KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

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, S3591, S3623 [26AP], S3687, S3691, S3706, S3727, S3728, S3729, S3753 [27AP], S3776, S3802, S3810, S3815, S3824, S3836 [1MY], S3879, S3895, S3909 [2MY], S3941, S3945, S3986 [3MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454, S456, S458 [1FE], S493, S512, S650, S651, S664, S679, S680 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2045, S2046, S2047 [13MR], S2066, S2096, S2107, S2130, S2133, S2136, S2137, S2140 [14MR], S2209, S2210, S2211, S2216, S2217 [15MR], S2229, S2244, S2246, S2262, S2315, S2378, S2382 [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), S1265, S1266, S1267, S1270, S1271 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5882, S5886, S5891 [14JN], S5972, S5974, S5977 [15JN], S6018, S6019 [16JN], S6051, S6091 [19JN], S6118, S6120, S6164 [20JN], S6295, S6296, S6297, S6303, S6314, S6317, S6319 [21JN], S6358, S6387 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7355 [11JY], S7392, S7430, S7431 [12JY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4343, S4357, S4358, S4361, S4365 [10MY], S4479, S4481 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2694 [31MR], S2732, S2750, S2751, S2752 [3AP], S2923, S3001, S3003 [5AP], S3291, S3295, S3296, S3297, S3329, S3333, S3334 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4675, S4697, S4711, S4717, S4724 [17MY], S4730, S4757, S4761, S4811, S4813 [18MY], S4903, S4905, S4912, S4913 [22MY], S4939, S4968, S4975, S4981, S4989, S4995, S5013 [23MY], S5127 [24MY], S5259 [25MY]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82, David D. Kirkpatrick, New York (NY) Times, S261 [30JA]

Leading the Way on Healthcare, Cleve L. Killingsworth, Boston (MA) Globe, S6556 [27JN]

Life on $6.75 an Hour—When Ends Don't Meet, Jocelyn Wiener, Sacramento (CA) Bee, S6133 [20JN]

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), S2731 [3AP]

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

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S5874 [14JN]

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), S2417 [27MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 38), S5343 [26MY]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 2553), S2901 [5AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 86), S2902 [5AP]

Congress: require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (see S. 2179), S330 [30JA]

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 unauthorized removal or use of personal information contained in a database owned, operated, or maintained by the Federal Government (see S. 3506), S5876 [14JN]

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 641), S1834 [7MR]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 2497), S2730 [3AP]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S446 [1FE] (see S. 2308), S1413 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (see S. 2669), S3703 [27AP]

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), S5118 [24MY]

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), S5491 [6JN]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S5231 [25MY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 2393), S6493 [26JN]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S5660 [8JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S6061 [19JN]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see S. 2115), S5780 [13JN]

———provide life-saving care for individuals with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2823), S4695 [17MY]

Education: make college more afffordable, fulfill commitments to fully fund certain education programs, and reject proposed education budget cuts (see S. Res. 395), S1965 [9MR]

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

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: extend the educational flexibility program (see S. 2363), S1644 [2MR]

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), S371 [31JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (see S. 2803), S4617 [16MY]

Go Direct Month: designate (see S. Res. 363), S446 [1FE]

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

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

Haiti: support democracy, development, and stabilization (see S. Res. 409), S3508 [25AP] (see S. Res. 476), S4523 [12MY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S1461 [17FE]

Immigration: expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (see S. 2496), S2730 [3AP]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 2284), S1506 [27FE]

———reform (see S. 2611, 2612), S3378 [7AP]

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

Jordan, I. King: tribute (see S. Res. 411), S2467 [28MR]

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: repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see S. 2305), S1541 [28FE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 345), S1129 [13FE] (see S. 2342), S1579 [1MR]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket treshold of the prescription drug program (see S. 3650), S7415 [12JY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S211 [26JA]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 2687), S3801 [1MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 2183), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2183), S123 [25JA]

———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]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S5599 [7JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S3507 [25AP]

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (see S. 2725), S4051 [4MY]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S511 [2FE]

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

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S1414 [16FE]

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 Agency: express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 350), S19 [20JA] (see S. Res. 350), S123 [25JA]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3570), S6560 [27JN]

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]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2025), S6492 [26JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S5431 [5JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 2304), S1413 [16FE]

Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see S. 1607), S769 [7FE]

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

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), S1645 [2MR]

Tariff: audio headphones (see S. 2324), S1461 [17FE]

———audio headphones achieving full-spectrum noise reduction (see S. 2325), S1461 [17FE]

———basketballs (see S. 2582), S3212 [6AP]

———filament yarns (see S. 2329), S1461 [17FE]

———golf club driver heads (see S. 2574), S3211 [6AP]

———golf club driver heads of titanium (see S. 2576), S3211 [6AP]

———golf club driver heads with plasma welded face plate (see S. 2577), S3211 [6AP]

———golf club driver heads with rhombus shaped center face (see S. 2578), S3211 [6AP]

———golf club fairway heads (see S. 2575), S3211 [6AP]

———high-performance loudspeakers (see S. 2323), S1461 [17FE]

———leather basketballs (see S. 2579), S3211 [6AP]

———R-core transformers (see S. 2330), S1461 [17FE]

———rubber basketballs (see S. 2580), S3211 [6AP]

———synthetic basketballs (see S. 2583), S3212 [6AP]

———synthetic filament yarns (see S. 2328), S1461 [17FE]

———volleyballs (see S. 2581), S3211 [6AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see S. 1330), S1505 [27FE]

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

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]

Unemployment: extend the period of compensation in connection with Hurricane Katrina (see S. 3030), S5117 [24MY]

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

———mental health care funding (see S. 2351), S1579 [1MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S3984 [3MY]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see S. Res. 370), S864 [8FE]

Women: 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), S3704 [27AP]

———strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4891 [22MY]

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

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 3534), S6013 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: eliminate child poverty (see S. 2504), S2799 [4AP]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see S. 2794), S4469 [11MY]

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

Director of National Intelligence: require submittal to Congress of any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq (see S. 3637), S7331 [11JY]

Economy: provide for economic security and prosperity (see S. 2357), S1644 [2MR]

Education: modernize education system to arm individuals with 21st century knowledge and skills in order to preserve the economic and national security of the U.S. (see S. 3502), S5779 [13JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2229), S370 [31JA]

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

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 2798), S4523 [12MY]

Tariff: acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see S. 3357), S5430 [5JN]

———basic blue 7 (see S. 3354), S5430 [5JN]

———basic violet 1 (see S. 3353), S5430 [5JN]

———fast red B base (see S. 3355), S5430 [5JN]

———gemifloxacin, gemifloxacin mesylate, and gemifloxacin mesylate sesquihydrate (see S. 3358), S5430 [5JN]

———naphthol AS-CA (see S. 3350), S5430 [5JN]

———naphthol AS-KB (see S. 3352), S5430 [5JN]

———1-(P-tolyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (see S. 3351), S5430 [5JN]

———3 amino-4-methylbenzamide (see S. 3356), S5430 [5JN]

Cloture motions

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, S5510 [6JN], S5640 [8JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2793 [4AP], S3177 [6AP]

Excerpts

Dept. of HHS indemnification clause in contract with Chiron Corp., S3778 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS special product liability and indemnification clause in contract with Sanofi Pasteur Inc., S3778 [1MY]

Letters

College access and job training programs funding through closing certain tax loopholes: Alisa Abadinsky, Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations, S2093 [14MR]

———Andy Van Kleunen, Workforce Alliance, S2092 [14MR]

———Cyndy Littlefield, Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, S2092 [14MR]

———David Ward and David Warren, Student Aid Alliance, S2092 [14MR]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S2182 [15MR]

———George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges, S2183 [15MR]

———Hector Garza, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, S2183 [15MR]

———Joyce Smith, National Association for College Admission Counseling, S2183 [15MR]

———Kimberly A. Green, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, S2183 [15MR]

———Luke Swarthout, State PIRGs' Higher Education Project, and Jasmine Harris, U.S. Student Association, S2093 [14MR]

———Mimi Lufkin, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, S2093 [14MR]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Cleve L. Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, S4458 [11MY]

———Mila Kofman, Georgetown University, S4326 [10MY]

Iraq democracy promotion funding: Kenneth Wollack, National Democratic Institute, S3947 [3MY]

———Mark Pomar, International Research and Exchanges Board, S3947 [3MY]

———Richard Souderiette, International Foundation for Election Systems, S3948 [3MY]

———Vin Weber and Richard A. Gephardt, National Endowment for Democracy, S3947 [3MY]

Minimum wage: Living Wage Campaign, S6192 [21JN]

Nomination of Richard E. Stickler to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health: Amber D. Helms, S5750 [13JN]

———Debbie Hamner and Sara Bailey, S5749 [13JN]

———Freda Sorah and Wanda Blevins, S5749 [13JN]

———Peggy Ware Cohen, S5749 [13JN]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Alan Reuther, UAW, S178 [26JA]

———Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, S178 [26JA]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S177 [26JA]

Require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate: several organizations, S4872 [22MY]

Lists

Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S5653 [8JN]

Organizations supporting Kennedy amendment to S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011, on college access and job training programs funding, S2067 [14MR]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S1083 [13FE]

Poems

``Ambulance Down in the Valley,'' Joseph Malins, S5696 [12JN]

Privilege of the floor

Bringer, Norah, S5509 [6JN]

Donenberg, Jon, S5509 [6JN]

Rosenblum, Marc, S2540 [29MR]

Wald, Jesse, S731 [6FE]

Walsh, James, S5026 [23MY]

Wolchak, Carol, S5026 [23MY]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S49 [25JA], S176, S177 [26JA], S260, S262, S265, S295 [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), S3535, S3546 [26AP], S3687 [27AP], S3776, S3779 [1MY], S3942, S3943, S3945, S3946, S3947, S3948 [3MY]

———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, S5907 [15JN]

Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation ``Heroes Among Us'' award recipients, S5653 [8JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1055-S1057 [10FE]

———deficit, S4424 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S499 [2FE], S1136 [14FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4424 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1083 [13FE], S1137 [14FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2000, S2002 [13MR], S2066, S2069, S2072, S2092, S2094, S2109 [14MR], S2182 [15MR], S2284 [16MR]

Bush, President: speech on immigration, S4581 [16MY]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), unanimous-consent request, S4039 [4MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1612 [2MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3568 [26AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3568 [26AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), S4186 [9MY]

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, S2776 [4AP]

Commission on Federal Election Reform: implement recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls, S5054, S5058 [24MY]

Congress: relationship with special interest groups, S1055-S1057 [10FE]

Courts: politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S260, S262, S265 [30JA]

———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), S825 [8FE], S1054 [10FE]

———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), motion to proceed, S699 [6FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S4039 [4MY]

Cuba: require detainees held at Guantanamo Bay be charged, repatriated, or released within 180 days, S6272 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5706 [12JN], S5859 [14JN], S6043, S6046, S6052 [19JN], S6128, S6129, S6132, S6134, S6135, S6136 [20JN], S6191, S6192, S6194, S6196, S6197, S6202, S6222, S6272 [21JN], S6391 [22JN]

———name authorization legislation in honor of Senator Warner, S5859 [14JN]

———science and technology research funding, S6391 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (S. 2794), S4477 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide assistance to State and local governments for health care and educational costs related to immigration, S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4656, S4657, S4662 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7301 [11JY]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7301 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S4039 [4MY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2231), S452 [1FE], S699 [6FE]

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

Director of National Intelligence: require submittal to Congress of any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq (S. 3637), S7336 [11JY]

Diseases: pandemic influenza vaccine injury compensation funding, S3778, S3779 [1MY], S3942, S3948 [3MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5552 [7JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4424 [11MY]

———provide for economic security and prosperity (S. 2357), S1648-S1651 [2MR]

Education: college access and job training programs funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2066, S2069, S2072, S2092 [14MR], S2182 [15MR]

———funding, S2002 [13MR]

———modernize education system to arm individuals with 21st century knowledge and skills in order to preserve the economic and national security of the U.S. (S. 3502), S5795 [13JN]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S4592 [16MY]

———make certain illegal or criminal aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status, S2590 [30MR], S2700 [3AP], S2886, S2887 [5AP], S4650, S4651 [17MY]

English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., S4763, S4769 [18MY]

———declare as national language of U.S., S4763, S4769 [18MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3568 [26AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5465 [6JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), S5049, S5050 [24MY], S5738, S5739 [13JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6537 [27JN]

Go Direct Month: designate (S. Res. 363), S459 [1FE]

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), S4248, S4249, S4259, S4286, S4294, S4295, S4326 [10MY], S4458, S4460 [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, S4164, S4170 [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, S4133 [8MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S6556 [27JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2229), S371-S373 [31JA]

———provide for adult stem cell research, S4039 [4MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S4002 [4MY], S4249 [10MY]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S3778, S3779 [1MY]

———set caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, S4133 [8MY]

Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (S. 3593), S6643 [28JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, S2706 [3AP]

———deny eligibility for the earned income tax credit to illegal aliens and certain legalized workers, S5158, S5160 [25MY]

———enhance enforcement of labor protections for U.S. workers and guest workers, S4947, S4948, S4951, S4954 [23MY], S5054 [24MY]

———establish program that awards visas to aliens with advanced degrees in science, mathematics, technology, or engineering, S5069, S5092 [24MY]

———establish Secure Authorized Foreign Employee (SAFE) Visa Program, S5077, S5093 [24MY]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens, S4749 [18MY]

———improve border security, S3535 [26AP], S4656 [17MY]

———lift confidentiality on legalization applications if application is denied so applicant information can be used to assist fraud investigations, S5136, S5137, S5139, S5140 [25MY]

———limit the number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status during any fiscal year, S5143, S5145 [25MY]

———modify conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. are granted legal status, S4932 [23MY]

———modify conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status, S4730, S4731, S4732 [18MY]

———prohibit aliens who are currently outside the U.S. from participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4592 [16MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4671 [17MY]

———prohibit granting of legal status, or adjustment of status for individuals who entered the U.S. illegally until border security measures have been fully implemented, S4578, S4579, S4581, S4583 [16MY]

———prohibit guest worker program participants from self-petitioning to apply for an employment-based immigrant visa, S4681, S4682, S4683 [17MY]

———prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status, S4780 [18MY]

———prohibit implementation of guest worker and undocumented worker programs until the President determines such programs will benefit national security, S4578, S4579, S4581 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2486, S2520 [29MR], S2549, S2590 [30MR], S2700, S2706 [3AP], S2775 [4AP], S2884, S2886, S2887 [5AP], S3170 [6AP], S3353 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4540 [15MY], S4578, S4579, S4581, S4583, S4592 [16MY], S4650, S4651, S4656, S4657, S4662, S4666, S4670, S4671, S4674, S4676, S4679, S4680, S4681, S4682, S4683 [17MY], S4727, S4730, S4731, S4732, S4733, S4739, S4741, S4749, S4751, S4763, S4769, S4774, S4780, S4786 [18MY], S4869, S4870 [22MY], S4932, S4944, S4947, S4948, S4951, S4954 [23MY], S5054, S5058, S5065, S5069, S5073, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5085, S5090, S5091, S5092, S5093, S5102 [24MY], S5136, S5137, S5139, S5140, S5143, S5145, S5158, S5160, S5161, S5183 [25MY], S6190, S6194 [21JN]

———reform the employment eligibility verification system used to determine legal status of workers, S4944 [23MY]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4869, S4870 [22MY]

———require payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with border security, S5065, S5091 [24MY]

———require payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with health care and educational costs of noncitizens, S4774 [18MY]

———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]

———require sworn affidavits or other verifiable documents as proof of work history when determining duration of residence in the U.S., S4751 [18MY]

———restrict guest worker program in areas with high unemployment rates, ensure guest workers receive the prevailing wage, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S4674 [17MY]

———sunset H-2C visa program provisions, S5102 [24MY]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1525), S4136 [8MY]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, S4039 [4MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations, S2462 [28MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3776-S3778 [1MY]

———democracy promotion funding, S3687 [27AP], S3776-S3778 [1MY], S3945, S3946, S3947 [3MY]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6222 [21JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5307 [26MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S378 [31JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S1056 [10FE]

———funding (S. 2320), S1827 [7MR]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, S4186 [9MY]

Medicaid: funding, S2000 [13MR]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S4248, S4249 [10MY], S4543 [15MY]

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

———prescription drug benefit coverage, S1055 [10FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S4543 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, S1083 [13FE], S1137 [14FE]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: mine safety inspector hiring funding, S2109 [14MR]

Minimum wage: level, S6043, S6046, S6052 [19JN], S6128, S6129, S6132, S6134, S6135, S6136 [20JN], S6191, S6192, S6194, S6196, S6197, S6202 [21JN]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (S. 2798), S4552 [15MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S5486 [6JN]

National Labor Relations Act: judicial decisions relative to protection of workers' rights, S177 [26JA]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 357), S251 [27JA]

National Security Agency: express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (S. Res. 350), S29 [20JA], S138 [25JA]

Navy: repeal requirement of naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S3546 [26AP]

NIH: research and development funding, S2284 [16MR]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 3570), S6575 [27JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4576 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S7301 [11JY]

Point of order, S5062 [24MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (S. 2304), S1424 [16FE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5465 [6JN]

Social Security: exclude work done by illegal aliens with fradulent identification prior to change of immigration status from calculation of benefits, S4741 [18MY]

Stickler, Richard E.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, S5738, S5739, S5740, S5748 [13JN]

———nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, unanimous-consent agreement, S5746 [13JN]

———nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, unanimous-consent request, S5745 [13JN]

Taxation: repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, S1083 [13FE], S4424 [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, S1612 [2MR]

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, S4136 [8MY]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S7219 [29JN]

Reports

College Cost Crunch—A State-by-State Analysis of Rising Tuition and Student Debt: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Members and Senate Democratic Policy Committee, S6648-S6716 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 3502, New National Defense Education Act, S5796-S5810 [13JN]

S. 3593, Student Debt Relief Act, S6644-S6647 [28JN]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5695 [12JN]

David, Hal, S4046 [4MY]

Inouye, Margaret Awamura, S2116 [14MR]

Leshan, Timothy E., S6452 [23JN]

Ryan, Mary A., S7411 [12JY]

Wilson, Johnny, S6058 [19JN]