

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S3379 [7AP]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 390), S1790 [6MR]

National security: prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (see S. 2334), S1539 [28FE]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S. 2333), S1504 [27FE]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (see S. 2486), S4108 [5MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S3589 [26AP]

———clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 2643), S3705 [27AP]

———promote development of small business concerns (see S. 1907), S1965 [9MR]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2382), S1834 [7MR] (see S. 2510), S2901 [5AP]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S1834 [7MR]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S2202 [15MR]

———reduce U.S. addiction to oil, ensure near-term energy affordability, accelerate clean fuels and electricity, provide government leadership for a reliable energy future (see S. 2829), S4695 [17MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S5660 [8JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (see S. 2855), S4893 [22MY]

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (see S. Res. 365), S729 [6FE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S6283 [21JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see S. 3238), S5718 [12JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see S. Res. 383), S1645 [2MR]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1449), S125 [25JA]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs (see S. 2636), S3802 [1MY]

———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S2202 [15MR]

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

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S4892 [22MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 2278), S6062 [19JN]

———strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4891 [22MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 437), S3212 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2593), S3212 [6AP]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 2392), S1893 [8MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see S. 2432), S2312 [16MR]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see S. 2567), S3211 [6AP]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 2465), S2467 [28MR]

Government: require purchase of fuel efficient automobiles (see S. 2773), S4211 [9MY]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S.J. Res. 39), S5490 [6JN]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see S. 2671), S3704 [27AP]

Los Angeles River: revitalize (see S. 2667), S3703 [27AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see S. 2294), S1413 [16FE]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3503), S5779 [13JN]

Terrorism: protect the public against the threat of attacks targeting nuclear powerplants (see S. 3594), S6634 [28JN]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (see S. 2675), S3704 [27AP]

Veterans: mental health care funding (see S. 2351), S1579 [1MR]

Cloture motions

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S5510 [6JN], S5640 [8JN]

Colloquies

San Diego Naval Medical Center Comprehensive Casualty Care Center funding: by, S3952 [3MY]

Factsheets

Sacramento Region Is at Greater Risk of Flooding Than Any Other Major U.S. Metropolitan Area—Full Federal Partnership Is Critical to Protecting This Vital Region, S3883 [2MY]

Letters

Democratic Party national agenda: by, S6594 [28JN]

Port Security—Federal Agendas vs. Terminal Operators Responsibilities: James P. Fox, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, S1933 [9MR]

Sacramento River Bank Protection Project funding: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S3883 [2MY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Iraq, S438 [1FE], S3203 [6AP]

California Olympic medal recipients, S1958 [9MR]

Organizations oppposed to S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4197 [9MY]

Poems

``We Have Lived and Loved Together,'' Charles Jeffreys, S2431 [28MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2593), S3242 [6AP]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (S. 2392), S1900 [8MR]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S107 [25JA], S309 [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), S3541 [26AP], S3787 [1MY], S3883, S3884, S3885 [2MY], S3952 [3MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, S4872 [22MY]

———improve mental health screening and services for military personnel, S6362 [22JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6546 [27JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S438 [1FE], S3203 [6AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3415 [24AP]

———ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (S. Res. 320), S3415 [24AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3978 [3MY]

Brooklyn, NY: closing of George Wingate High School, S5947 [15JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S469 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4401 [11MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2264 [16MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S309 [30JA]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (S. 2567), S3229 [6AP]

California State University, San Bernardino: anniversary, S3981 [3MY]

California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus: tribute, S859 [8FE]

Chinese New Year: observance, S116 [25JA]

Civil liberties: 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]

Climate: global warming, S6593 [28JN]

Coalinga, CA: anniversary, S2531 [29MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1864 [8MR], S1933 [9MR]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: Sacramento River Bank Protection Project funding, S3883, S3884, S3885 [2MY]

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), S1154 [14FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6593 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6202, S6245, S6246 [21JN], S6362, S6364, S6393 [22JN]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW, S6364 [22JN]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (S. 2465), S2472 [28MR]

Education: funding, S2264 [16MR]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S4589 [16MY]

English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., S4763 [18MY]

———declare as national language of U.S., S4763 [18MY]

Executive Office of the President: urge disclosure of contacts with Jack Abramoff, S469 [2FE], S1864 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5482 [6JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6546 [27JN], S6593 [28JN]

———protect, S6546 [27JN]

Gold, Philip M.: San Bernardino, CA, Congregation Emanu El Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipient, S4330 [10MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1864 [8MR], S1933 [9MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, S1958 [9MR]

———expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5313 [26MY]

Hazardous substances: increase efforts to clean up Superfund sites, S6593 [28JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4195, S4197, S4198 [9MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S4190, S4195 [9MY]

Hesperia, CA: tribute to Hesperia Junior High School Hands-Off Telephone Band team, S6779 [29JN]

Immigration: improve border security, S3541 [26AP]

———modify conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. are granted legal status, S4930 [23MY]

———prohibit aliens who are currently outside the U.S. from participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4589 [16MY]

———reduce maximum number of nonimmigrants participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4602 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S3787 [1MY]

———reform (S. 2611), S4589, S4602 [16MY], S4763 [18MY], S4872 [22MY], S4930 [23MY], S5094, S5095, S5104 [24MY]

———require employers to first recruit U.S. workers for positions prior to petitioning for authorization to hire a nonimmigrant participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S5094, S5095 [24MY]

Iraq: killing of U.S. soliders by members of Iraqi security forces, S6393 [22JN]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S6246 [21JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6245, S6246 [21JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (S.J. Res. 39), S5506 [6JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S4466 [11MY]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (S. Con. Res. 60), S2865 [5AP]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5306 [26MY]

Kerman, CA: anniversary, S3890 [2MY]

Larson, Stephen G.: nomination to be district judge, S2295 [16MR]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (S. 2671), S3714 [27AP]

Minimum wage: level, S6202 [21JN]

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, S1933 [9MR]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, S1958 [9MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (S. 2294), S1415 [16FE], S1958 [9MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3787 [1MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3787 [1MY]

San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Center for Provisional Accelerated Learning, S1535 [28FE]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of MANA (organization), S3417 [24AP]

———San Diego Naval Medical Center Comprehensive Casualty Care Center funding, S3952 [3MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of earthquake, S1127 [13FE]

———anniversary of historic Japantown, S1536 [28FE]

Smith, Milan D., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4574 [16MY]

Terrorism: protect the public against the threat of attacks targeting nuclear powerplants (S. 3594), S6717 [28JN]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (S. 2675), S3716 [27AP]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6759 [29JN]

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, S1614 [2MR]

University of California, Los Angeles: anniversary of Williams Institute, S1535 [28FE]

Veterans: improve treatment provided to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, S3787 [1MY]

———mental health care funding (S. 2351), S1582 [1MR]

Votes: position on missed, S5331 [26MY]

Westside Center for Independent Living: anniversary, S1536 [28FE]

Songs

``Lift Every Voice and Sing,'' James Weldon Johnson, S4466 [11MY]

Texts of

S. 2593, Freedom of Choice Act, S3242 [6AP]

S. 2672, provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence, S3715 [27AP]

S.J. Res. 39, spur Iraqi political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S5506 [6JN]

Tributes

Bailey, Gregory J., S1957 [9MR]

Byrd, Erma Ora, S2431 [28MR]

Byrd, Senator, S5767 [13JN]

Byrne, William M., Jr., S365 [31JA]

Chu Lin, Sam, S2025 [13MR]

Crow, David L., S1537 [28FE]

Firebaugh, Marco A., S3502 [25AP]

Friedan, Betty, S1410 [16FE]

McCaffrey, Patrick, S6245 [21JN]

Owens, Alvin E. (Buck), S2529 [29MR]

Portillo, Manuel, S3891 [2MY]

Reeve, Dana, S1955 [9MR]

Robertson, William R., S364 [31JA]

Rosa, Maria C., S3981 [3MY]

Scott, Earl H., S1537 [28FE]

Tatsuno, Dave, S1536 [28FE]

Tyson, Andre, S6245 [21JN]

Winston, Arthur, S2464 [28MR]

Wittwer, Frank C., S1124 [13FE]

Wong, Delbert E., S2531 [29MR]