DOLE, ELIZABETH (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2083, S2124, S2131 [14MR], S2269, S2316 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1975 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5891 [14JN], S5979 [15JN], S6018, S6019 [16JN], S6118, S6155, S6170 [20JN], S6303, S6319 [21JN], S6346, S6388, S6421, S6427, S6436 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Ballet Theatre: tribute (see S. Res. 452), S3704 [27AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see S. Res. 444), S3506 [25AP]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2832), S4796 [18MY]

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

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), S330 [30JA]

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), S4212 [9MY]

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), S6493 [26JN]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see S. Res. 224), S1894 [8MR]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S2534 [29MR]

Congress: establish a fellowship program for the hiring of disabled veterans (see S. 2266), S1462 [17FE]

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), S6560 [27JN]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S124 [25JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize the HIV Health Care Services Program (see S. 2339), S3705 [27AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see S. 3620), S6786 [29JN]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S5780 [13JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S3378 [7AP]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S5717 [12JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S2313 [16MR]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S3589 [26AP]

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

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]

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

Health: 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]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 445), S3506 [25AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see S. 2123), S125 [25JA]

Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 2707), S3984 [3MY]

Human rights: increase penalties for trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor (see S. 2437), S2313 [16MR]

India: condemn commuter rail terrorist attacks in Mumbai and express condolences to victims and their families (see S. Res. 527), S7415 [12JY]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see S. Con. Res. 98), S5659 [8JN]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 370), S2730 [3AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S5491 [6JN]

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]

McLean, Malcolm P.: tribute (see S. Res. 454), S3704 [27AP]

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), S3508 [25AP]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2990), S4967 [23MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2800 [4AP]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S2415 [27MR]

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 Clean Beaches Week: designate (see S. Res. 510), S5779 [13JN]

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

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 464), S3984 [3MY]

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

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 378), S1414 [16FE]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3704 [27AP]

National security: prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see S. 2564), S3211 [6AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 507), S6155 [20JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S6420 [22JN]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and the U.S. Olympic Committee (see S. Res. 440), S3379 [7AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S2800 [4AP]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see S. Res. 494), S5684 [9JN]

Small business: provide incentives for investment (see S. 1396), S2800 [4AP]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see S. 3238), S6493 [26JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S1791 [6MR]

———provide a refundable credit for high deductible health plans for uninsured individuals (see S. 2701), S3984 [3MY]

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

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1488), S2416 [27MR]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 3633), S7331 [11JY]

Veterans: expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 2416), S3421 [24AP]

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

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 517), S6154 [20JN]

Tariff: aluminum lamp-holder housings containing sockets (see S. 3262), S5341 [26MY]

———brass lamp-holder housings containing sockets (see S. 3263), S5341 [26MY]

———butanedioic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-1-piperidineethanol (see S. 3268), S5341 [26MY]

———butralin (see S. 3267), S5341 [26MY]

———chemical mixtures (see S. 3272), S5341 [26MY]

———filament fiber tow of rayon (see S. 3252), S5341 [26MY]

———5-amino-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-xylenesulfonamide (see S. 3271), S5341 [26MY]

———ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles of 15 amps or less (see S. 3256), S5341 [26MY]

———ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles of greater than 15 amps (see S. 3257), S5341 [26MY]

———high current ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 3259), S5341 [26MY]

———in line ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 3258), S5341 [26MY]

———M-alcohol (see S. 3247), S5341 [26MY]

———MUB 738 INT (see S. 3270), S5341 [26MY]

———plastic lamp-holder housings containing sockets (see S. 3260), S5341 [26MY]

———porcelain lamp-holder housings containing sockets (see S. 3261), S5341 [26MY]

———right angle ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 3248), S5341 [26MY]

———staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise processed (see S. 3266), S5341 [26MY]

———staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded (see S. 3265), S5341 [26MY]

———staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3264), S5341 [26MY]

———tetraconazole (see S. 3246), S5341 [26MY]

———3-amino-2'-(sulfato-ethyl sulfonyl) ethyl benzamide (see S. 3269), S5341 [26MY]

Cloture motions

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

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2393 [16MR], S2896 [5AP], S3358 [7AP]

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

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

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

Remarks

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

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (S. 3620), S6804 [29JN]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (S. 1885), S5591 [7JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S5591 [7JN]

Whitney, Frank D.: nomination to be district judge, S6402 [22JN]

Tributes

Murray, Gerald R., S6276 [21JN]