DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

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), S3521 [25AP], S3554, S3600, S3614, S3620, S3621, S3622 [26AP], S3683, S3691, S3706, S3726, S3739 [27AP], S3802, S3813, S3820, S3824, S3835 [1MY], S3886, S3895 [2MY], S3963 [3MY], S4053 [4MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454, S457 [1FE], S645, S647, S651, S663, S665 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2096, S2103, S2109, S2123, S2131, S2133, S2135, S2137, S2138, S2140 [14MR], S2168, S2203, S2204, S2212, S2215 [15MR], S2226, S2244, S2248, S2261, S2264, S2267, S2269, S2275, S2314, S2315, S2316, S2378, S2380, S2381, S2382 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1982 [9MR], S2314 [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), S1310, S1311 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5876, S5894 [14JN], S5909, S5934, S5968, S5977 [15JN], S6016, S6017 [16JN], S6164, S6168, S6171, S6175 [20JN], S6285, S6308, S6315 [21JN], S6382, S6384, S6385, S6386, S6422, S6434 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7427, S7437 [12JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6536, S6586, S6587 [27JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4365 [10MY], S4470 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2840, S2841 [4AP], S2960, S2961 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4757, S4761, S4812, S4813, S4814, S4815 [18MY], S4902 [22MY], S4948, S4968, S4981, S5003 [23MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Committee To Escort Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Into the House Chamber, H453 [1MR]

Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]

Committee To Escort Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Into the House Chamber, H995 [15MR]

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

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]

Articles and editorials

Ill-Starred Flag Amendment Would Do Nation No Good, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S6543 [27JN]

Immigrants To Be Proud Of, David Brooks, New York (NY) Times, S2559 [30MR]

It Isn't Amnesty, New York (NY) Times, S2543 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 2392), S3802 [1MY]

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

American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Jefferson Awards for Public Service (see S. Res. 461), S3894 [2MY]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see S. 2165), S1505 [27FE]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 2658), S3986 [3MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2449), S2313 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see S. 2556), S3421 [24AP]

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 380), S1414 [16FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S5780 [13JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: support constitutional reform process (see S. Res. 400), S2027 [13MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S2314 [16MR]

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

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3211 [6AP]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (see S. 2459), S4892 [22MY]

Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (see S. Con. Res. 94), S6561 [27JN]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 2592), S3212 [6AP]

Civil liberties: 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]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 2296), S2468 [28MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S3705 [27AP]

Congress: require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation (see S. 2179), S249 [27JA]

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]

Correctional institutions: require minimum workweek for Federal prison inmates and reform inmate work programs (see S. 3629), S6787 [29JN]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 1968), S1834 [7MR]

Crime: make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (see S. 3561), S6457 [23JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S1540 [28FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S329 [30JA]

———establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (see S. 2291), S1415 [16FE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2663), S6284 [21JN]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1531), S3507 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5344 [26MY]

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

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S6420 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S511 [2FE]

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 (see S. 2314), S1462 [17FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S5118 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize appropriations to improve security for personal data and provide remedial assistance to veterans and other persons who have had personal data stolen (see S. 3592), S6634 [28JN]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2170), S126 [25JA]

Disabled: provide blind individuals access to digital newpapers (see S. 2918), S6635 [28JN]

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), S5951 [15JN]

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), S6155 [20JN]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S125 [25JA]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 2465), S2467 [28MR]

Education: increase access to postsecondary education (see S. 2337), S1539 [28FE]

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), S250 [27JA]

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

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

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), S2731 [3AP] (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), S2468 [28MR]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see S. 2244), S510 [2FE]

———require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (see S. 2506), S2799 [4AP]

Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 3593), S6788 [29JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S511 [2FE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1801), S3507 [25AP]

Housing: stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and underdevelopment (see S. 2280), S1175 [14FE]

Iran: ensure oversight of intelligence (see S. 3536), S6061 [19JN]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 101), S5874 [14JN]

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

Medicaid: delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see S. 3590), S6634 [28JN]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S3704 [27AP]

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

Medicare: provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S2603 [30MR]

———provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by critical access hospitals and rural health clinics (see S. 2819), S4695 [17MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see S. 2723), S4523 [12MY]

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]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 3529), S5950 [15JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2903 [5AP]

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

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S3590 [26AP]

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 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 499), S5430 [5JN]

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 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 236), S126 [25JA]

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

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S3379 [7AP]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]

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

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

National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S. 2333), S1504 [27FE]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2450), S2313 [16MR]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (see S. 2486), S2603 [30MR]

———transfer authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers of U.S. entities by foreign entities to a designee established within the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2400), S2417 [27MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 439), S3378 [7AP]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (see S. Res. 462), S4618 [16MY] (see S. Res. 495), S5230 [25MY]

News media: ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the U.S. Government (see S. 967), S329 [30JA]

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see S. 2348), S1579 [1MR]

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation and kidney list donations do not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (see S. 2306), S4212 [9MY]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute (see S. Res. 491), S5117 [24MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 472), S4339 [10MY]

Power resources: reduce U.S. addiction to oil, ensure near-term energy affordability, accelerate clean fuels and electricity, provide government leadership for a reliable energy future (see S. 2829), S4695 [17MY]

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), S5230 [25MY]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4618 [16MY]

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]

Sports: honor the Pre-Negro Leagues and Negro Leagues baseball players and executives elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (see S. Res. 386), S1579 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S3985 [3MY]

———eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see S. 2257), S864 [8FE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3503), S6014 [16JN]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2503), S4554 [15MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 2635), S5231 [25MY]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 832), S124 [25JA]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see S. 2414), S3421 [24AP]

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

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 2278), S1462 [17FE]

———strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4968 [23MY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see S. 1719), S2731 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see S. Res. 433), S2902 [5AP]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (see S. 2277), S1129 [13FE]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2177), S14 [18JA]

Dept. of HHS: change numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries (see S. 2312), S1414 [16FE]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (see S. 3557), S6419 [22JN]

Education: reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (see S. 2573), S3211 [6AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 3588), S6634 [28JN]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 2445), S2313 [16MR]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2985), S4966 [23MY]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see S. 2555), S2901 [5AP]

Medicare: permit beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans that change their formularies or increase prices to enroll in other plans (see S. 2313), S1414 [16FE]

Mining and mineral resources: increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (see S. 2448), S2313 [16MR]

National security: require the President or the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to submit reports on national security related investigations and to address mandatory investigations by such committee (see S. 2442), S2313 [16MR]

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]

Tariff: carbamic acid (see S. 3426), S5490 [6JN]

———decorative plates (see S. 3427), S5490 [6JN]

———liquidate or reliquidate roller chain (see S. 3423), S5490 [6JN]

———liquidation or reliquidation of bowling ball carrier bag parts (see S. 3430), S5490 [6JN]

———liquidation or reliquidation of large newspaper printing presses and components thereof (see S. 3431), S5490 [6JN]

———music boxes (see S. 3428), S5490 [6JN]

———sulfentrazone technical (see S. 3429), S5490 [6JN]

———3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see S. 3424), S5490 [6JN]

———2 benzylthio-3-ethyl sulfonyl pyridine (see S. 3425), S5490 [6JN]

Women: recognize benefits of breastfeeding (see S. Res. 403), S2313 [16MR]

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]

Colloquies

Clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271): by, H587 [7MR]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Sharon Lee Kufeldt, American Legion, S6544 [27JN]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S101-S103 [25JA]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: several Senators, S106 [25JA]

Lists

Emergency Committee To Defend the First Amendment, S6544 [27JN]

Privilege of the floor

Henry-Spires, Deidra, S2842 [4AP]

Kellams, Laura, S2842 [4AP]

Meeker, Lesley, S2842 [4AP]

Sandler, Britt, S2842 [4AP]

Shields, Lauren, S2842 [4AP]

Tibaduiza, Robin, S5728 [12JN]

Venning, Benjamin, S3631 [26AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: call on government to uphold freedom of religion and urge the U.S. to promote religious freedom in Afghanistan (S. Res. 421), S2842 [4AP]

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S4027 [4MY]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (S. 2438), S5830 [14JN]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S51, S100, S104 [25JA], S334 [31JA]

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S1346 [15FE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (S. Res. 433), S3160 [5AP]

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), S3541, S3554 [26AP], S3663, S3664, S3684 [27AP], S3930 [2MY], S3964, S3970 [3MY], S4027 [4MY]

———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, S5830, S5831 [14JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3854 [2MY]

———use oil and gas exploration proceeds to fund certain Energy Policy Act programs, S2272 [16MR]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, S4787, S4788 [18MY]

———ensure one half of National Guard forces of each State are available to such State at all times (S. 2303), S1423 [16FE]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6520, S6544 [27JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), S6486 [26JN]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S5997 [16JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S5916 [15JN], S6550 [27JN]

Black History Month: observance, S1498 [27FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1057 [10FE], S5831 [14JN], S6606 [28JN]

———deficit, S6606, S6620 [28JN]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S433 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4382 [10MY], S4428 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4327 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2081, S2105 [14MR], S2268, S2272 [16MR]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), S2015, S2016 [13MR]

———speech on immigration, S4582 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: critical emergency structural repairs funding for Capitol Complex utility tunnels, S3684 [27AP]

Chicago, IL: state of public school system, S5587 [7JN]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children through repealing certain tax breaks, S433 [1FE]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1372 [15FE], S1386, S1389, S1390 [16FE]

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, S2488, S2544-S2546 [29MR], S5186 [25MY]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S5991, S5992 [16JN]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (S. 2277), S1130 [13FE]

Courts: cost-estimates for claims of personal injury and wrongful death due to asbestos exposure to be paid from a trust fund established for such claims, S886, S888 [9FE]

———establish medical criteria for asbestos exposure victims seeking compensation, S952 [9FE]

———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), S831, S832, S833, S834, S849 [8FE], S882, S884, S886, S888, S951, S965 [9FE], S1058 [10FE], S1161, S1162, S1163, S1169 [14FE], S1372 [15FE]

———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, S718 [6FE]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2177), S15 [18JA]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S7290-S7292 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5910, S5912, S5913, S5916 [15JN], S5991, S5992, S5997 [16JN], S6234, S6238 [21JN], S6391 [22JN]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, S5997 [16JN]

———establish Troops to Nurse Teachers Pilot Program, S5910, S5912, S5913 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that the borders are secured before allowing implementation of a new alien guest worker program, S2863 [5AP]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4661 [17MY]

———firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7370 [12JY]

———require Committee on Appropriations (Senate) reports to be posted on Dept. website, S7370 [12JY]

———seaports security funding, S2105 [14MR]

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, S3663, S3664 [27AP]

Disasters: international disaster and famine assistance funding, S3964 [3MY]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (S. 3557), S6422 [22JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S1614 [2MR], S2890 [5AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5588-S5591 [7JN], S5610 [8JN]

Education: reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (S. 2573), S3201-S3203 [6AP], S6552 [27JN]

Employment: make certain illegal or criminal aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status, S2784, S2785 [4AP], S2856, S2857, S2858 [5AP], S4649 [17MY]

English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., S4764 [18MY]

———declare as national language of U.S., S4737, S4738, S4739, S4752, S4753, S4756, S4764 [18MY]

EPA: establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (S. 2700), S3931 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5447, S5448, S5449 [6JN], S5519, S5528 [7JN]

———support community-based efforts to support girls' education, discourage early marriage, and assist young girls and women already in marriage, S7409 [12JY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S3554 [26AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6483 [26JN], S6520, S6543, S6544 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), unanimous-consent agreement, S6531 [27JN]

———protect, S6544 [27JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S2268 [16MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), S3951 [3MY]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5205 [25MY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4249, S4295, S4298, S4382 [10MY], S4427, S4428, S4461 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), uanimous consent request, S4426 [11MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), unanimous-consent request, S4427 [11MY]

———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), S4205-S4207 [9MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, S4298 [10MY], S4428 [11MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S3999, S4000 [4MY], S4382 [10MY], S6614 [28JN], S6735 [29JN], S7364, S7365, S7366 [12JY]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (S. 3588), S6635 [28JN]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 4911), S6552 [27JN]

Illinois: tribute to caregivers of children, S6412 [22JN]

Immigration: allow health care workers applying for legal permanent residency to honor service contracts to home country and to provide health services in developing countries without jeopardizing residency status, S2772-S2774 [4AP], S5071 [24MY]

———deny visas to individuals who advocate terrorism, S2890 [5AP]

———establish program that awards visas to aliens with advanced degrees in science, mathematics, technology, or engineering, S5071 [24MY]

———grant a humanitarian waiver to an immigrant if deportation would create extreme hardship for an immediate family member of a U.S. citizen or legal resident, S4949, S4950, S4954 [23MY]

———improve border security, S3541 [26AP]

———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, S4582 [16MY]

———prohibit implementation of guest worker and undocumented worker programs until the President determines such programs will benefit national security, S4582 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2402 [27MR], S2431-S2433 [28MR], S2488, S2543-S2546 [29MR], S2559, S2560 [30MR], S2760, S2772, S2784, S2785 [4AP], S2856, S2857, S2858, S2859, S2860, S2862, S2863, S2883, S2890 [5AP], S3172, S3195, S3201 [6AP], S3351 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4568 [15MY], S4582 [16MY], S4649, S4661 [17MY], S4737, S4738, S4739, S4752, S4753, S4756, S4764, S4787, S4788 [18MY], S4949, S4950, S4954 [23MY], S5071 [24MY], S5172, S5186 [25MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), S2402 [27MR], S2432 [28MR]

Intelligence services: alleged release of classified information by Bush administration officials relative to justification for invasion of Iraq, S3185 [6AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2433 [28MR], S3185 [6AP], S3793-S3796 [1MY], S5830 [14JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S5997 [16JN], S6102 [20JN]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S6552 [27JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6234, S6238 [21JN], S6550 [27JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5196 [25MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S377 [31JA]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2985), S4970 [23MY]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate, S6391 [22JN]

———designate (S. 2555), S2915 [5AP]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1810, S1811 [7MR]

Medicaid: delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (S. 3590), S6736 [29JN]

———delay effective date of requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (S. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S6737 [29JN]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S4249, S4298, S4382 [10MY], S4427, S4428 [11MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year, and limit drug formulary changes, S4568-S4570 [15MY]

———permit beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans that change their formularies or increase prices to enroll in other plans (S. 2313), S1526-S1528 [28FE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4249, S4298 [10MY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (S. 3529), S5945 [15JN]

Minimum wage: level, S6101 [20JN]

Mining and mineral resources: increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (S. 2448), S2337 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency, S3855 [2MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S5586, S5591 [7JN]

National security: reform issuance of national security letters relative to library-provided basic Internet access, S1389, S1390 [16FE]

———require the President or the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to submit reports on national security related investigations and to address mandatory investigations by such committee (S. 2442), S2335 [16MR]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2450), S2297 [16MR]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S104 [25JA]

NIH: research and development funding, S5831 [14JN]

Obama, Barack: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., Grammy Award recipient, S1057 [10FE]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, S4299 [10MY]

Paulson, Henry M., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S6620 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3441 [25AP], S3528, S3529 [26AP], S3936 [3MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S3951 [3MY]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3441 [25AP], S3854-S3856 [2MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S3441 [25AP], S3529 [26AP]

———national energy policy, S1811 [7MR], S3854-S3856 [2MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, S3529 [26AP], S3855 [2MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1170 [14FE], S5447, S5448, S5449 [6JN], S7364, S7365, S7366 [12JY]

———legislative program, S6605 [28JN]

Sports: honor the Pre-Negro Leagues and Negro Leagues baseball players and executives elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (S. Res. 386), S1590 [1MR]

Springfield, IL: express condolences to victims of tornado, S2090 [14MR]

Stickler, Richard E.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, S5737 [13JN]

Sudan: U.N. peacekeeping force in the Darfur region funding, S3930 [2MY]

Supreme Court: decision on judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S6757 [29JN], S7290-S7292 [11JY]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S3528 [26AP], S3936 [3MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (S. 1981), S3441 [25AP]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (S. 1927), S1324, S1325 [15FE]

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, S1614 [2MR]

Veterans: health care funding, S2081 [14MR], S5830 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, S4151 [8MY], S4205 [9MY], S6057 [19JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (S. 2703), S7366 [12JY]

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), S4205-S4207 [9MY]

———recognize benefits of breastfeeding (S. Res. 403), S2376 [16MR]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Norman Dorsen and Charles Fried, Emergency Committee To Defend the First Amendment, S6544 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 2177, Phone Records Protection Act, S15 [18JA]

S. 2277, Reconstruction Accountability and Fraud Prevention Act, S1131 [13FE]

S. 2312, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1432 [16FE]

S. 2313, Medicare Drug Honest Pricing Act, S1432 [16FE]

S. 2382, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S1840-S1844 [7MR]

S. 2445, permit certain Illinois school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program, S2337 [16MR]

S. 2448, Mine Safety Enforcement, Reporting, and Training Act, S2338 [16MR]

S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S2905-S2908 [5AP]

S. 2555, Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL, S2915 [5AP]

S. 2573, Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act, S3234 [6AP]

S. 2985, Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act, S4971 [23MY]

S. 3557, Drug Overdose Reduction Act, S6422 [22JN]

S. 3588, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act, S6636 [28JN]

Tributes

Byrd, Erma Ora, S2399 [27MR]

Byrd, Senator, S5692 [12JN]

Evans, Representative, S2441 [28MR]

Gainer, Terry, S3184 [6AP]

Inouye, Margaret Awamura, S2016, S2018 [13MR]

Juliano, Robert, S6627 [28JN]

Kay, Dick, S5484 [6JN]

Kemp, Jack F., S7366 [12JY]

McMillan, Bruce, S2024 [13MR]

Menendez, Senator, S6 [18JA]

Obama, Senator, S1057 [10FE]

Preston, Dwain (Doc), S3568 [26AP]

Simon, Gene, S6772 [29JN]