CONRAD, KENT (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), S3590, S3618 [26AP], S3691, S3740, S3741 [27AP], S3821 [1MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S666 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2056, S2129, S2131 [14MR], S2226, S2230, S2249, S2253, S2262, S2273, S2291, S2378, S2379, S2380, S2384 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1982 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5859, S5892 [14JN], S5980 [15JN], S6165 [20JN], S6294, S6298, S6301 [21JN], S6377, S6389, S6420, S6433 [22JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S3028 [5AP], S3213, S3268 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4723 [17MY], S4974 [23MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S6013 [16JN]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S3985 [3MY]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (see S. 2361), S2903 [5AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S979 [9FE]

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]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see S. 2548), S4052 [4MY]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S6013 [16JN]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 1376), S4892 [22MY]

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), S2731 [3AP]

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

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2180), S123 [25JA]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S2800 [4AP]

Immigration: prohibit unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the U.S. and another country (see S. 2652), S3588 [26AP]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S2313 [16MR]

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]

———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 2664), S3703 [27AP]

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

———simplify and improve the prescription drug program (see S. 2665), S3703 [27AP]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 3609), S6786 [29JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S5599 [7JN]

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 Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S3508 [25AP]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S4892 [22MY]

Taxation: extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2503), S3590 [26AP]

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

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 418), S2689 [31MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 2278), S5231 [25MY]

———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), S5343 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: provide medical services in underserved areas (see S. 2425), S2202 [15MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 3548), S6283 [21JN]

Power resources: promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3211 [6AP]

Taxation: modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (see S. 2347), S1579 [1MR]

Letters

Agricultural disaster assistance: J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, S4033 [4MY]

———several agriculture organizations, S4032 [4MY]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2253 [16MR]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S489 [2FE]

Privilege of the floor

Calderon, Merlyn, S2143 [14MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S4031 [4MY]

Almont, ND: anniversary, S6152 [20JN]

Amtrak: funding, S2171 [15MR]

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), S3683 [27AP], S4018, S4031 [4MY]

Armed Forces: integration of active-duty and Reserve components, S6392 [22JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6516, S6524 [27JN]

Benedict, ND: anniversary, S6151 [20JN]

Binford, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1991 [13MR], S2159, S2162 [15MR], S6607 [28JN]

———deficit, S1595 [2MR], S1991, S1997 [13MR], S2065 [14MR], S2159, S2160, S2161, S2162, S2165 [15MR], S3683 [27AP], S4410 [11MY], S6607 [28JN], S7302 [11JY]

———establish a commission to address long-term fiscal challenges that take into consideration all parts of the budget, S2253 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S400, S415 [1FE], S487, S489, S493 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4410 [11MY]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S415 [1FE], S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2091 [14MR]

———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), S1991, S1995, S1997, S1999, S2000, S2002, S2005, S2006, S2007 [13MR], S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2064, S2065, S2073, S2074, S2084, S2085, S2091, S2094, S2096 [14MR], S2148, S2153, S2154, S2155, S2159, S2160, S2161, S2162, S2165, S2171, S2175, S2176, S2180, S2184, S2187 [15MR], S2226, S2227, S2230, S2232, S2242, S2243, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2259, S2260, S2261, S2274, S2291 [16MR]

Butte, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Clifford, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Columbus, ND: anniversary, S6412 [22JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): provide reconcilation instructions to reduce mandatory spending, S2242 [16MR]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish, S2253 [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), S961, S962 [9FE], S1164 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6331, S6392 [22JN]

———funding, S2064, S2065 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7407 [12JY]

———Northern Border Air Wing initiative funding, S4018 [4MY], S7407 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2155, S2160 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hot Spots Program funding, S2084, S2085 [14MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1994 [13MR]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S1994 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S2232 [16MR]

Diseases: combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a program to develop a vaccine, S2226, S2227 [16MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (S. 103), S2084 [14MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5539 [7JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S1993 [13MR], S4410 [11MY]

Englevale, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., S4686 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: create a reserve fund to prevent catastrophic loss from hurricanes or floods, S2243 [16MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6524 [27JN]

———protect, S6524 [27JN]

Hannaford, ND: anniversary, S5656 [8JN]

Harvey, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Hillsboro, ND: anniversary, S5224 [25MY]

Hunter, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Immigration: enforcement, electronic employment verification system, and border security programs funding, S2148 [15MR]

———limit the number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status during any fiscal year, S5144 [25MY]

———reform (S. 2611), S4685, S4686 [17MY], S5144, S5178 [25MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: provide medical services in underserved areas (S. 2425), S2207 [15MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2073, S2094 [14MR]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6331 [22JN]

Larimore, ND: anniversary, S6779 [29JN]

Max, ND: anniversary, S5656 [8JN]

McVille, ND: anniversary, S6780 [29JN]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S2153 [15MR]

Newburg, ND: anniversary, S6779 [29JN]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (S. Res. 458), S4031 [4MY]

Pekin, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Plaza, ND: anniversary, S6413 [22JN]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and decrease energy dependence, S2230 [16MR]

———promote energy production and conservation (S. 2571), S3231, S3233 [6AP]

Public debt: ceiling, S1595 [2MR], S1993 [13MR]

———ceiling (H.J. Res. 47), S2185 [15MR]

———debt held by foreigners, S7303 [11JY]

Ryder, ND: anniversary, S6413 [22JN]

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

Sheyenne, ND: tribute to Sheyenne Elementary School sixth grade class, S1350 [15FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S7303 [11JY]

Steele, ND: anniversary, S5948 [15JN]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes to offset defense spending in supplemental appropriations, S3683 [27AP]

———impact of capital gains and dividends tax cuts on the budget deficit, S400 [1FE]

———modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (S. 2347), S1581 [1MR]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S2005, S2006 [13MR], S2155 [15MR]

———rates, S7302 [11JY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S2005, S2006 [13MR]

Tolna, ND: anniversary, S6151 [20JN]

U.N. Human Rights Council: funding, S2274 [16MR]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6754 [29JN]

———prohibit sale of products in the U.S. that have been made with slave or sweatshop labor, S6755 [29JN]

———strengthen labor standards within agreement, S6755 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S493 [2FE], S2094 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2291 [16MR]

Tables

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4297): extraneous provisions, S4412 [11MY]

Tributes

Murray, Senator, S2291 [16MR]