DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a Senator from Connecticut)

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), S3521 [25AP], S3623 [26AP], S3691, S3741, S3758 [27AP], S3813, S3820 [1MY], S3871, S3886, S3895 [2MY], S3986 [3MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S493, S680 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2046 [13MR], S2096, S2133, S2137 [14MR], S2203, S2215, S2217, S2218 [15MR], S2244, S2264, S2269, S2315, S2382 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1866, S1905 [8MR]

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), S1316 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5892 [14JN], S5917, S5969 [15JN], S6063 [19JN], S6285, S6296, S6309 [21JN], S6420, S6421, S6422, S6425, S6426 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7438, S7440 [12JY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4365, S4373, S4374 [10MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4798 [18MY], S4902 [22MY], S4980, S4998, S4999, S5000, S5001 [23MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2349, Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act, S5027 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Health Care for Veterans $1 Billion Short, Thomas B. Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, S1092 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2724), S4050 [4MY]

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), S5950 [15JN]

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), S5491 [6JN]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S6154 [20JN]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 320), S3590 [26AP]

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S2313 [16MR]

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), S5780 [13JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (see S. 2291), S1353 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 2679), S3704 [27AP]

———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), S5717 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S1540 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish demonstration project to develop national network of economically sustainable and qualified transportation providers for senior citizens and blind individuals (see S. 2311), S3705 [27AP]

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), S5231 [25MY]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 756), S124 [25JA]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S124 [25JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S4554 [15MY]

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), S211 [26JA]

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

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), S1540 [28FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 410), S2467 [28MR]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see S. Res. 493), S5117 [24MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2364), S1644 [2MR]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S3589 [26AP]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S511 [2FE]

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

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S7285 [10JY]

Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 3593), S6634 [28JN]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 1915), S125 [25JA]

Iran: condemn violations of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, suspend uranium enrichment activities, refer to U.N. Security Council, and call on others to end cooperation on nuclear program (see S. Con. Res. 78), S249 [27JA]

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), S4052 [4MY]

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]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S14 [18JA]

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), S3213 [6AP]

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (see S. 2725), S6788 [29JN]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S2800 [4AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 479), S4554 [15MY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 499), S5430 [5JN]

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), S447 [1FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S5231 [25MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S5950 [15JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 357), S249 [27JA]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]

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), S1645 [2MR]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (see S. Res. 462), S4697 [17MY] (see S. Res. 495), S5230 [25MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S5230 [25MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S4696 [17MY]

News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (see S. 2831), S4796 [18MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2382), S1834 [7MR] (see S. 2510), S2901 [5AP]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S15 [18JA]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 1619), S4156 [8MY]

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]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2025), S3213 [6AP]

———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]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S6154 [20JN]

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), S865 [8FE]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4213 [9MY]

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

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (see S. Res. 365), S865 [8FE]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see S. Res. 383), S1461 [17FE]

Tariff: aerosol valves designed to deliver a metered dose (50 microliters) of a pressurized liquid pharmaceutical (see S. 2505), S5231 [25MY]

———camel hair (see S. 3022), S5117 [24MY]

———camel hair carded or combed (see S. 3024), S5117 [24MY]

———camel hair not processed (see S. 3026), S5117 [24MY]

———camel hair waste (see S. 3023), S5117 [24MY]

———combed cashmere (see S. 3029), S5117 [24MY]

———kashmir (see S. 3028), S5117 [24MY]

———noils of camel hair (see S. 3027), S5117 [24MY]

———woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see S. 3025), S5117 [24MY]

Taxation: add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see S. 1008), S4156 [8MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S4469 [11MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see S. 2677), S7285 [10JY]

———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S211 [26JA]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S4108 [5MY]

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), S4836 [19MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 437), S3212 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure that members have complete personal armored protection necessary for their duties (see S. 2230), S370 [31JA]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see S. 2815), S4617 [16MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: add certain intelligence officials, and reform the administrative structure, notification guidelines, and the investigation and review processes (see S. 2380), S1834 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2663), S3703 [27AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 2765), S4211 [9MY]

Disabled: provide blind individuals access to digital newpapers (see S. 2918), S4836 [19MY]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see S. 2828), S4695 [17MY]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see S. Con. Res. 90), S3801 [1MY]

Mental health: improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (see S. 3449), S5490 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 2318), S1414 [16FE]

National Liberty Mall Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see S. 2495), S2730 [3AP]

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

Safety: provide for safe equestrian helmets (see S. 3552), S6283 [21JN]

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

Letters

Election Assistance Commission grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: several organizations, S3872 [2MY]

Help America Vote Act funding: several organizations, S4023 [4MY]

Implement Commission on Federal Election Reform recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls: several organizations, S5059 [24MY]

Veterans health care funding: Steve Robertson, American Legion, S494 [2FE], S1090 [13FE]

Lists

Groups supporting S. Res. 439, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3401 [7AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S495 [2FE], S1090 [13FE]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S5060 [24MY]

Privilege of the floor

Hoffman, Elizabeth, S4239 [9MY]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S314 [30JA]

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), S3871, S3872 [2MY], S4021, S4028 [4MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S431 [1FE], S493 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4393 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1090, S1092, S1094, S1121 [13FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2270, S2278 [16MR]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S2789 [4AP]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (S. 2815), S4622 [16MY]

Commission on Federal Election Reform: implement recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls, S5055, S5059 [24MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: add certain intelligence officials, and reform the administrative structure, notification guidelines, and the investigation and review processes (S. 2380), S1835-S1837 [7MR]

Congress: clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists, S2495, S2496, S2497 [29MR]

———extend the ban on gifts from lobbyists to include meals and refreshments, S1869 [8MR], S2495, S2496, S2497 [29MR]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1765, S1767 [6MR], S1861, S1863, S1867, S1868, S1869, S1870, S1871 [8MR], S1928, S1945, S1946 [9MR], S2458 [28MR], S2490, S2491, S2493, S2495, S2496, S2497, S2499, S2502, S2507 [29MR]

Cuba: require detainees held at Guantanamo Bay be charged, repatriated, or released within 180 days, S6145, S6146, S6147 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6135, S6136, S6138, S6139, S6145, S6146, S6147 [20JN], S6194, S6197, S6219, S6220 [21JN], S6359 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (S. 2291), S1360 [15FE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 2663), S3706 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4745 [18MY], S5189 [25MY]

———establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (S. 2765), S4213 [9MY]

Disabled: provide blind individuals access to digital newpapers (S. 2918), S4841 [19MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5582 [7JN]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (S. 2828), S4703 [17MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S3871, S3872 [2MY]

Employment: make certain illegal or criminal aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status, S2786 [4AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5581 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6496-S6498 [26JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1765, S1767 [6MR], S1861, S1863, S1867, S1868, S1869, S1870, S1871 [8MR], S1928, S1945, S1946 [9MR], S2458 [28MR], S2490, S2491, S2493, S2495, S2496, S2497, S2499, S2502, S2507 [29MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5318 [26MY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4457 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4167 [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, S4129, S4130 [8MY]

———set caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, S4130 [8MY]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

Help America Vote Act: funding, S4021-S4023 [4MY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (S. Con. Res. 90), S3806 [1MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S3499 [25AP]

Immigration: improve border security, S2786 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2454), S2786, S2788 [4AP], S3374 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4745, S4786 [18MY], S5055, S5059 [24MY], S5184, S5185, S5189 [25MY]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6219, S6220 [21JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5306 [26MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1635 [2MR]

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

Mental health: improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (S. 3449), S5495-S5497 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, S6135, S6136 [20JN], S6194, S6197 [21JN]

Moscow Helsinki Group (organization): anniversary, S4613 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 2318), S1434 [16FE]

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, S1928, S1946 [9MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 439), S3400 [7AP]

News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (S. 2831), S4802 [18MY]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, S4028 [4MY]

Rush-Kittle, Regina: Connecticut Association of Women Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S1577 [1MR]

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, S2507 [29MR]

———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S2458 [28MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region, S3499 [25AP]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6752 [29JN]

———strengthen labor standards within agreement, S6753 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S431-S433 [1FE], S493, S494 [2FE]

———health care funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, S1090, S1092, S1094 [13FE]

Voting: continue interim voting assistance system (IVAS) for uniformed service voters, overseas Dept. of Defense employees and dependents, S6359 [22JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Mexico's Migration Policy: Mexican Congress, S2787 [4AP], S3374 [7AP]

Summaries

Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act (S. 2349), S1769 [6MR]

``The Promise,'' a Video About the Genocide in the Darfur Region of Sudan Made by Danbury High School, Danbury, CT, Students, S3499 [25AP]

Tables

Priority list of pending State home construction grant applicants for fiscal year 2006, S1093 [13FE]

Testimonies

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act: Several Families, S5495 [6JN]

Texts of

S. 2291, Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, S1361-S1363 [15FE]

S. 2318, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S1435 [16FE]

S. 2380, U.S. National Security Protection Act, S1837 [7MR]

S. 2663, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, S3708-S3710 [27AP]

S. 2765, Child Health Investment for Long-Term Development (CHILD and Newborn) Act, S4213-S4215 [9MY]

S. 2815, Commission on Economic Indicators Act, S4623 [16MY]

S. 2828, Student Bill of Rights, S4703-S4706 [17MY]

S. 3449, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act, S5497-S5504 [6JN]

S. 3489, Nursing Home Fire Safety Act, S5684 [9JN]

Tributes

Bixler, Stephen R., S4151 [8MY]

Byrd, Erma Ora, S2430 [28MR]

Byrd, Senator, S5821 [14JN]

Inouye, Margaret Awamura, S2430 [28MR]

Leslie, Joan, S3700 [27AP]

Wilson, Margaret Sullivan, S3502 [25AP]