DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

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), S3560, S3590, S3618, S3620, S3623 [26AP], S3691, S3740 [27AP], S3803, S3821, S3832 [1MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S645, S651 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2046 [13MR], S2123, S2130 [14MR], S2168, S2210, S2212, S2216 [15MR], S2229, S2235, S2262, S2315, S2379, S2381 [16MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5882 [14JN], S5977, S5980 [15JN], S6016 [16JN], S6062 [19JN], S6285, S6294, S6298 [21JN], S6389 [22JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4237 [9MY], S4470, S4481 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2705, S2739 [3AP], S2810 [4AP], S3004 [5AP], S3269 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4585, S4633 [16MY], S4904 [22MY], S5004 [23MY], S5094, S5100, S5119 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S4029 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Watch This Hookup Closely, Leo Hindery, Jr., Business Week (publication), S2302 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 2438), S2313 [16MR]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S125 [25JA]

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), S6561 [27JN]

———limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services for military retirees (see S. 2617), S3508 [25AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S5491 [6JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S4212 [9MY]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S1790 [6MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 2642), S4157 [8MY]

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]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (see S. 2277), S1129 [13FE]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S126 [25JA] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR]

———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]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 69), S865 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see S. 2796), S4523 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S769 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see S. 2135), S2689 [31MR]

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]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S5599 [7JN]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 1376), S5717 [12JN]

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), S371 [31JA]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see S. 2696), S3893 [2MY]

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), S1580 [1MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see S. 559), S4891 [22MY]

Government: 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]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 2284), S1175 [14FE]

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]

Library Services and Technology Act: ensure that tribal libraries that receive assistance are eligible for E-rate assistance to the same extent as other libraries receiving such assistance (see S. 2378), S1833 [7MR]

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), S2603 [30MR]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S5343 [26MY]

———extend annual, coordinated election period under the prescription drug program and provide for a refund of excess premiums paid (see S. 2811), S4617 [16MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S3420 [24AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket treshold of the prescription drug program (see S. 3650), S7415 [12JY]

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

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid: 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]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2603 [30MR]

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]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S4156 [8MY]

———clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 2552), S2901 [5AP] (see S. 2643), S4470 [11MY]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2674), S4212 [9MY]

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation and kidney list donations do not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (see S. 2306), S1413 [16FE]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S330 [30JA]

———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), S5660 [8JN]

———permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3422 [24AP]

———promote renewable fuel and energy security (see S. 2817), S4617 [16MY]

———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]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S5231 [25MY]

Taxation: provide a credit for manufacture of flexible fuel motor vehicles and extend and increase the credit for alternative fuel refueling property (see S. 2816), S4617 [16MY]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1864), S2416 [27MR]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2385), S4892 [22MY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 558), S4891 [22MY]

———expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see S. 3069), S5227 [25MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S2902 [5AP]

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), S4696 [17MY]

———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), S2028 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status and apply certain provisions of the Trade Act to products (see S. 2267), S979 [9FE]

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: make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (see S. 3561), S6457 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 2245), S728 [6FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 3485), S5659 [8JN]

Medicare: waive monthly beneficiary premium under prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan during months in which an enrollee has a gap in coverage (see S. 3647), S7415 [12JY]

National security: prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (see S. 2341), S1540 [28FE]

Passports: allow children to travel to Canada without passports, develop system to allow day trips to Canada without passports, and limit cost of passport cards or similar alternatives (see S. 2632), S3420 [24AP]

Privilege of the floor

Calderon, Tovah, S692 [2FE]

Crowley, Tom, S5896 [14JN]

Driscoll, Rick, S5896 [14JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S3481-S3483 [25AP], S5760 [13JN], S7277 [10JY]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S299 [30JA]

American Heart Month: observance, S1529 [28FE]

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), S3481 [25AP], S3624 [26AP], S3784 [1MY], S4103 [5MY]

———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, S5760 [13JN]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S353 [31JA]

Budget: deficit, S2163 [15MR], S4103 [5MY], S4413 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S407 [1FE], S479 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4413 [11MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2003, S2005, S2006 [13MR], S2163, S2167 [15MR], S2234, S2257 [16MR]

Canada: ease passport restrictions on Canadian travel for U.S. citizens under age 18 and those making 24-hour excursions and limit cost for passport alternative card, S2705 [3AP]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), S2406 [27MR]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S5990, S5991, S5992, S5993 [16JN], S6108 [20JN]

Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (S. 2917), S4841 [19MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S5410-S5414 [5JN]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1930 [9MR]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel, S5845, S5854, S5856, S5857 [14JN]

———improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (S. 2361), S1674-S1676 [3MR], S7407 [12JY]

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), S1157 [14FE]

Crime: make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (S. 3561), S6457 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5845, S5854, S5856, S5857 [14JN], S5990, S5991, S5992, S5993 [16JN], S6108 [20JN]

———naming of CVN-78 Naval aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, S5845 [14JN]

———prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, S5760 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 2245), S729 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7309 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7276 [10JY], S7298, S7299, S7309 [11JY]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7298, S7299 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database, S2405 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (S. 2253), S1345 [15FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5613 [8JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S2003 [13MR], S4413 [11MY]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S2702 [3AP], S4586, S4597, S4598, S4599 [16MY], S5100, S5102, S5103 [24MY]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S2702 [3AP], S4585-S4588, S4597, S4598, S4599 [16MY], S4728 [18MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5410 [5JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6628 [28JN]

———protect, S6628 [28JN]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6748 [29JN]

———U.S. deficit, S1064 [10FE], S1820 [7MR], S1930 [9MR], S5647 [8JN], S6751 [29JN]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S3482 [25AP]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1930 [9MR]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [12JY]

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, S5557 [7JN]

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, S4194 [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, S4101 [5MY], S4128 [8MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, S4128 [8MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S4194 [9MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 471), S7279 [10JY]

Immigration: modify conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status, S4728 [18MY]

———prohibit aliens who are currently outside the U.S. from participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4585, S4589, S4597, S4598, S4599 [16MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4676 [17MY]

———reform, S4104 [5MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2577 [30MR], S2702, S2705 [3AP], S2875 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4544 [15MY], S4585, S4588, S4589, S4593, S4597, S4598, S4599 [16MY], S4676 [17MY], S4728 [18MY], S5100, S5102, S5103 [24MY]

———sunset H-2C visa program provisions, S5100, S5102, S5103 [24MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1057), S5988, S5990 [16JN]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6455 [23JN]

Keeble, Woodrow W.: award Medal of Honor, S5946 [15JN]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S4101 [5MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4194 [9MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2167 [15MR]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (S. 2255), S866 [8FE]

———waive monthly beneficiary premium under prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan during months in which an enrollee has a gap in coverage (S. 3647), S7421 [12JY]

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, S1930 [9MR]

———prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (S. 2341), S1548-S1550 [28FE], S1672-S1674 [3MR]

———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, S1818-S1821 [7MR], S6750 [29JN]

———threat of nuclear terrorism, S6446 [23JN]

Native Americans: health care, housing, and education funding, S2257 [16MR]

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation and kidney list donations do not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (S. 2306), S1428 [16FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1344-S1346 [15FE]

———gasoline price levels, S3482 [25AP], S4102 [5MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S4194 [9MY]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3784 [1MY]

———national energy policy, S3784 [1MY]

Schwab, Susan C.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S5647 [8JN]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S3483 [25AP]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (S. 1631), S1346 [15FE], S3785 [1MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S407-S410 [1FE], S479 [2FE], S2004, S2005, S2006 [13MR]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S407-S410 [1FE], S479 [2FE], S2005, S2006 [13MR]

Telephones: merger of AT&T Corp., and BellSouth Corp., S2302 [16MR]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (S. 2429), S6446 [23JN]

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: impact on labor conditions, S6749 [29JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6748 [29JN]

———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, S6750 [29JN]

Testimonies

Promoting Women in Sports: Lynette Mund, S1410 [16FE]

Texts of

S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act, S729 [6FE]

S. 3647, Prescription for Fairness Act, S7422 [12JY]

Tributes

Greenspan, Alan, S353 [31JA]

Mund, Lynette, S1410 [16FE]