HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2262, S2316, S2381 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5972, S5980 [15JN], S6301 [21JN], S6336 [22JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2937, S2938, S2939 [5AP], S3327, S3328 [6AP]

Analyses

HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (S. 3585), S6583 [27JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Confirm Alito to the Court, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Judge Alito, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Samuel Alito, Washington (DC) Post, S292 [30JA]

Late Cougar Cosic's Talent—Fun Couldn't Be Contained, Dick Harmon, Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret Morning News, S1640 [2MR]

What a Concept, Matt Crawford, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S116 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 2381), S2800 [4AP]

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), S6493 [26JN]

Becker, Edward R.: tribute (see S. Res. 497), S5343 [26MY]

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

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

Colleges and universities: adopt policies and educational programs to deter and eliminate illicit copyright infringement on their computer systems and networks (see S. Res. 438), S3378 [7AP] (see S. Res. 488), S4891 [22MY]

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

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

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), S1129 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S1580 [1MR]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S5684 [9JN]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S979 [9FE]

———provide life-saving care for individuals with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2823), S4695 [17MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to practicality and feasibility of transfer of students from certain schools (see S. 696), S2800 [4AP]

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), S5661 [8JN]

Health: 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 (see S. 22), S3984 [3MY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1522), S5660 [8JN]

Iraq: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see S. Res. 511), S5779 [13JN]

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), S5491 [6JN]

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]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S2416 [27MR]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2903 [5AP]

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S1414 [16FE]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S2731 [3AP]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S1506 [27FE]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (see S. Res. 462), S4618 [16MY] (see S. Res. 495), S5230 [25MY]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify trade enforcement priorities and take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices (see S. 2317), S1414 [16FE]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S5661 [8JN]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 2661), S7416 [12JY]

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

Tariff: boys' water resistant pants (see S. 3393), S6493 [26JN]

———girls' water resistant pants (see S. 3396, 3402), S6493 [26JN]

———men's and boys' water resistant pants (see S. 3400), S6493 [26JN]

———men's water resistant pants (see S. 3394), S6493 [26JN]

———women's and girls' water resistant pants (see S. 3397), S6493 [26JN]

———women's water resistant pants (see S. 3401, 3403), S6493 [26JN]

Taxation: extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2503), S5118 [24MY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 663), S2902 [5AP]

———treatment of horses (see S. 1528), S1540 [28FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S6492 [26JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see S. 2246), S5950 [15JN]

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]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties (see S. 2788), S4469 [11MY]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development (see S. 3636), S7331 [11JY]

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 (see S. 23), S3984 [3MY]

———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), S6457 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see S. 2569), S3211 [6AP]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (see S. 3632), S7331 [11JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S5949 [15JN]

National Professional Medical Coder Day: designate (see S. Res. 509), S5779 [13JN]

Tariff: booster and master cyl asy-brake (see S. 3050), S5226 [25MY]

———converter asy (see S. 3045), S5226 [25MY]

———hydraulic control units (see S. 3044), S5226 [25MY]

———module and bracket asy-power steering (see S. 3046), S5226 [25MY]

———shield asy-steering gear (see S. 3049), S5226 [25MY]

———transaxles (see S. 3048), S5226 [25MY]

———unit asy-battery hi volt (see S. 3047), S5226 [25MY]

Taxation: improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (see S. 3585), S6560 [27JN]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see S. 3586), S6560 [27JN]

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]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2896 [5AP]

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

———reform (S. 2611), S4880 [22MY], S5061 [24MY]

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

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

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

Letters

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Carter G. Phillips, S949 [9FE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S948 [9FE]

Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be circuit judge: several former counsels and deputy counsels to the President, S5200 [25MY]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: several State Attorneys General, S293 [30JA]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Nancy Reagan, S7172 [29JN]

———Paul Berg, S7172 [29JN]

Lists

Supreme Court decisions affirming weak precedent in constitutional cases, S291 [30JA]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S1111 [13FE]

Poems

``W. Cleon Skousen,'' by, S115 [25JA]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S78, S92 [25JA], S289 [30JA]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (S. Res. 489), S5028 [23MY]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S352 [31JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S500 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4420 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1110 [13FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2291 [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), S828 [8FE], S947, S950 [9FE], S1151 [14FE]

———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, S747 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6325, S6338, S6342 [22JN]

———F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding, S6338, S6342 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (S. 2569), S3231 [6AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5621 [8JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4420 [11MY]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (S. 3632), S7333 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5456 [6JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (S. 3546), S6285-S6287 [21JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6479 [26JN], S6503, S6545 [27JN]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 3519), S5957 [15JN]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S5652 [8JN]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5202 [25MY]

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, S4171 [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, S4125 [8MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S7171 [29JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S5178 [25MY]

Insurance: health savings accounts, S722 [6FE]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6325 [22JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5199, S5201 [25MY]

Kempthorne, Dirk: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S5202 [25MY]

L-3 Communications Systems-West (business): anniversary, S115 [25JA]

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: tribute, S1785 [6MR]

National Professional Medical Coder Day: designate (S. Res. 509), S5813 [13JN]

Paulson, Henry M., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S6623 [28JN]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (S. 2754), S7171 [29JN]

———prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes (S. 3504), S7171 [29JN]

Schwab, Susan C.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S5652 [8JN]

Senate: legislative program, S731 [6FE]

Taxation: extend the research and development tax credit, S1110 [13FE]

———improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (S. 3585), S6580 [27JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S4420 [11MY]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (S. 3586), S6584 [27JN]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, S500 [2FE], S4420 [11MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6755 [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, S1629 [2MR]

Votes: position on missed, S4044 [4MY]

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, S4125 [8MY]

Texts of

S. 3585, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act, S6581-S6583 [27JN]

S. 3586, repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, S6584 [27JN]

Tributes

Becker, Edward R., S4961 [23MY]

Byrd, Senator, S5699 [12JN]

Cosic, Kresmir, S1640 [2MR]

Gourley, Gregson, S1639 [2MR]

Greenspan, Alan, S352 [31JA]

Mecham, Leonidas R., S4793 [18MY]

Reagan, Ronald, S721 [6FE]

Skousen, W. Cleon, S114 [25JA]

Warner, Paul M., S114 [25JA]

Williams, Roger, S113 [25JA]