DeMINT, JIM (a Senator from South Carolina)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2212 [15MR], S2263 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1906 [8MR], S1977, S1979, S1980 [9MR], S2492, S2535 [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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7350 [11JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4638, S4642 [16MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2429 [28MR], S2759 [4AP], S3435 [25AP], S7289 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 2381), S1834 [7MR]

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), S4554 [15MY]

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]

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), S5950 [15JN]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S4052 [4MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S447 [1FE]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process (see S. 2265), S979 [9FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 2206), S249 [27JA]

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), S3507 [25AP]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S2202 [15MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion (see S. 2822), S5718 [12JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5875 [14JN]

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

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]

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), S979 [9FE]

———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]

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

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), S5491 [6JN]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S6061 [19JN]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see S. 2601), S3378 [7AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S5230 [25MY]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S7332 [11JY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 453), S3704 [27AP]

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

OMB: establish an Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (see S. 2590), S7416 [12JY]

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), S7417 [12JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S4967 [23MY]

———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]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (see S. 2424), S3213 [6AP]

———simplify taxation of business activity (see S. 2721), S4050 [4MY]

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

———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S2689 [31MR]

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]

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

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (see S. 2650), S3506 [25AP]

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

Education: encourage States to accommodate the release of public school pupils from school attendance to attend off-campus religious classes at houses of worship and faith-based organizations (see S. Con. Res. 92), S3894 [2MY]

Foreign trade: clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products (see S. 3556), S6419 [22JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 2750), S4051 [4MY]

States: authorize taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 2512), S2901 [5AP]

Tariff: acentanisole (see S. 2405), S2027 [13MR]

———allyl isosulfocyanate (see S. 2852), S4796 [18MY]

———aniline 2.5 di-sulphonic acid (see S. 2217), S329 [30JA]

———argumex (see S. 3399), S5489 [6JN]

———boys' water resistant pants (see S. 3393), S5489 [6JN]

———butanedioic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-1-piperidineethanol (see S. 2995), S5116 [24MY]

———cyanuric chloride (see S. 2807), S4617 [16MY]

———decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) ester (see S. 2997), S5116 [24MY]

———Diresul brown GN liquid crude (see S. 2212), S329 [30JA]

———extruders used in the production of radial tires (see S. 2221), S329 [30JA]

———fluorobenzene (see S. 2211), S329 [30JA]

———4,4'-diaminostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (see S. 2809), S4617 [16MY]

———4-chloro-3-[[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxopropyl-]amino]-do decyl ester (see S. 2209), S329 [30JA]

———girls' water resistant pants (see S. 3396, 3402), S5489 [6JN]

———high tenacity rayon filament yarn (see S. 3395), S5489 [6JN]

———integrated machines for manufacturing pneumatic tires (see S. 2353), S1644 [2MR]

———liquidation or reliquidation of manufacturing equipment (see S. 2222, 2225, 2226), S329 [30JA]

———liquidation or reliquidation of mold press machines (see S. 2224), S329 [30JA]

———manufacturing equipment (see S. 2207), S329 [30JA] (see S. 2352), S1644 [2MR]

———manufacturing equipment for molding (see S. 2220), S329 [30JA]

———manufacturing equipment used for working iron or steel (see S. 2223), S329 [30JA]

———men's and boys' water resistant pants (see S. 3400), S5489 [6JN]

———men's water resistant pants (see S. 3394), S5489 [6JN]

———1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,N-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, Me sulfates (see S. 2216), S329 [30JA]

———1,2 hexanediol (see S. 2853), S4796 [18MY]

———1,2 pentanediol (see S. 2406), S2027 [13MR]

———1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl) ethylenediamine, polymer with N-butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2998), S5116 [24MY]

———o-tert-butylcyclohexanol (see S. 2404), S2027 [13MR]

———p-anisaldehyde (see S. 2407), S2027 [13MR]

———para-chlorophenol (see S. 2208), S329 [30JA]

———polysiloxane (see S. 2804), S4617 [16MY]

———reduced vat blue 43 (see S. 2214), S329 [30JA]

———rolled glass in sheets (see S. 2808), S4617 [16MY]

———sawing machines (see S. 2218), S329 [30JA]

———sector mold press machines (see S. 2219), S329 [30JA]

———sodium hypophosphite (see S. 2806), S4617 [16MY]

———sodium methylate powder (see S. 2851), S4796 [18MY]

———sulfur black 1 (see S. 2213), S329 [30JA]

———sulfur blue 7 (see S. 2215), S329 [30JA]

———synthetic indigo powder (see S. 3398), S5489 [6JN]

———2,6 dichlorotoluene (see S. 2210), S329 [30JA]

———2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (see S. 2805), S4617 [16MY]

———2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenol (see S. 2996), S5116 [24MY]

———women's and girls' water resistant pants (see S. 3397), S5489 [6JN]

———women's water resistant pants (see S. 3401, 3403), S5489 [6JN]

Taxation: eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see S. 3496), S5779 [13JN]

———expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market (see S. 2549), S2901 [5AP]

Cloture motions

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S197 [26JA], S308 [30JA]

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]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2896 [5AP], S3358 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2454), motion to commit, S3357 [7AP]

Kempthorne, Dirk: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S5128 [24MY]

Stickler, Richard E.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, S5591 [7JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S1561 [1MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2429 [28MR], S2759 [4AP], S3435 [25AP], S7289 [11JY]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S198 [26JA]

Budget: deficit, S7293 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4397 [11MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2263 [16MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S308 [30JA]

Courts: politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S198 [26JA]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5625 [8JN]

Economy: growth, S7293 [11JY]

———impact of tax cuts, S7293 [11JY]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (S. 2750), S4073 [4MY]

———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 (H.R. 4838), S4036 [4MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S5073, S5086 [24MY], S5161 [25MY]

———require resident aliens to pay back taxes under the earned income tax credit program for credits received while the aliens' status was illegal, S5161 [25MY]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, S4036, S4037 [4MY]

National security: proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, S1608 [2MR]

Senate: legislative program, S145 [26JA]

Social Security: establish reserve fund, S2263 [16MR]

South Carolina: Carolina Day anniversary, S6612 [28JN]

Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S4397 [11MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S1608 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S5866 [14JN]