INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)

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), S3823 [1MY], S4053 [4MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), S5127, S5129 [24MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2213 [15MR], S2259 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1871, S1904, S1905 [8MR], S1977 [9MR], S2492, S2493 [29MR]

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), S1022 [9FE], S1074, S1075 [10FE], S1315 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5881, S5891 [14JN], S5909, S5934, S5936, S5968, S5972, S5982 [15JN], S6020 [16JN], S6086 [19JN], S6336, S6347, S6421, S6427 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7437 [12JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2665 [30MR], S2731, S2747, S2748 [3AP], S3264, S3265, S3266, S3267, S3268 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4561, S4563 [15MY], S4619, S4627, S4628 [16MY], S4685, S4697, S4723 [17MY], S4735, S4739, S4761 [18MY], S5095, S5119 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1583 [1MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5122, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S6405 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Advise and Consign—The Filibuster Isn't the Only Procedure Senators Are Abusing, Wall Street Journal, S1878 [8MR]

Congress's Secret Drawer, Wall Street Journal, S1878 [8MR]

Discharge Charge, Wall Street Journal, S1878 [8MR]

Discharge Rumbles, Wall Street Journal, S1877 [8MR]

Hands Off Inhofe!, Wall Street Journal, S1877 [8MR]

House Enforcers, Wall Street Journal, S1878 [8MR]

How the Trial Lawyers Finally Met Defeat—A Story of Democracy and Capitol Hill, Daniel R. Levine, Reader's Digest (publication), S2456 [28MR]

Inhofe Considers Rules Amendment, Mark Preston, Roll Call (publication), S1879 [8MR]

Real House Reform, Wall Street Journal, S1877 [8MR]

Story of Democracy and Capitol Hill—How the Trial Lawyers Finally Met Defeat, Daniel R. Levine, Reader's Digest (publication), S1875 [8MR]

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]

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

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

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), S6062 [19JN]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S3507 [25AP]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2690 [31MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: promote relief, security, and democracy (see S. 2125), S3421 [24AP]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see S. 2824), S4695 [17MY]

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), S6420 [22JN]

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), S3378 [7AP]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 2302), S5118 [24MY]

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), S5341 [26MY]

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

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (see S. 2589), S3212 [6AP]

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), S3507 [25AP]

———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]

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

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1522), S5431 [5JN]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 1015), S4052 [4MY]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see S. Con. Res. 98), S5659 [8JN]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 370), S1461 [17FE]

Medicare: 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), S6283 [21JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2202 [15MR]

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 Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 508), S6284 [21JN]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 507), S6062 [19JN]

Patents: extend term for the badge of the American Legion (see S. 3062), S6062 [19JN]

———extend term for the badge of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary (see S. 3061), S6062 [19JN]

———extend term for the badge of the Sons of the American Legion (see S. 3063), S6062 [19JN]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S6788 [29JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 35), S7285 [10JY]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see S. 2754), S4212 [9MY]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see S. Res. 359), S1176 [14FE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: temporarily suspend revised tax treatment of kerosene for use in aviation (see S. 2666), S4696 [17MY]

Taxation: expand use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase limits for contributions to, and allow rollover of certain unused funds into, health savings accounts (see S. 3488), S5683 [9JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2182), S447 [1FE]

U.N. Human Rights Council: oppose creation due to failure to protect human rights and allowing human rights abusers to attain membership (see S. Res. 419), S2689 [31MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see S. 2779), S4339 [10MY]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S5874 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District (see S. 3619), S6786 [29JN]

EPA: advance cooperative conservation efforts, ease use of partnerships to enable environmental stewardship agencies to meet goals and obligations, and promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 2780), S4339 [10MY]

Ernest Childers Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Tulsa, OK: designate (see S. 2800), S4553 [15MY]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see S. Res. 427), S2902 [5AP]

National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2800 [4AP]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 475), S4469 [11MY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3617), S6786 [29JN]

Radioactive substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2610), S3378 [7AP]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 2781), S4339 [10MY]

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

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]

Cloture motions

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]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1881 [8MR], S1944 [9MR], S2460 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6142 [20JN], S6335 [22JN]

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

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

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]

Histories

English as the national language of U.S., S4754 [18MY]

Letters

Crisis in Northern Uganda: several organizations, S693 [2FE]

Declare English as the official language of the U.S.: Tim Shamble, American Federation of Government Employees, S6411 [22JN]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL, and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: Donald B. Marron, CBO, S5215 [25MY]

Nomination of Jerome A. Holmes to be circuit judge: Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma, S6488 [26JN]

———Daniel G. Webber, Jr., S6488 [26JN]

———George E. Young, Sr., S6489 [26JN]

———Jim Roth, Oklahoma County, OK, County Commissioner, S6489 [26JN]

Privilege of the floor

Fisher, Scott, S331 [30JA], S5819 [13JN]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S200, S202 [26JA], S317 [30JA]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, S5741 [13JN]

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), S3669 [27AP]

Army: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S5897, S5898 [14JN]

Association of Energy Service Companies: anniversary, S5948 [15JN]

Budget: require a two-thirds vote for all non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous fiscal year, S2259 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2257, S2259 [16MR]

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (S. 2650), S5215 [25MY]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1867, S1868, S1869, S1871, S1875, S1876, S1879 [8MR], S2456 [28MR]

Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, S2257 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5741 [13JN], S5910, S5912 [15JN], S6232 [21JN], S6341 [22JN]

———establish Troops to Nurse Teachers Pilot Program, S5910, S5912 [15JN]

———F-22A aircraft and F-119 engine program funding, S6341 [22JN]

English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., S4763, S4766, S4768 [18MY]

———declare as national language of U.S., S4608-S4610 [16MY], S4686 [17MY], S4735, S4737, S4738, S4752, S4753, S4756, S4763, S4764, S4766, S4768 [18MY]

———declare as official language of U.S., S2580 [30MR]

Ernest Childers Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Tulsa, OK: designate (S. 2800), S4555 [15MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5450 [6JN], S5522, S5523 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6529 [27JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1867, S1868, S1869, S1871, S1875, S1876, S1879 [8MR], S2456 [28MR]

Holmes, Jerome A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6488 [26JN]

Immigration: improve border security, S2579 [30MR]

———reform (S. 2454), S2579 [30MR]

———reform (S. 2611), S4608 [16MY], S4679, S4680, S4685, S4686 [17MY], S4729, S4735, S4737, S4738, S4752, S4753, S4756, S4763, S4764, S4766, S4768 [18MY]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (S. Res. 427), S3158 [5AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3429-S3431 [24AP], S5741 [13JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6232 [21JN]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (S. 801), S5215 [25MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1633 [2MR], S1778-S1780 [6MR]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments to members who oppose such increases, S1871 [8MR]

National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 423), S2844 [4AP]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 475), S5218 [25MY]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S318-S323 [30JA]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service seafood promotion strategies funding, S3669 [27AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3431 [24AP], S3637 [27AP]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3431 [24AP]

———increase supply of natural gas, home heating oil, and refining capacity, S1778-S1780 [6MR]

———national energy policy, S3636 [27AP]

Senate: legislative program, S331 [30JA]

———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S1875, S1876, S1879 [8MR], S2456 [28MR]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 2781), S4340 [10MY]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (S. 3633), S7333 [11JY]

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 (S. Res. 366), S692 [2FE]

Votes: position on missed, S767 [7FE]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Development Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2832) (S. Rept. 109-279), S7415 [12JY]

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 109-263), S6061 [19JN]

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2650), S5116 [24MY]

Dam Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2735) (S. Rept. 109-276), S7284 [10JY]

Ed Fountain Park Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2041) (S. Rept. 109-260), S5489 [6JN]

Emergency Lease Requirements Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1708) (S. Rept. 109-214), S210 [26JA]

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2430) (S. Rept. 109-270), S6559 [27JN]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 801), S5116 [24MY]

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge Redesignation as the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2127) (S. Rept. 109-258), S5226 [25MY]

National Audubon Society Anniversary: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Res. 301), S5116 [24MY]

Nomination of Dale E. Klein to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4963 [23MY]

Nomination of Dennis C. Bottorff to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of Donald R. DePriest to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of Gregory B. Jaczko to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4963 [23MY]

Nomination of Howard A. Thrailkill to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of J. Richard Capka To Be Federal Highway Administration Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of James B. Gulliford To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Molly A. O'Neill To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4963 [23MY]

Nomination of Peter B. Lyons to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4963 [23MY]

Nomination of Robert M. Duncan to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of Susan Richardson Williams to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of Terrence L. Bracy to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of William B. Sansom to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S1352 [15FE]

Nomination of William L. Wehrum, Jr., To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Oil Pollution Act Amendment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2023) (S. Rept. 109-272), S6783 [29JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Situation in Africa's Great Lakes region: U.N. Security Council, S694 [2FE]

Rules

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3569-S3584 [26AP]

Tributes

Chase, Lance M., S4610 [16MY]

Dole, Bob, S6057 [19JN]

Doles, John G., S4610 [16MY]

Grigg, Travis J., S4610 [16MY]

Joplin, Brian K., S4611 [16MY]

Martin, David J., S4611 [16MY]

Meister, Tobias C., S4611 [16MY]

Norton, Jason L., S4611 [16MY]

Pearce, Joshua M., S4612 [16MY]

Powers, Joshua F., S4612 [16MY]

Rogers, Jeffrey A., S4612 [16MY]

Shannon, Patrick L., S4612 [16MY]

Sneed, Brandon K., S4612 [16MY]

Ware, Joshua J., S4613 [16MY]