SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

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), S3691, S3706 [27AP], S3832 [1MY], S3895, S3909 [2MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2046 [13MR], S2100, S2109, S2124, S2129, S2130, S2131, S2135, S2137, S2139 [14MR], S2153 [15MR], S2246, S2250, S2315, S2378 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5876, S5880, S5892 [14JN], S5937, S5951 [15JN], S6018 [16JN], S6285, S6295, S6316, S6317, S6319 [21JN], S6381, S6422, S6430 [22JN], S6561 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7339 [11JY], S7387, S7428, S7430, S7431 [12JY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4231 [9MY], S4373, S4378 [10MY], S4481, S4501 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2705, S2732, S2739 [3AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S5004 [23MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1798 [6MR], S1815, S1845 [7MR]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (S. 457), S5509, S5514 [6JN]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (S. 662), S252 [27JA]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Luring Business Developers Into Low-Income Areas, Lisa Chamberlain, New York (NY) Times, S856 [8FE]

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), S7285 [10JY]

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), S5875 [14JN]

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S5875 [14JN]

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

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3590 [26AP]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3802 [1MY]

———strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 2134), S728 [6FE]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (see S. 2008), S1580 [1MR]

Civil liberties: provide in statute for the conduct of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists and ensure the civil liberties of U.S. citizens are safeguarded (see S. 2455), S2313 [16MR]

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

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

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

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

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see S. 3499), S5779 [13JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see S. 2157), S370 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S7285 [10JY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see S. Res. 331), S5600 [7JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S4617 [16MY]

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), S330 [30JA]

———increase access to postsecondary education (see S. 2337), S1539 [28FE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 431), S2902 [5AP]

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

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see S. 2128), S125 [25JA]

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

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 445), S3506 [25AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S1540 [28FE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2185), S123 [25JA]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 37), S5117 [24MY]

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

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

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]

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

———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]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S1579 [1MR]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2990), S4967 [23MY]

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), S1966 [9MR]

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 Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S2415 [27MR]

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 Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 20), S5492 [6JN]

National Clean Beaches Week: designate (see S. Res. 510), S5779 [13JN]

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 Health IT Week: designate (see S. Res. 506), S5659 [8JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S211 [26JA]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 236), S1541 [28FE]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 378), S1414 [16FE]

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

National security: 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]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 507), S6635 [28JN]

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]

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), S5780 [13JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S2028 [13MR]

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

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), S4618 [16MY]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S125 [25JA]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 2635), S3420 [24AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S728 [6FE]

———permanently extend the deduction for college tuition expenses and to expand such deduction to include expenses for books (see S. 1677), S2800 [4AP]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 1293), S6283 [21JN]

———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S330 [30JA]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 2366), S1680 [3MR]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 2630), S3420 [24AP]

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

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

Veterans: ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (see S. 2762), S6284 [21JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2562), S4212 [9MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (see S. 2419), S7332 [11JY]

Women's Health Week: observance (see S. Con. Res. 95), S4796 [18MY] (see S. Res. 487), S4891 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (see S. 2596), S3378 [7AP]

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]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 2608), S3378 [7AP]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1071 [10FE] (see S. 2320), S1414 [16FE]

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]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see S. 2418), S2202 [15MR]

Small business: establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (see S. 2607), S3378 [7AP]

———improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 3122), S5228 [25MY]

Tariff: reliquidate certain entries of salmon (see S. 2411), S2122 [14MR]

Taxation: extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (see S. 2331), S1461 [17FE]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see S. 3628), S6787 [29JN]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S1353 [15FE]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see S. 2462), S2467 [28MR]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (see S. 2457), S2415 [27MR]

———regulate payroll tax deposit agents (see S. 3583), S6560 [27JN]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see S. 3520), S5950 [15JN]

Letters

New market tax credit extension: several community development corporations and financial institutions, S856 [8FE]

Motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1632 [2MR]

Remarks

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), S4028, S4029 [4MY]

Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (S. 2596), S3380 [7AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S855 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2165, S2178 [15MR]

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), S4840 [19MY]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S4028, S4029 [4MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, S1955 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6274 [21JN]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW, S6274 [21JN]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (S. 2608), S3385-S3387 [7AP]

Education: increase access to postsecondary education (S. 2337), S1546 [28FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6528 [27JN]

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, S4173 [9MY]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (S.J. Res. 37), S5114 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1632, S1635 [2MR], S1808, S1811, S1824, S1825, S1826 [7MR]

———improve distribution of funding to States, S1824, S1825, S1826 [7MR]

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 (S. Con. Res. 99), S5722 [12JN]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2178 [15MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (S. 2181), S24 [20JA], S130 [25JA]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (S. 2418), S2205 [15MR]

Rockland, ME: dedication of the Maine Discovery Center Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Black Exhibition Hall, S5776 [13JN]

Small business: designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S4028 [4MY]

———establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (S. 2607), S3383 [7AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 406), S4173 [9MY]

———improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (S. 3122), S5242 [25MY]

Taxation: extend the new market tax credit (S. 1800), S855 [8FE]

———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (S. 2331), S1472 [17FE]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (S. 3628), S6809 [29JN]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (S. 2287), S1354 [15FE]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (S. 2462), S2469 [28MR]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (S. 2457), S2417 [27MR]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (S. 3520), S5957 [15JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Eric M. Thorson To Be SBA Inspector General: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1964 [9MR]

Nomination of Steven C. Preston To Be SBA Administrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S6784 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 2287, increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, S1354 [15FE]

S. 2457, Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act, S2418-S2422 [27MR]

S. 2462, Small Business Tax Flexibility Act, S2470 [28MR]

S. 2596, modify Aroostook County, ME, empowerment zone boundaries, S3381 [7AP]

S. 2607, Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act, S3384 [7AP]