NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

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), S3689, S3725, S3733, S3741, S3754 [27AP], S3786, S3832 [1MY], S3894 [2MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454 [1FE], S677 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2044, S2046 [13MR], S2056, S2103, S2109, S2129, S2131, S2138 [14MR], S2148, S2203 [15MR], S2250, S2265, S2378 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1907 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5817 [13JN], S5858, S5882, S5891 [14JN], S5922, S5977 [15JN], S6095, S6096 [19JN], S6122, S6156, S6164, S6176 [20JN], S6320 [21JN], S6349, S6352, S6385, S6420, S6421, S6429, S6435 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7286 [10JY], S7295, S7301 [11JY], S7417 [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 [10MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2737, S2738 [3AP], S2852, S3003, S3004, S3027 [5AP], S3329, S3330, S3331, S3332 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4628, S4633 [16MY], S4788 [18MY], S5004 [23MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1658 [2MR]

Appointments

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

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]

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

Armed Forces: limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services for military retirees (see S. 2617), S6062 [19JN]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S2416 [27MR]

———prohibit picketing at funerals of members and former members (see S. 2452), S4892 [22MY]

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), S4554 [15MY]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S2313 [16MR]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S6787 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: adopt policies and educational programs to deter and eliminate illicit copyright infringement on their computer systems and networks (see S. Res. 438), S3378 [7AP] (see S. Res. 488), S4891 [22MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S2603 [30MR]

Congress: establish a fellowship program for the hiring of disabled veterans (see S. 2266), S1505 [27FE]

———require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (see S. 2179), S126 [25JA]

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: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S14 [18JA] (see S. 2264), S978 [9FE] (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), S6155 [20JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S2123 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see S. 2970), S5951 [15JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S2468 [28MR]

Economy: improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy (see S. 2802), S4892 [22MY]

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]

Energy Policy Act: repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (see S. 2251), S3507 [25AP]

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), S3705 [27AP]

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

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see S. 409), S14 [18JA]

Federation Internationale de Football Association: prevent groups representing Iran from participating in sanctioned soccer matches (see S. Res. 436), S3802 [1MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2012), S329 [30JA]

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

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S126 [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]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S1505 [27FE]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see S. 2795), S4554 [15MY]

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. 76), S19 [20JA] (see S. Con. Res. 76), S123 [25JA] (see S. Con. Res. 78), S249 [27JA]

Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 463), S3984 [3MY]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S4052 [4MY]

Mead, Kenneth M.: tribute (see S. Res. 382), S1461 [17FE]

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 benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S5230 [25MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S125 [25JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing for dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2203), S211 [26JA]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2409), S2122 [14MR]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S5660 [8JN]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 519), S6283 [21JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S1790 [6MR]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority pending denouncement of terrorism, support of civil liberties, and recognition of Israel's right to exist (see S. 2237), S446 [1FE]

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]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see S. Res. 379), S1414 [16FE]

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

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 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 security: 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 (see S. 2334), S1539 [28FE]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S. 2333), S1541 [28FE]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE]

Power resources: enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (see S. 2747), S4051 [4MY]

———improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S211 [26JA]

Puerto Rico: provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 2661), S3588 [26AP]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4156 [8MY]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see S. Res. 500), S5490 [6JN]

San Antonio, TX: authorize construction of an advanced training skills facility at Brooke Army Medical Center (see S. 2293), S1413 [16FE]

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

SBA: reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (see S. 3487), S6014 [16JN]

Taxation: extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2503), S4340 [10MY]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see S. 2484), S4696 [17MY] (see S. 2498), S4523 [12MY]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2748), S4051 [4MY]

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

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2390), S1893 [8MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see S. 2269), S979 [9FE]

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

———improve transportation security (see S. 1052), S1540 [28FE]

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]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S4053 [4MY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S329 [30JA]

———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), S329 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 3114), S5227 [25MY]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see S. 2719), S4050 [4MY]

FTC: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (see S. 2436), S2313 [16MR]

Haiti: support democracy, development, and stabilization (see S. Res. 409), S2467 [28MR] (see S. Res. 476), S4523 [12MY]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see S. 2682), S3704 [27AP]

———improve border security (see S. 2391), S1893 [8MR]

Insurance: provide low-cost protection through State natural catastrophe insurance programs, encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such events, and assist in financial recovery (see S. 3117), S5228 [25MY]

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

Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 466), S4051 [4MY]

Paige, Leroy R. (Satchel): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 91), S3801 [1MY]

Taxation: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see S. 3116), S5227 [25MY]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see S. 3115), S5227 [25MY]

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

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 430), S2902 [5AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S491 [2FE]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S81 [25JA]

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), S3646, S3692 [27AP]

———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, S5908 [15JN]

Armed Forces: 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, S2266 [16MR]

Border Patrol: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, S2765 [4AP], S2853 [5AP], S4788 [18MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S422 [1FE], S491 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2148, S2152, S2153, S2178 [15MR], S2266 [16MR]

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (S. 3114), S5332 [26MY], S5770 [13JN]

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), S766 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ban on Florida citrus industry shipping fruit to other citrus-producing states, S5771 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5922, S5923, S5925, S5926, S5931 [15JN], S6114, S6115, S6116, S6117 [20JN], S6326, S6395 [22JN]

———detailing of helicopters for use by the DEA, S7280 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7297, S7298 [11JY]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7297, S7298 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S3646 [27AP]

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

FTC: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (S. 2436), S2327 [16MR]

Haiti: support democracy, development, and stabilization (S. Res. 409), S2474 [28MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5313 [26MY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4247, S4248, S4249 [10MY]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (S. 2682), S3717 [27AP]

———improve border security (S. 2391), S1897 [8MR]

———provide enhanced electronic surveillance at borders, S2765 [4AP], S2852 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2454), S2765 [4AP], S2852, S2853 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4788 [18MY], S6190 [21JN]

Insurance: provide low-cost protection through State natural catastrophe insurance programs, encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such events, and assist in financial recovery (S. 3117), S5332 [26MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S5925 [15JN]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S5922, S5923, S5925, S5926, S5931 [15JN], S6114, S6115, S6116, S6117 [20JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6326 [22JN]

Kempthorne, Dirk: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S5319 [26MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S379 [31JA]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S2148, S2152, S2153, S2178 [15MR], S4247, S4248, S4249 [10MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and provide other additional beneficiary protections, S422 [1FE]

———improve implementation of the prescription drug benefit, S491 [2FE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4249 [10MY]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, S1514 [28FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S4123 [8MY]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (S. 2354), S1645 [2MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit, S491 [2FE]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2409), S2125 [14MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6416 [22JN]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 519), S6322 [21JN]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (H. Con. Res. 366), S3404 [7AP]

Navy: repeal requirement of naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S6395 [22JN]

Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 466), S4091 [4MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S943 [9FE]

Paige, Leroy R. (Satchel): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (S. Con. Res. 91), S3806 [1MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S1514 [28FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3553 [26AP]

Taxation: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (S. 3116), S5332 [26MY]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (S. 3115), S5332 [26MY]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 2630), S3422 [24AP]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, S2763 [4AP]

Votes: position on missed, S2117 [14MR], S2795 [4AP]

Texts of

S. 2354, Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act, S1645 [2MR]

S. 2391, Border Operations Reform and Development of Electronic Remote Surveillance (BORDERS) Act, S1898-S1900 [8MR]

S. 2436, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act, S2327 [16MR]

S. 2630, Truth in Caller ID Act, S3423 [24AP]

S. 2682, exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, S3718 [27AP]

S. 2719, Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL, S4054 [4MY]

S. 3114, Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act, S5233-S5235 [25MY]

S. 3115, Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act, S5235 [25MY]

S. 3116, Policyholder Disaster Protection Act, S5236 [25MY]

S. 3117, Homeowners Protection Act, S5237-S5242 [25MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5765 [13JN]