SALAZAR, KEN (a Senator from Colorado)

Addresses

George Washington's Farewell Address: read by, S1451-S1456 [17FE]

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), S3620, S3622 [26AP], S3668 [27AP], S3786, S3802, S3810, S3811, S3836 [1MY], S3878, S3895 [2MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S512, S647, S663, S677, S680, S681 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2046 [13MR], S2056, S2085, S2109, S2123, S2124, S2129, S2131, S2132, S2134, S2135 [14MR], S2203, S2211, S2212, S2217 [15MR], S2232, S2244, S2250, S2262, S2270, S2273, S2315, S2381, S2382 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1908 [8MR], S2469 [28MR]

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), S1264, S1268 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5817, S5818 [13JN], S5890, S5892 [14JN], S5933, S5936, S5970, S5980, S5981 [15JN], S5996, S6018 [16JN], S6062, S6091 [19JN], S6155 [20JN], S6204, S6291, S6292, S6296, S6308 [21JN], S6353, S6356, S6382, S6384, S6434, S6435 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7316, S7339, S7340, S7341 [11JY], S7387, S7417 [12JY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4375 [10MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2731 [3AP], S3380 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4577, S4627 [16MY], S4697, S4719 [17MY], S4757, S4761, S4770, S4811, S4812, S4813, S4814 [18MY], S4902, S4912 [22MY], S4980 [23MY], S5232 [25MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S779 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: call on government to uphold freedom of religion and urge the U.S. to promote religious freedom in Afghanistan (see S. Res. 421), S2800 [4AP]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 2487), S4108 [5MY]

———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), S5684 [9JN]

Army: acquire land for the purpose of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (see S. 2761), S4155 [8MY]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S5431 [5JN]

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

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3894 [2MY]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (see S. 2459), S3421 [24AP]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S2468 [28MR]

Civil liberties: limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (see S. 2369), S1790 [6MR]

Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see S. 472), S6634 [28JN]

Congress: require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (see S. 2179), S126 [25JA]

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]

Crime: prohibit unauthorized removal or use of personal information contained in a database owned, operated, or maintained by the Federal Government (see S. 3506), S5951 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 1862), S7416 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S5343 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5229 [25MY]

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), S6635 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the central and lower Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir (see S. 3611), S6786 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize appropriations to improve security for personal data and provide remedial assistance to veterans and other persons who have had personal data stolen (see S. 3592), S6634 [28JN]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado (see S. 2387), S1893 [8MR]

———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]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S2468 [28MR]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S5660 [8JN]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see S. 1698), S511 [2FE]

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]

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: extend the educational flexibility program (see S. 2363), S1644 [2MR]

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), S1176 [14FE]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S7416 [12JY]

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), S5599 [7JN]

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

Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2698), S3893 [2MY]

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), S1644 [2MR]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S1354 [15FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 330), S6634 [28JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 2284), S1540 [28FE]

———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. 2652), S4053 [4MY]

Indonesia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see S. Res. 503), S5718 [12JN]

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]

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]

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), S4798 [18MY]

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

———permanently extend the floor on the work geographic adjustment under the fee schedule for physicians' services (see S. 3516), S5949 [15JN]

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S125 [25JA]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see S. 2723), S4212 [9MY]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of certain white collar offenses (see S. 2268), S979 [9FE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S5780 [13JN]

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), S5431 [5JN]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S446 [1FE]

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

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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S7417 [12JY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S728 [6FE]

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

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see S. 2145), S6155 [20JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 439), S3378 [7AP]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S5230 [25MY]

———clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 2643), S3506 [25AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S3589 [26AP]

Power resources: enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (see S. 2747), S4051 [4MY]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see S. 2614), S3894 [2MY]

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

———increase cooperation on energy issues between the U.S. and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the U.S. (see S. 2435), S5118 [24MY]

———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]

———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]

Puerto Rico: provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 2661), S3588 [26AP]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4340 [10MY]

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

Social Security: authorize payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees (see S. 2801), S4553 [15MY]

Taxation: extend certain energy tax incentives (see S. 2401), S3894 [2MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see S. 2677), S3704 [27AP]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see S. 2484), S7416 [12JY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see S. 1584), S5875 [14JN]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2748), S4051 [4MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 2083), S2468 [28MR]

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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (see S. 2419), S6787 [29JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chemical Weapons Convention: commit to disposal of chemical weapons persuant to the Convention deadline and prepare and submit a schedule for destruction of such weapons (see S. Res. 480), S4617 [16MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S2533 [29MR]

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]

Forests: reduce increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects (see S. 2584), S3212 [6AP]

National Sibling Connection Day: designate (see S. Res. 381), S1414 [16FE]

South Park National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2336), S1539 [28FE]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 418), S2689 [31MR]

Letters

Declare English as national language of U.S.: by, S5061 [24MY]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: League of United Latin American Citizens, S182 [26JA]

———Victoria Lovato, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, S182 [26JA]

Tribute to James M. Robb: by, S1679 [3MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S5763 [13JN]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S180 [26JA]

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), S3644, S3645, S3656, S3657, S3658, S3659, S3665, S3666, S3668 [27AP], S3878 [2MY], S4025 [4MY]

———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), conference report, S5763 [13JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2082, S2089 [14MR], S2232, S2287 [16MR]

Bush, President: speech on immigration, S4577 [16MY]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (S. 2459), S5763 [13JN]

Collbran, CO: tribute to Collbran Jobs Corps students and staff, S5595 [7JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (S. 2475), S2536 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6217 [21JN], S6454 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize and revise the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program (S. 1093), S6610 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S2232 [16MR]

———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, S3656 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Assistant Sec. for Rural Veterans and improve care provided to veterans living in rural areas (S. 2433), S2324 [16MR], S6556 [27JN]

English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., S4757, S4759, S4767 [18MY]

———declare as national language of U.S., S4753, S4757, S4759, S4767 [18MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6547 [27JN]

Forest Service: forest health projects funding, S3878 [2MY]

———hazardous fuels and forest health projects funding, S3668 [27AP]

Forests: reduce increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects (S. 2584), S3235 [6AP]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4453 [11MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2007), S4453 [11MY]

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

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

———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, S4577, S4578, S4582 [16MY]

———prohibit implementation of guest worker and undocumented worker programs until the President determines such programs will benefit national security, S4577, S4578, S4582 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2547, S2549 [30MR], S2771 [4AP], S2865 [5AP], S3168 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4577, S4578, S4582 [16MY], S4753, S4757, S4759, S4767 [18MY], S5096, S5099, S5102 [24MY], S5208 [25MY]

———sunset H-2C visa program provisions, S5102 [24MY]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6217 [21JN]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S4454 [11MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (S. 2723), S4454 [11MY]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (S. Res. 422), S3376 [7AP]

———tribute to Colorado participants, S3376 [7AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3878 [2MY], S4576 [16MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S2089 [14MR], S6609-S6611 [28JN]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (S. 2025), S2089 [14MR], S6610 [28JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S2287 [16MR]

Rocky Flats Coalition of Local Governments: tribute, S1787 [6MR]

Rusk, Randy: inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of ``15 People Who Make America Great'', S6780 [29JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants, S1613 [2MR]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S1613 [2MR]

Veterans: health care funding, S2082 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, S5208 [25MY], S5331 [26MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S968 [9FE], S1456 [17FE]

Texts of

S. 2433, Rural Veterans Care Act, S2324-S2326 [16MR]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5692 [12JN]

King, Coretta Scott, S974 [9FE]

Pascoe, Monte, S2411 [27MR]

Reeves, Dianne, S2529 [29MR]

Robb, James M., S1679 [3MR]

Vaughan, John S., S6456 [23JN]

West, Robert H., S4960 [23MY]