BENNETT, ROBERT F. (a Senator from Utah)

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), S3725 [27AP], S3786, S3835 [1MY], S4011 [4MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2262, S2381 [16MR]

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

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S1022 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5972, S5980 [15JN], S6336, S6421 [22JN]

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

Analyses

Sustainable Solvency First for Social Security Act (S. 2427), S2318-S2320 [16MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1 [3JA], S33 [24JA], S259 [30JA]

Conferee: H.R. 22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, S942 [9FE]

———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]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 2658), S6493 [26JN]

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S5491 [6JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S1461 [17FE]

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

Dallas, TX: remove restrictions on commercial air service at Love Field (see S. 1424), S5875 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S1680 [3MR]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S5660 [8JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 28), S1894 [8MR]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (see S. 3632), S7331 [11JY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S1834 [7MR]

FCC: make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas (see S. 2653), S3588 [26AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 2490), S4797 [18MY]

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

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 445), S3590 [26AP]

Immigration: promote economic competition through policy reforms (see S. 2691), S3893 [2MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3589 [26AP]

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

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), S5492 [6JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S4836 [19MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S3590 [26AP]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 371), S1506 [27FE]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S3705 [27AP]

National Professional Medical Coder Day: designate (see S. Res. 509), S5779 [13JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S211 [26JA]

Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S5951 [15JN]

Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see S. Res. 359), S2203 [15MR]

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

Small business: establish a small business health insurance information pilot program (see S. 2607), S3378 [7AP]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify definition of a credit repair organization (see S. 3518), S5949 [15JN]

Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act: amend relative to availability of contact lenses (see S. 2480), S2533 [29MR]

Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 3568), S6492 [26JN]

Social Security: provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of old-age insurance benefits for newly retired and aged surviving spouses to ensure future solvency (see S. 2427), S2312 [16MR]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties (see S. 2788), S4469 [11MY]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development (see S. 3636), S7331 [11JY]

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), motion to proceed, S718 [6FE], S765 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6142 [20JN], S6335 [22JN]

England, Gordon R.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S2897 [5AP]

Flory, Peter C.W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy, S2898 [5AP], S3366 [7AP]

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

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

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1666 [3MR], S1815 [7MR]

Powell, Benjamin A.: nomination to be Office of the Director of National Intelligence General Counsel, S2897 [5AP]

Smith, J. Dorrance: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs, S2898 [5AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S259 [30JA]

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]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S266 [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), S3888 [2MY], S4018, S4019 [4MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries, funeral homes, houses of worship, and other locations where deceased veterans are honored and buried, S6521 [27JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2450 [28MR]

Courts: politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S266 [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), S880, S882 [9FE]

Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify definition of a credit repair organization (S. 3518), S5956 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Conservation Program funding, S3888 [2MY]

Economy: growth, S3863 [2MY], S6604 [28JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 28), S2845 [4AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6521, S6522 [27JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S2450 [28MR]

Insects: emerald ash borer eradication funding, S4018, S4019 [4MY]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (S. Con. Res. 60), S2846 [4AP]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (S. Res. 422), S2843 [4AP]

National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 423), S2844 [4AP]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (S. 598), S2842 [4AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3438 [25AP]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3438 [25AP]

Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (S. 3568), S6494 [26JN]

Senate: establish an Office of Public Integrity, S2450 [28MR]

———legislative program, S2847 [4AP]

Social Security: provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of old-age insurance benefits for newly retired and aged surviving spouses to ensure future solvency (S. 2427), S2317 [16MR]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2845 [4AP]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5384) (S. Rept. 109-266), S6419 [22JN]

Tributes

Friberg, Arnold, S1831 [7MR]