MARTINEZ, MEL (a Senator from Florida)

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), S3518 [25AP], S3895 [2MY], S3986 [3MY]

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], S1316 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5853, S5891 [14JN], S6176 [20JN], S6308 [21JN], S6349, S6350, S6382, S6429, S6434 [22JN]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4605, S4627, S4642 [16MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2053 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S7285 [10JY]

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

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S4696 [17MY]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3421 [24AP]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S2533 [29MR]

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

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), S5660 [8JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR]

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

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), S4696 [17MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S5491 [6JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S4892 [22MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1082), S1129 [13FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see S. 1691), S5599 [7JN]

———improve global competitiveness through mathematics and science scholarships, fellowships, and research grants, visa programs for mathematics and science doctoral students, and Dept. of Defense research grants (see S. 2198), S211 [26JA]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S3894 [2MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 2783), S4468 [11MY]

Federation Internationale de Football Association: prevent groups representing Iran from participating in sanctioned soccer matches (see S. Res. 436), S3212 [6AP]

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

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]

Haiti: support democracy, development, and stabilization (see S. Res. 409), S4340 [10MY] (see S. Res. 476), S4523 [12MY]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN]

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

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), S1461 [17FE]

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

Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (see S. 2810), S4798 [18MY]

———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), S1790 [6MR]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S2800 [4AP]

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

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

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), S371 [31JA]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S6788 [29JN]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S211 [26JA]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see S. 3325), S6788 [29JN]

Roque, Martha B.: condemn beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident (see S. Res. 469), S4156 [8MY]

Somalia: increase support to end violence, establish lasting peace, form a democratically elected and stable government, and eradicate radicalism and terrorism (see S. Res. 460), S5876 [14JN]

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]

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

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]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 430), S2902 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see S. 2795), S4469 [11MY]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 519), S6283 [21JN]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE]

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

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3692 [27AP], S3859 [2MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379 [16FE], S1522 [28FE]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1881 [8MR], S1944 [9MR], S2460 [28MR]

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), S1122 [13FE]

———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], S765 [7FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, S2053 [14MR]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S57 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5854 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (S. 2253), S854 [8FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5472 [6JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6504 [27JN]

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (S. 2795), S4508 [12MY]

———modify conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. are granted legal status, S4931 [23MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4672 [17MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2519 [29MR], S3198 [6AP], S3371 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4672 [17MY], S4931 [23MY], S5087 [24MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3371 [7AP], S3870 [2MY]

National Clean Beaches Week: designate (S. Res. 510), S5814 [13JN]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S5854 [14JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S854 [8FE]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team, S2763 [4AP]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S6009 [16JN]

Dole, Bob, S6007 [16JN]

Fetterman, John H., Jr., S2594 [30MR]

Villar, William C., S6557 [27JN]