ISAKSON, JOHNNY (a Senator from Georgia)

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), S3590, S3613 [26AP], S3679, S3739 [27AP], S3835 [1MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2316 [16MR]

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), S1306, S1318 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5881 [14JN], S5972 [15JN], S6336, S6384 [22JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2539 [29MR], S2662, S2664, S2665, S2666 [30MR], S2685, S2694 [31MR], S3255, S3258, S3295 [6AP], S3379 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4537, S4558 [15MY], S4632 [16MY], S4697, S4713 [17MY], S4788 [18MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1665 [3MR], S2849 [5AP], S4093 [5MY], S5731 [13JN]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 2381), S1834 [7MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit picketing at funerals of members and former members (see S. 2452), S5231 [25MY]

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S4618 [16MY]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see S. 1496), S1965 [9MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 380), S1414 [16FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3705 [27AP]

Budget: establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (see S. 3521), S5950 [15JN]

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 2134), S2028 [13MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see S. Res. 224), S2028 [13MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S2800 [4AP]

Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see S. 2148), S6013 [16JN]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S447 [1FE]

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), S3589 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Law Enforcement Assistance Force to facilitate the contributions of retired law enforcement officers during major disasters (see S. 2483), S2603 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S1834 [7MR]

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]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see S. 1691), S447 [1FE]

———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), S1176 [14FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5875 [14JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (see S. 2803), S4617 [16MY]

Germany: express concern regarding release of Mohammad Ali Hammadi (see S. Res. 457), S3801 [1MY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S3421 [24AP]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN]

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), S330 [30JA]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: revise boundaries of Jekyll Island Unit (see S. 2492), S2730 [3AP]

Jordan, I. King: tribute (see S. Res. 411), S2467 [28MR]

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

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see S. 1727), S447 [1FE]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 3513), S6062 [19JN]

Medicare: improve the provision of telehealth services (see S. 1909), S6154 [20JN]

———make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians' services (see S. 2606), S6284 [21JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 2340), S1540 [28FE]

———provide incentives to physicians for writing electronic prescriptions (see S. 1910), S6154 [20JN]

———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), S4157 [8MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2990), S5344 [26MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2534 [29MR]

Mining and mineral resources: promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 1848), S2202 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of all-terrain vehicles (see S. 2081), S212 [26JA]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S2800 [4AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S6062 [19JN]

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 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), S5950 [15JN]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 450), S4798 [18MY]

National security: secure borders of the U.S. (see S. 3564), S6457 [23JN]

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

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

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S212 [26JA]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see S. Res. 458), S3801 [1MY]

———commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S7416 [12JY]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2025), S329 [30JA]

SBA: reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (see S. 1923), S211 [26JA]

Small business: establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (see S. 2607), S4470 [11MY]

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), S6155 [20JN]

———expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market (see S. 2554), S5718 [12JN]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S1580 [1MR]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (see S. 2424), S5717 [12JN]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 621), S2730 [3AP]

———modify definition of compensation for purposes of determining the limits on contributions to individual retirement accounts and annuities (see S. 2086), S249 [27JA]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see S. 2585), S6155 [20JN]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see S. 2498), S3421 [24AP]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 965), S6061 [19JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 25), S4891 [22MY]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 1099), S4892 [22MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 774), S6154 [20JN]

———simplify taxation of business activity (see S. 2721), S4157 [8MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S5779 [13JN]

U.N.: recognize need to replace the Human Rights Commission with a new Human Rights Council (see S. Res. 387), S1966 [9MR]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 3633), S7331 [11JY]

U.S. Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 2707), S5718 [12JN]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S1414 [16FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: improve border security and increase criminal penalties for certain crimes related to illegal aliens (see S. 2394), S1965 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 3604), S6786 [29JN]

Sigma Alpha Epsilon (fraternal organization): anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 81), S1414 [16FE] (see S. Res. 389), S1680 [3MR]

Tariff: 8-inch bench grinders for grinding, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cement, valued under $3,025 each (see S. 2977), S4966 [23MY]

———laminate wood floor molding, other than standard molding, less than 4-feet in length but greater than 3-feet in length (see S. 2975), S4966 [23MY]

———laminate wood molding measuring less than 4-feet in length (see S. 2974), S4966 [23MY]

———non-high definition color television reception apparatus, having a single liquid crystal display for direct viewing exceeding 37 cm but not exceeding 39 cm (see S. 2971), S4966 [23MY]

———pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) (see S. 2979), S4966 [23MY]

———6-inch bench grinders for grinding, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cement, valued under $3,025 each (see S. 2976), S4966 [23MY]

———16-inch variable speed scroll saw machines (see S. 2972), S4966 [23MY]

———solvent red 227 (see S. 2982), S4966 [23MY]

———standard laminate wood molding measuring less than 8-feet in length but greater than 4-feet in length (see S. 2973), S4966 [23MY]

———3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (see S. 2980), S4966 [23MY]

———12 or 18 gauge hanging wire (see S. 2978), S4966 [23MY]

———2-aminothiophenol (see S. 2981), S4966 [23MY]

Taxation: encourage private philanthropy (see S. 2688), S3801 [1MY]

———provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources (see S. 2187), S123 [25JA] (see S. 3603), S6786 [29JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2182), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2182), S123 [25JA]

TVA: increase membership of the Board of Directors and require each State in the service area to be represented (see S. 2258), S864 [8FE]

Biographies

Batten, Timothy C., Sr., S1777 [6MR]

Cloture motions

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], S3859 [2MY]

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], S1379 [16FE]

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), S1122 [13FE]

———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, S718 [6FE], S765 [7FE]

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

England, Gordon R.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S2897 [5AP]

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

Flory, Peter C.W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy, S2898 [5AP], S3366 [7AP]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4326 [10MY], S4459 [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, S4095 [5MY], S4165 [9MY]

———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 (S. 22), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]

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

———reform (S. 2454), motion to commit, S3357 [7AP]

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

Kempthorne, Dirk: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S5128 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

Powell, Benjamin A.: nomination to be Office of the Director of National Intelligence General Counsel, S2897 [5AP]

Smith, J. Dorrance: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs, S2898 [5AP]

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]

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 (S. 23), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding: James I. Finley, Dept. of Defense, S6340 [22JN]

Motions

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4954 [23MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1665 [3MR], S2849 [5AP], S4093 [5MY], S5731 [13JN]

Privilege of the floor

Gade, Captain, S5607 [7JN]

Swann, Bradford, S5607 [7JN]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S188 [26JA]

American Trucking Associations: tribute to Highway Watch program, S7329 [11JY]

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), S3478 [25AP]

Bandy, B. Jackson: Junior Achievement (organization) Northwest Georgia Business Hall of Fame inductee, S5774 [13JN]

Batten, Timothy C., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S1776 [6MR]

Berrien County, GA: anniversary, S3798 [1MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2071 [14MR], S2275 [16MR]

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, S1375 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6131 [20JN], S6197 [21JN], S6340 [22JN]

———F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding, S6340 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that the borders are secured before allowing implementation of a new alien guest worker program, S2685 [31MR], S2863 [5AP]

———MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles funding, S2275 [16MR]

East Point, GA: tribute to American Legion Post 51, S4692 [17MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5580 [7JN]

Education: college access and job training programs funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2071 [14MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), S5093 [24MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6519 [27JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4255 [10MY]

Immigration: enhance enforcement of labor protections for U.S. workers and guest workers, S4950, S4954 [23MY]

———improve border security, S3478 [25AP]

———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, S4576, S4579, S4583 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2555 [30MR], S2685 [31MR], S2859, S2863 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4576, S4579, S4583 [16MY], S4869, S4870 [22MY], S4950, S4954 [23MY]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4869, S4870 [22MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S6102 [20JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S377 [31JA]

Memorial Day: observance, S5439 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, S6131 [20JN], S6197 [21JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4576 [16MY]

Senate: legislative program, S3348 [7AP]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S5439 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S5318 [26MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5698 [12JN]

Cohen, Brad, S2598 [30MR]

Francis, Ronald H., S1891 [8MR]

Hamner, George (Junior), S5093 [24MY]

Moultrie, Robert, S1948 [9MR]

Richardson, Eleanor L., S1890 [8MR]

Varner, Roy P., S1411 [16FE]