CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)

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), S3427 [24AP], S3816 [1MY]

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), S2262, S2381 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1846 [7MR]

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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5934, S5982, S5983 [15JN], S6014 [16JN], S6085 [19JN], S6295 [21JN], S6420 [22JN], S6493 [26JN], S7417 [12JY]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2840 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4786, S4813 [18MY], S4898 [22MY], S5005, S5006, S5020 [23MY], S5126 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S4029 [4MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S143 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S3985 [3MY]

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

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 877), S1072 [10FE]

———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), S5950 [15JN]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (see S. 2271), S1071 [10FE]

———limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (see S. 2369), S1790 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a national laboratories energy-water efficiency and supply technology research, development, and transfer program (see S. 1860), S1894 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: regulate ammonium nitrate (see S. 1141), S1175 [14FE]

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

———reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (see S. 3522), S5950 [15JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S6013 [16JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S4696 [17MY]

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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 1), S5492 [6JN]

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

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]

Foreign trade: enhance and improve U.S. trade relations by strengthening U.S. trade enforcement efforts and encouraging trading partners to adhere to the rules and norms of international trade (see S. 2467), S2467 [28MR]

Germany: express concern regarding release of Mohammad Ali Hammadi (see S. Res. 457), S3801 [1MY]

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

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (see S. 1955), S2902 [5AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S3704 [27AP]

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

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: 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), S4470 [11MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2731 [3AP]

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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 371), S1175 [14FE]

National Foster Care Month: observance (see S. Res. 471), S4211 [9MY]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 486), S4891 [22MY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 448), S3704 [27AP]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S3801 [1MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S4212 [9MY] (see S. 2491), S5231 [25MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2491), S4340 [10MY]

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

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]

———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), S5118 [24MY]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (see S. 2249), S5780 [13JN]

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

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), S511 [2FE]

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

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

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S4339 [10MY]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (see S. 2424), S4340 [10MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S4211 [9MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1780), S1505 [27FE]

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

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see S. 1200), S4797 [18MY]

———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S1790 [6MR]

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]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S4796 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 2487), S2689 [31MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the A&B Irrigation District (see S. 2470), S2533 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: abolish term limits for the Under Sec. for Health and the Under Sec. for Benefits and simplify appointment process (see S. 2634), S3420 [24AP]

———authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases (see S. 3421), S5490 [6JN]

———establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices (see S. 2736), S4051 [4MY]

———remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings (see S. 2694), S3893 [2MY]

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

Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY]

Tariff: Roquefort cheese (see S. 3215), S5229 [25MY]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 2821), S4695 [17MY]

Veterans: improve services for homeless veterans (see S. 3545), S6154 [20JN]

———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), S3211 [6AP]

Cloture motions

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), S3692 [27AP], S3859 [2MY]

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]

Edelman, Eric S.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy, S872 [8FE]

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

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4326 [10MY], S4459 [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, S4095 [5MY], S4165 [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, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4880 [22MY], S5061 [24MY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191 [25MY]

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 (S. 23), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]

Explanations

Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act (S. 1235), S5291-S5294 [25MY]

Motions

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4870 [22MY]

Privilege of the floor

Peacock, Pele, S5607 [7JN]

Wilcox, Jessica, S3631 [26AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (S. 2487), S2690 [31MR]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S195 [26JA]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, S5827 [14JN]

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), S3563 [26AP], S3934 [3MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3934 [3MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, S4787 [18MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6538 [27JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), S5129 [24MY], S6538 [27JN]

Bonneville Power Administration: require use of excess revenues to retire long-term debt to Federal Treasury, S2277 [16MR]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S3197 [6AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4421 [11MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2076, S2095 [14MR], S2258, S2277 [16MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the A&B Irrigation District (S. 2470), S2536 [29MR]

Bush, President: speech on immigration, S4575 [16MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions, S5073 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (S. 3522), S7281 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: abolish term limits for the Under Sec. for Health and the Under Sec. for Benefits and simplify appointment process (S. 2634), S3424 [24AP]

———authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases (S. 3421), S5492 [6JN]

———establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices (S. 2736), S4057 [4MY]

———remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings (S. 2694), S3896 [2MY]

———theft of veterans' personal records, S4957 [23MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4421 [11MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6538 [27JN]

———protect, S6538 [27JN]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S5566 [7JN]

Idaho: tribute to the Summer of Peace Signature Event, S5869 [14JN]

Immigration: modify eligibility requirements for blue card status and increase fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status, S5098 [24MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4673 [17MY]

———prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status, S4783 [18MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2576 [30MR], S2763, S2764, S2801 [4AP], S2859, S2860 [5AP], S3171, S3178, S3197 [6AP], S3352 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4575 [16MY], S4673 [17MY], S4783, S4787, S4790 [18MY], S4863, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4868, S4870 [22MY], S4955 [23MY], S5073, S5098 [24MY]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4790 [18MY], S4863, S4865, S4866, S4867, S4868, S4870 [22MY]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), S6097 [19JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S5827 [14JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Res. 516), S6097 [19JN]

Kempthorne, Dirk: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S5198, S5199 [25MY]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S2463 [28MR]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 390), S1804 [6MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 435), S3343 [6AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S973 [9FE], S3552, S3553 [26AP], S4243, S4244 [10MY]

———oil and gas exploration in ecologically determined no-drill areas, S4243, S4244 [10MY]

Senate: legislative program, S6098 [19JN]

Small business: improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (S. 3122), S5331 [26MY]

Taxation: income tax withholding rates on Federal, State and local government contracts, S4421 [11MY]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S4421 [11MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, S4421 [11MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 2821), S4698 [17MY]

Veterans: health care funding, S2076, S2095 [14MR], S2258 [16MR], S3563 [26AP]

———improve services for homeless veterans (S. 3545), S6275 [21JN]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (S. 1235), S5291 [25MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2562), S3219 [6AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 3534), S6097 [19JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Daniel L. Cooper To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Statements

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, E113 [8FE]

Texts of

S. 2562, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S3219 [6AP]

S. 2694, Veterans' Choice of Representation Act, S3897 [2MY]

S. 2736, establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices, S4058 [4MY]

S. 2821, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S4698 [17MY]

S. 3421, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases authorization, S5493 [6JN]

Tributes

Newcomb, Bruce, S2596 [30MR]

Tracy, Mike, S3203 [6AP]

Trudeau, Merry, S6632 [28JN]