BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

Addresses

Caribbean Integration in Emerging Hemispheric Relations: P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, E430 [28MR], E455 [29MR]

Amendments

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), S775 [7FE], S786, S869, S870 [8FE], S880, S957, S968, S982, S983, S1022, S1028, S1035, S1036, S1037 [9FE], S1074, S1075 [10FE], S1183, S1184, S1185, S1186, S1187, S1192, S1193, S1194, S1199, S1200, S1231, S1264, S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1306, S1307, S1308, S1309, S1310, S1311, S1312, S1313, S1315, S1316, S1317, S1318 [14FE]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5087, H5089, H5090 [12JY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 906), H5062 [12JY]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1365, S1369 [15FE], H593 [7MR]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4225, S4226, S4230, S4231, S4232, S4234, S4237, S4238, S4239 [9MY], S4262, S4285, S4286, S4294, S4295, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4347, S4356, S4357, S4358, S4361, S4365, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4374, S4375, S4377, S4378 [10MY], S4479, S4480, S4481, S4494, S4497, S4498, S4499, S4500, S4501, S4502 [11MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), S1682 [3MR]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3380 [6JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3569, H3570, H3571, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3576, H3581 [8JN]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S6812, S7181 [29JN]

Analyses

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Potential Claims: CBO, S895 [9FE]

HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (S. 3585), S6583 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act, H739 [8MR]

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

Articles and editorials

Aiming at Asbestos Bill, S753 [7FE]

Americans Abroad Outraged Over Tax Changes, H2877 [18MY]

Asbestos Debate, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Bankrupted by Voodoo Economics, H2876 [18MY]

Broad Economic Worries Drive a Global Sell-Off, H3896 [13JN]

Caribbean Single Market—Sealed, Signed and Delivered, E183 [17FE]

China's Trade Surplus Hits New High, H5100 [12JY]

Compare and Contrast, S4312 [10MY]

Contractor Admits Bribing a U.S. Official in Iraq—Lawyer Uses Civil War-Era Law To Go After Firms for Corruption, but Adminstration Won't Help, S6111 [20JN]

Exxon Chairman Got Retirement Package Worth at Least $398 Million, H1816 [26AP]

Exxon Posts Another Record Profit—Political Heat May Rise as Industry Earnings Soar; Net of $80,842 a Minute, H1816 [26AP]

Farewell to CitiGroup, E677 [2MY]

Farmers at the Trough, S3862 [2MY]

Few Treatment Dollars for Gamblers Who Need Help, E1063 [8JN]

Forward on Asbestos, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Gambling Commission Dealt Dead Man's Hand, E1063 [8JN]

Gambling Series Shows Value of Public Service Journalism, E1061 [8JN]

High Cost of Drug Caps, S7425 [12JY]

Holtz-Eakin Delivers Blow on Asbestos, S6553 [27JN]

How To Soak the Rich (the George Bush Way), S4408 [11MY]

How We Got to $3 a Gallon, E845 [16MY]

Justice for Asbestos Victims, S754 [7FE]

Kremlin Capitalism, Russian Car Maker Comes Under Sway of Old Pal Putin, S6398 [22JN]

Kremlin Moves To Take Control of Key Mineral Titanium, S6399-S6401 [22JN]

Legal Gambling Begets Millions of Neglected Addicts, E1061-E1063 [8JN]

Life on $6.75 an Hour—When Ends Don't Meet, S6133 [20JN]

NAACP NYS Conference Honors Rodneys With ``Measure of a Man'' Award, E315 [8MR]

100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2006—Celebrating Companies That Excel at Serving a Variety of Stakeholders Well, S4329 [10MY]

Playing Fair on Taxes, S5683 [9JN]

Plea Deal Shows How Businessman Rigged Bids for Rebuilding Hillah; `Considered It a Free-Fraud Zone', S6111 [20JN]

Probing the Mind To Unlock Gambling Addiction, E1064 [8JN]

Quarterly Profit Tops $8 Billion at Exxon Mobil, H1955 [2MY]

Republican Budget Plan Advances as Challenges by Democrats Fail, S2172 [15MR]

Russian State To Buy Stake in VSMPO, S6399 [22JN]

Taking Lumps—As Utilities Seek More Coal, Railroads Struggle To Deliver, S2304 [16MR]

Tax Deal Sets Day of Reckoning, H2877 [18MY]

U.S. Senator Grassley—Senator Reid Undermining Pension Talks, S1607 [2MR]

Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil, S3661-S3663 [27AP]

Watch This Hookup Closely, S2302 [16MR]

Waterbury Coffee Firm Deserves High Praise, S4330 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 2487), S2689 [31MR]

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5267), H1979 [2MY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5266), H1979 [2MY]

Antitrust policy: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5279), H2101 [3MY]

———prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 2854), S4796 [18MY]

———provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 3612), S6786 [29JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit the unauthorized use of names, images and likenesses of members (see H.R. 5772), H5128 [12JY]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 5755), H5046 [11JY]

———provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 5525), H3423 [6JN]

Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (see S. 2596), S3378 [7AP]

Aviation: extend the suspended service ticket honor requirement (see S. 2572), S3211 [6AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws covering cases of certain debtors who are victims of identity theft (see H.R. 5757), H5046 [11JY]

———reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see S. 2556), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5113), H1676 [6AP]

China, People's Republic of: expand diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of U.S. interests (see H.R. 5199), H1851 [26AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5700), H4794 [28JN]

Climate: establish a market-driven system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and promote advanced energy research and technology development and deployment (see H.R. 5049), H1320 [29MR]

Coal: facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax imposed on coal exported from the U.S. (see S. 2884), S4835 [19MY] (see H.R. 5097), H1561 [5AP]

Coast Guard: require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]

Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (see S. 2604), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5305), H2174 [4MY]

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see H.R. 5587), H3787 [12JN]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see S. 2815), S4617 [16MY] (see H.R. 4950), H972 [14MR]

Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program: support goals (see S. 3532), S6013 [16JN]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: add Director of National Intelligence, strengthen consideration of national security concerns over foreign acquisitions, and require increased transparency (see S. 2335), S1539 [28FE]

Communications Act: amend (see S. 2686), S3801 [1MY]

———reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H1389 [30MR]

Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (see S. 2360), S1644 [2MR] (see S. 2917), S4836 [19MY]

———promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (see H.R. 4780), H388 [16FE]

———promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H1980 [2MY]

Construction industries: require companies receiving funds for Federal construction projects to conduct employee background checks prior to participation in the construction of public schools (see H.R. 4661), H23 [31JA]

Consumers: require businesses to permit customers to cancel certain subscription services in the same manner and by the same means that such customers subscribed to such service (see H.R. 5184), H1741 [25AP]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 2553), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 4932), H867 [9MR]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 5414), H2705 (see H.R. 5414), H2757 [17MY]

———improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (see S. 2361), S1644 [2MR]

———limit the number of, and require reporting relative to, all subcontracts under Federal contracts (see H.R. 5181), H1741 [25AP]

———prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of military likenesses and designations (see H.R. 4806), H449 [28FE]

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

Copyrights: harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses relative to certain sound recordings (see S. 2644), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5361), H2584 [11MY]

———provide for the partial distribution of royalty fees in certain circumstances (see H.R. 5593), H3907 [13JN]

———provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 5055), H1389 [30MR]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see S. 2824), S4695 [17MY] (see H.R. 5405), H2705 (see H.R. 5405), H2757 [17MY]

———require income reported to the IRS to be included in annual reports to the SEC (see H.R. 5469), H3225 [24MY]

Courts: establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers (see H.R. 5256), H1979 [2MY]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 5383), H2585 [11MY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H4957 [10JY]

———protect consumers, especially young consumers, from increasing consumer debt and credit card solicitations and establish financial literacy and education program in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2654), S3588 [26AP]

———provide clarification relating to credit monitoring services (see H.R. 5445), H3016 [22MY]

Crime: increase the maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 4987), H1128 [16MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4657), H23 [31JA]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2177, 2178), S14 [18JA] (see S. 2264), S978 [9FE] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 4662), H23 (see H.R. 4678), H24 [31JA] (see H.R. 4709, 4714), H223 [8FE] (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (see S. 2307), S1413 [16FE]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to establish Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes to develop commercial applications of nanotechnology (see H.R. 5008), H1129 [16MR]

———establish a regional economic transition program to provide disaster relief assistance to fisherman and fish-related businesses affected by a regional disaster (see H.R. 5447), H3016 [22MY]

———establish an Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute (see S. 3527), S5950 [15JN]

———transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorize commercial application and transfer of technologies developed by the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 5643), H4327 [20JN]

———establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5402), H2705 (see H.R. 5402), H2757 [17MY] (see H.R. 5611), H4008 [14JN]

———establish grant program using funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5534), H3423 [6JN]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5679), H4554 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3423 [6JN]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

———provide for supply chain security cooperation with the private sector (see H.R. 5144), H1678 [6AP]

———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4008 [14JN]

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

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] (see H.R. 4695), H154 [1FE]

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), S1414 [16FE] (see S. Res. 372), S1175 [14FE] (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (see H.R. 4979), H1128 [16MR]

Drugs: impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 4910), H790 [8MR]

———promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas (see H.R. 5641), H4327 [20JN]

———remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (see S. 2300), S1413 [16FE]

Ecology and environment: ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (see S. 3515), S5874 [14JN]

Economy: better prepare and develop the U.S. workforce for the global economy and remove barriers that stifle innovation (see H.R. 4845), H563 [2MR]

———improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy (see S. 2802), S4553 [15MY]

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

Energy Policy Act: repeal fossil fuel energy tax incentives (see S. 2790), S4469 [11MY]

EPA: advance cooperative conservation efforts, ease use of partnerships to enable environmental stewardship agencies to meet goals and obligations, and promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 2780), S4339 [10MY] (see H.R. 5404), H2705 (see H.R. 5404), H2757 [17MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Trade Promotion (see H.R. 5196), H1851 [26AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see H.R. 5625), H4133 [15JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see S. 2696), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 4775), H387 [16FE]

FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 5746), H4957 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

FEMA: authorize use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from effects of a major disaster (see S. 2756), S4107 [5MY]

Financial institutions: encourage U.S. financial services industry to develop and implement plans to address challenges posed to national and international economies by pandemic or bioterrorism events (see H. Res. 909), H5047 [11JY]

———improve the netting process for financial contracts (see H.R. 5585), H3787 [12JN]

Firearms: amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H3496 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: establish a volunteer program and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices (see H.R. 5381), H2585 [11MY]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see S. 3484), S5659 [8JN] (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]

Foreign countries: require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5376), H2585 [11MY]

———require U.S. nationals that employ more than twenty persons in a foreign country to implement a Corporate Code of Conduct (see H.R. 5377), H2585 [11MY]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Res. 459), S3894 [2MY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5043), H1319 [29MR] (see H.R. 5529), H3423 [6JN]

———oppose OPIC, IMF or Eximbank aid to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties (see H.R. 5627), H4134 [15JN]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 3485), S5659 [8JN] (see H.R. 5635), H4189 [16JN]

FTC: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (see S. 2436), S2313 [16MR]

———revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 4931), H867 [9MR] (see H.R. 5325), H2338 [9MY]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the extent to which security operations at U.S. seaports are managed by nationals of foreign countries and other related matters (see H.R. 4978), H1128 [16MR]

Government regulations: ensure usability and clarity of information disseminated by Federal agencies and facilitate compliance with Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4809), H449 [28FE]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 3631), S7331 [11JY]

———prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (see S. 3627), S6787 [29JN]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services (see H.R. 5688), H4679 [27JN]

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

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H1916 [27AP]

Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita reconstruction efforts (see S. 2774), S4339 [10MY]

Immigration: eliminate annual numerical limitation on the number of aliens who may be provided certain employment status (see H.R. 5655), H4423 [21JN]

———establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 5507), H3307 (see H.R. 5507), H3360 [25MY]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 2284), S1175 [14FE] (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

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

———require the debarment from Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of employers who hire unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 5505), H3307 (see H.R. 5505), H3360 [25MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase competitiveness in the U.S. (see H.R. 5744), H4916 [29JN]

Insurance: extend aviation war risk insurance program (see H.R. 5197), H1851 [26AP]

———issue charters and licenses for sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting, regulate national insurers and agencies, and provide protections to policyholders (see S. 2509), S2901 [5AP]

———provide low-cost protection through State natural catastrophe insurance programs, encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such events, and assist in financial recovery (see S. 3117), S5228 [25MY]

———remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

———require disclosure of insurance coverage and noncoverage by insurance companies and provide FTC enforcement (see S. 3239), S5230 [25MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see S. 2551), S2901 [5AP]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

Intellectual property: protect globally (see S. Con. Res. 87), S2902 [5AP] (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1562 [5AP]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 5500), H3307 (see H.R. 5500), H3359 [25MY]

Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act: amend (see S. 2279), S1175 [14FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 2356), S1644 [2MR]

James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H2502 [10MY]

LIHEAP: encourage major petroleum products companies to incorporate LIHEAP into their corporate citizenship and responsibility programs (see H. Res. 694), H389 [16FE]

Lobbyists: disclose the original source of funds made payable to a lobbyist who is subcontracted to engage in lobbying activities on behalf of a third person or entity (see H.R. 5036), H1319 [29MR]

Medicare: extend employer subsidy payment provisions under the prescription drug program to State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs (see S. 2344), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4996), H1129 [16MR]

———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]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 2354), S1644 [2MR]

———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), S4050 [4MY] (see H.R. 5182), H1741 [25AP] (see H.R. 5307), H2174 [4MY]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

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

Minorities: develop a curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and Hispanic serving institutions to foster entrepreneurship and business development in underserved minority communities (see S. 2586), S3212 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H449 [28FE]

———provide a temporary minimum standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes (see H.R. 5583), H3787 [12JN]

———reform setting and calculation of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (see S. 2830), S4796 [18MY]

———require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see H.R. 4673), H24 [31JA]

———require car dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders (``black boxes'') on new automobiles and require the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles (see H.R. 5609), H4008 [14JN]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see S. Res. 379), S1414 [16FE] (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week: designate (see S. Res. 434), S3212 [6AP]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H450 [28FE]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 448), S3704 [27AP] (see H. Res. 912), H5128 [12JY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 684), H332 [15FE]

National One-Stop Month: support goals (see H. Res. 808), H2338 [9MY]

National security: enhance effectiveness of the investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers for national security implications (see H.R. 4929), H867 [9MR]

———ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H2501 [10MY]

———implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H866 [9MR]

———improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H449 [28FE]

———moratorium on certain contracts to conduct port operations (see H.R. 4977), H1128 [16MR]

———prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the U.S. (see H.R. 4817), H450 [28FE] (see H.R. 4839), H508 [1MR]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (see S. 2334), S1539 [28FE] (see H.R. 4842), H508 [1MR]

———prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (see S. 2341), S1540 [28FE]

———provide a Federal cause of action for port operators relative to the potential change of ownership of a terminal operator to a foreign entity (see S. 2367), S1680 [3MR]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (see H.R. 5695), H4794 [28JN]

———require that only U.S. persons may control security operations at seaports in the U.S. or enter into agreements to conduct such security operations (see H.R. 4833), H508 [1MR]

———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]

———suspend all proposed mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by foreign persons until certain determinations are made (see H.R. 4814), H449 [28FE]

———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), S2027 [13MR]

National Security Agency: request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H3308 (see H. Res. 845), H3361 [25MY]

———request President and direct Dept. of Justice to submit documents on requests to telephone companies for access to domestic records and communications without a warrant (see H. Res. 819), H2705 (see H. Res. 819), H2757 [17MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S3212 [6AP]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Natural gas: enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (see S. 2290), S1353 [15FE]

NOAA: report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3496 [7JN]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify trade enforcement priorities and take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices (see S. 2317), S1414 [16FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (see S. 2316), S1414 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 4713), H223 [8FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow waiver of statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks in certain emergencies (see H.R. 4742), H273 [14FE]

Petroleum: expedite consideration of permits for refineries (see S. 3649), S7415 [12JY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (see H. Res. 842), H3306 (see H. Res. 842), H3358 [25MY]

Pharmaceuticals: enhance research and education in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and engineering (see S. 2793), S4469 [11MY]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3582), S6560 [27JN]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4850), H564 [2MR]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 4718), H223 [8FE]

Power resources: extend certain energy tax incentives (see S. 2401), S2027 [13MR]

———increase cooperation on energy issues between the U.S. and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the U.S. (see S. 2435), S2313 [16MR]

———increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2585 [11MY]

———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] (see H.R. 5353), H2584 [11MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]

———prohibit restrictions on installation of renewable fuel pumps (see S. 2812), S4617 [16MY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see S. 3325), S5342 [26MY] (see S. 3623), S6787 [29JN]

———provide further incentives for the commercialization of coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see H.R. 5778), H5128 [12JY]

———provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 5375), H2585 [11MY]

———require certain oil companies to expend recent quarterly profits to install E-85 fuel pumps (see S. 2984), S4966 [23MY]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see S. 2670), S3703 [27AP] (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

———support goals to achieve complete energy independence (see H. Res. 843), H3308 (see H. Res. 843), H3360 [25MY]

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

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 5582), H3787 [12JN]

———require owners of Internet sites to destroy obsolete data containing personal information (see H.R. 4731), H224 [8FE]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 2603), S3378 [7AP]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 2921), S4891 [22MY]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see H.R. 5330), H2338 [9MY]

Research: authorize the NSF and certain Dept. of Energy programs to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry (see H.R. 5357), H2584 [11MY]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5380), H2585 [11MY]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 5163), H1679 [6AP]

———increase amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4684), H153 [1FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (see H.R. 4745), H273 [14FE]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (see S. 3487), S5659 [8JN]

———tribute to Small Business Development Centers (see H. Res. 853), H3496 [7JN]

SEC: require the registration of hedge fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 5712), H4914 [29JN]

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see H.R. 5491), H3307 (see H.R. 5491), H3359 [25MY]

Small business: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (see S. 2588), S3212 [6AP]

———establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5517), H3307 (see H.R. 5517), H3360 [25MY]

———provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H1389 [30MR]

Social Security: reduce risk of identity theft by limiting use of Social Security numbers on certain Government-issued identification cards and Government documents (see H.R. 5636), H4189 [16JN]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 5742), H4916 [29JN]

Surface Transportation Board: establish certain rules for approval of waste management company applications to become rail carriers (see H.R. 4870), H565 [2MR]

Tariff: extruders used in the production of radial tires (see S. 2221), S329 [30JA]

———liquidation or reliquidation of manufacturing equipment (see S. 2222, 2225, 2226), S329 [30JA]

———liquidation or reliquidation of mold press machines (see S. 2224), S329 [30JA]

———manufacturing equipment for molding (see S. 2220), S329 [30JA]

———manufacturing equipment used for working iron or steel (see S. 2223), S329 [30JA]

———sawing machines (see S. 2218), S329 [30JA]

———sector mold press machines (see S. 2219), S329 [30JA]

Taxation: allow a business tax credit for contributions to education scholarship organizations (see H.R. 4834), H508 [1MR]

———allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 5198), H1851 [26AP]

———allow a credit to qualified small employers who create new jobs (see H.R. 5146), H1678 [6AP]

———allow certain agricultural employers a credit against income tax for a portion of wages paid to nonimmigrant H-2A workers (see H.R. 4868), H565 [2MR]

———allow employers a credit for employing members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 5765), H5127 [12JY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty and compensation paid to temporary replacement employees (see H.R. 5751), H4957 [10JY]

———allow the allocation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit to patrons of agricultural cooperatives (see S. 3600), S6786 [29JN]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H1058 [15MR]

———clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (see H.R. 5075), H1451 [4AP] (see H.R. 5138), H1678 [6AP]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 2913), S4836 [19MY] (see H.R. 4985), H1128 [16MR]

———creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see S. 3116), S5227 [25MY]

———deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4706), H160 [7FE]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see H.R. 4873), H565 [2MR]

———encourage use of corrosion prevention and mitigation measures in the construction and maintenance of business property (see H.R. 4913), H866 [9MR]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see S. 3115), S5227 [25MY] (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 5660), H4423 [21JN]

———extend and expand relief from the alternative minimum tax and repeal the extension of the lower rates for capital gains and dividends (see S. 2826), S4695 [17MY]

———extend certain energy tax credits (see H.R. 5296), H2173 [4MY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3503), S5779 [13JN]

———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (see S. 2331), S1461 [17FE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 2635), S3420 [24AP]

———impose a temporary oil profit fee and use proceeds to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives (see S. 2993), S4967 [23MY]

———impose an additional tax on taxable income attributable to contracts with the U.S. for goods and services for the war in Iraq (see H.R. 4853), H564 [2MR]

———improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (see S. 3585), S6560 [27JN] (see H.R. 5743), H4916 [29JN]

———include in gross income the value of assets set aside under an employer nonqualified deferred compensation plan when the employer defined benefit plan has a certain funding target attainment percentage (see H.R. 4884), H644 [7MR]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S1353 [15FE]

———increase certain alternative fuel and vehicle tax incentives and eliminate certain tax incentives for major integrated oil companies (see S. 2689), S3801 [1MY]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (see S. 2424), S2202 [15MR]

———increase penalties for failure to file actuarial reports on certain pension plans (see S. 2919), S4891 [22MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR] (see H.R. 5422), H2832 (see H.R. 5422), H2890 [18MY]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4918), H866 [9MR]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see S. 2462), S2467 [28MR]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see S. 2498), S2799 [4AP]

———provide a credit for manufacture of flexible fuel motor vehicles and extend and increase the credit for alternative fuel refueling property (see S. 2816), S4617 [16MY]

———provide a credit proportional to the number of million British thermal units of natural gas produced by a high Btu fuel facility (see H.R. 5027), H1196 [28MR]

———provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with environmental protection regulations (see S. 3596), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5775), H5128 [12JY]

———provide a credit to employers for employee catastrophic health care costs and to health insurance companies for insurer catastrophic health care costs (see S. 2558), S3211 [6AP]

———provide a highway fuel tax holiday funded by the repeal of certain production incentives (see H.R. 5285), H2101 [3MY]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs (see S. 2636), S3506 [25AP]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 4716), H223 [8FE]

———provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources (see S. 2187), S123 [25JA] (see S. 3603), S6786 [29JN]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 5699), H4794 [28JN]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (see S. 2457), S2415 [27MR]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2720), S4050 [4MY]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2748), S4051 [4MY]

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 5368), H2585 [11MY]

———provide tax relief to promote investments in mine safety (see H.R. 4835), H508 [1MR]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see S. 2672), S3704 [27AP] (see H.R. 5218), H1915 [27AP]

———reduce certain tax benefits allowable to profitable large corporations which make certain workforce reductions (see H.R. 5378), H2585 [11MY]

———reduce Federal fuel tax through suspension of royalty relief for oil production and certain energy production tax incentives (see S. 2673), S3704 [27AP]

———regulate payroll tax deposit agents (see S. 3583), S6560 [27JN]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

———repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (see H.R. 4909), H790 [8MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 2821), S4695 [17MY]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (see H.R. 5186), H1741 [25AP]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see S. 2414), S2122 [14MR] (see H.R. 5367), H2584 [11MY]

———restrict disclosure of information by tax return preparers to third party entities and prohibit private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 5084), H1452 [4AP]

———simplify taxation of business activity (see S. 2721), S4050 [4MY]

———suspend highway fuels taxes and provide for suspension of royalty relief (see H.R. 5302), H2173 [4MY]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2390), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 4654), H23 [31JA]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5417), H2832 (see H.R. 5417), H2890 [18MY]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1921 [1MY]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (see H. Res. 850), H3495 [7JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 2630), S3420 [24AP] (see H.R. 5095), H1561 [5AP] (see H.R. 5126), H1677 [6AP] (see H.R. 5304), H2174 [4MY]

Television: provide a national franchise and other regulatory relief to video service providers who offer a-la-carte programming for cable television (see S. 3457), S5598 [7JN]

———reform the franchise procedure relating to cable service and video service (see S. 2989), S4967 [23MY]

Terrorism: cooperate with allies on development and implementation of technologies to detect, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events (see H.R. 4942), H971 [14MR]

Tourist trade: extend implementation deadline for proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 5435), H2961 [19MY]

Trade Act: amend relative to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 5718), H4914 [29JN]

———authorize trade readjustment allowances to adversely affected workers who are subject to a lockout (see H.R. 5515), H3307 (see H.R. 5515), H3360 [25MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 3569), S6492 [26JN] (see H.R. 5684), H4554 [26JN]

Veterans: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support for veterans to purchase residential homes or other housing opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 5045), H1319 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4326 [10MY], S4459 [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, S4095 [5MY], S4165 [9MY]

Cost Estimates

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 852): CBO, S888-S894 [9FE]

Descriptions

Small Business Efficiency Act (S. 2913), S4839 [19MY]

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]

Factsheets

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Transparency, S886 [9FE]

Ongoing Disaster Assistance Programs for Agricultural Producers: Dept. of Agriculture, S3862 [2MY]

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]

———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]

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2157 [15MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2157 [15MR]

Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act: Association for Financial Professionals, Investment Company Institute, and Financial Services Roundtable, H5085 [12JY]

———Jim Kaitz, Association for Financial Professionals, H5084 [12JY]

———John R. Vogt, Bond Market Association, H5084 [12JY]

———Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, H5084 [12JY]

———Steve Bartlett, Financial Services Roundtable, H5085 [12JY]

Democratic Party national agenda: several Senators, S6594 [28JN]

Deny tax deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers: Leana S. Wen and Christopher P. McCoy, American Medical Student Association Foundation, E77 [7FE]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE], S1150 [14FE]

———Carter G. Phillips, S949 [9FE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———Donald B. Marron, CBO, S1146 [14FE]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, S894 [9FE]

———Financial Institutions for Asbestos Reform (organization), S1148 [14FE]

———James A. Grogan, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan, Terry Lynch, and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S1149 [14FE]

———James A. Williams, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, S713 [6FE], S848 [8FE], S1149 [14FE]

———James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, S714 [6FE]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S712 [6FE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S948 [9FE]

———National Governors Association, S714 [6FE]

———Senator Specter, S6553 [27JN]

———several asbestos victims groups, S782 [8FE]

———several military and veterans organizations, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———several organizations, S755 [7FE]

Federal Energy Price Protection Act: Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1999 [3MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1999 [3MY]

Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act: Anthony R. Tersigni, Ascension Health (organization), S4883 [22MY]

———Dennis H. Smith, Upper Peninsula Health Plan, Inc., S4883 [22MY]

———Gerald D. Fitzgerald, Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., S4884 [22MY]

———Marsha J. Casey, Trinity Health (organization), S4883 [22MY]

———Robert A. Ficano, Wayne County, MI, S4883 [22MY]

———Stanley Goldberg, CovertheUninsured.org (Internet site), S4884 [22MY]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington, S4200 [9MY]

———Christopher F. Koller, S4452 [11MY]

———Cleve L. Killingsworth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, S4458 [11MY]

———Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, S4313 [10MY]

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

———Peter J. Dunbar, Washington State Medical Association, S4200 [9MY]

Investigation of the role of Alexander Strategy Group in the development of Deficit Reduction Act provisions dealing with pharmaceutical companies: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H41 [1FE]

Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act: Jeannine Kenney, Consumers Union, H1692 [25AP]

———LeRoy D. Baca, H1693 [25AP]

Limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments: several Senators, S6469 [26JN]

Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act: Annette Guarisco, Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market, S1422 [16FE]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S1422 [16FE]

———Kathleen Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S1422 [16FE]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., S1422 [16FE]

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

———Pedro A. Tenorio, Northern Mariana Islands, S6203 [21JN]

Permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2020 [13MR]

Prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages: Donald P. Springer, Defense Contract Management Agency, S3865 [2MY]

Prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor: James E. Mendenhall, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S6761 [29JN]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H2786 [18MY]

———Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Eddie Terrill, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (organization), and John A. Paul, Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, H2003 [3MY]

———Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2006 [3MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2007 [3MY]

———Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, H3473 [7JN]

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

Research and development tax credit extension: R&D Credit Coalition, S1111 [13FE]

SBA disaster loans program funding: Senator Kerry, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

———several democratic members of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

SBA guaranteed loan programs: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, H4646 [27JN]

Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S4312 [10MY]

Student financial aid programs funding: David Ward and David Warren, Student Aid Alliance, S2092 [14MR]

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

Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff Equalization Act: Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, H1537 [5AP]

Lists

Oregonians killed on the job, E641 [27AP]

Organizations oppposed to S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4197 [9MY]

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]

Memorandums

Alternative Minimum Tax Effects: George Yin, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S497 [2FE]

Center for Rotorcraft Innovation Memorandum of Agreement, H4297 [20JN]

Oil Company Financial Data: Robert Pirog, Congressional Research Service, S7263 [10JY]

Questions Concerning Current Practices With Respect to Labor Rights in Oman: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Subcommittee on Trade Minority Staff, H4670-H4672 [27JN]

Messages

Economic Report: President Bush, S1127 [13FE], H230 [14FE]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S6491 [26JN]

Motions

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4095 [5MY], S4286 [10MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H722 [8MR], H1530 [5AP], H1615 [6AP], H1952 [2MY], H2071 [3MY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3477 [7JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3583 [8JN]

Outlines

Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act (H.R. 5383), E817 [12MY]

Democratic Caucus principles in support of S. 1783, Pension Security and Transparency Act, S3372 [7AP]

Papers

Personnel Action Relative to Bunnatine H. Greenhouse: Dept. of Defense, S5857 [14JN]

Petitions

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: asbestos victims and families, S763 [7FE]

Press releases

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Bates White, LLC, S763 [7FE]

Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music (PERFORM) Act: National Music Publishers' Association, S3511 [25AP]

———Recording Industry Association of America, S3511 [25AP]

Sprint Nextel Sues To Shut Down Online Services That Illegally Obtain and Sell Confidential Telephone Records: Sprint Nextel Corp., H1693 [25AP]

T-Mobile Sues Cell Record Brokers for Criminal Profiteering: T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., H1693 [25AP]

Verizon Wireless Applauds Cell Phone Privacy Bill: Verizon, Inc., H1693 [25AP]

Proclamations

Goodyear Blimp Anniversary: Senator DeWine, S2308 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H2965 [22MY], H3021, H3090-H3093 [23MY]

Alaska: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H4665 [27JN]

American Angus Association: anniversary, E1284 [27JN]

American Business Media (organization): anniversary, E587 [25AP]

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: tribute to new Greensburg, IN, plant, H4684 [28JN]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H2838, H2839 [18MY]

Antitrust policy: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (H.R. 5279), E710 [3MY]

Archer Daniels Midland Co.: National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond award recipient, E1217 [20JN]

Associated General Contractors of St. Louis: tribute, E193 [17FE]

Association for Enterprise Opportunity: tribute, E291 [7MR]

Aviation: improve security, H4549 [26JN], E573 [25AP]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (H.R. 5113), E545 [6AP]

Bascom Communications Inc.: anniversary, E1162 [15JN]

Black Construction Corp.: SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence recipient, E577 [25AP]

BLS: adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the modern U.S. workforce (H. Res. 14), H303 [15FE]

Boulder Dam Hotel Association: tribute, E453 [29MR]

Bronx, NY: prohibit funding for the Arthur Street Retail Market, H4717, H4718 [28JN]

Brownwood, TX: anniversary of Brownwood Chamber of Commerce, H1890 [27AP]

Brush Engineered Materials Inc.: anniversary, E24 [31JA]

Bullard, Janet: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E931 [23MY]

Bullard, Joel B., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E290 [7MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H216, H217 [8FE], H1551 [5AP], H2106 [4MY], H4391, H4392 [21JN], H4965, H4968 [11JY]

Business and Professional Women's Foundation: anniversary, E195 [17FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4767 [28JN]

Cantu, Angelica: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Caribbean nations: integration in international relations, E430 [28MR], E455 [29MR]

———tribute to creation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy, E183 [17FE]

Center for Rotorcraft Innovation: prohibit funding, H4296-H4298 [20JN]

China, People's Republic of: expand diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of U.S. interests (H.R. 5199), E624 [26AP]

Clack, Brenda: Flint, MI, chapter of National Assocation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Sojourner Truth Award recipient, E523 [6AP]

Climate: establish a market-driven system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and promote advanced energy research and technology development and deployment (H.R. 5049), H1399 [4AP], H2829 [18MY], E446 [29MR]

Coast Guard: Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H2135, H2136 [4MY]

Colleges and universities: prevent private postsecondary schools from competing for Federal funding, H1215 [29MR]

———retain and clarify the 90-10 rule for private postsecondary schools funding, H1215, H1216 [29MR]

Colton, CA: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, E304 [8MR]

Columbus, MS: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway mooring facilities construction funding, H3196 [24MY]

Committees of the House: establish select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts relative to the war on terrorism and hurricane relief, H981-H987 [15MR], H1098, H1099 [16MR], H3744, H3746 [12JN]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment, H219 [8FE], H372 [16FE]

———promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (H.R. 4780), E205 [28FE], E608 [26AP]

———promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (H.R. 5273), E680 [2MY]

Congress: relationship with special interest groups, H262 [14FE], H301 [15FE], H5033-H5035 [11JY]

Container Research Corp.: anniversary, E594 [25AP]

Container Store (company): tribute, E60 [1FE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 5414), E861 [17MY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H4034, H4083 [15JN], H4381 [21JN]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H950 [14MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq, H263 [14FE], H376 [16FE]

Copyrights: harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses relative to certain sound recordings (H.R. 5361), E826 [12MY]

———provide protection for fashion design (H.R. 5055), E472 [30MR]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (H.R. 5383), E817 [12MY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5080-H5094 [12JY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 906), H5056-H5062 [12JY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), corrections in engrossment, H5095 [12JY]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4709), H1690-H1694, H1704 [25AP], E90 [8FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4943), H1889 [27AP]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H593-H596 [7MR]

Crisostomo, Joseph: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E231 [28FE]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Herb's Painting & Body (business), E993 [26MY]

De La Cruz, Joseph: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1195 [19JN]

Delphi Corp.: impact of bankruptcy proceedings on employee pensions, H1539, H1541 [5AP], H1627, H1631 [6AP], E542 [6AP], E563 [7AP], E711 [3MY]

Denton Biodiesel Industries, Inc.: EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program Project of the Year award recipient, E217 [28FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: crop insurance premium reduction program audit funding, H3089, H3090 [23MY]

———exempt dairy producer-handlers which produce less than 9 million pounds of milk per month from certain regulatory requirements, H3100 [23MY]

———privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3103, H3104 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding, H4694 [28JN]

———International Trade Administration Office of China Compliance funding, H4694 [28JN], E1332 [29JN]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding, H4806 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: additional oversight and accountability of contractors deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, retroactive regulations on previously issued contract extensions, and background checks on foreign nationals funding, H2538, H2539 [11MY]

———effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2858, H2863, H2865 [18MY]

———prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1101-H1104 [16MR]

———prohibit use of award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance is unsatisfactory or incomplete, H4271, H4272 [20JN]

———tribute to Vanadium Technology Partnership, E447 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funding, H3176, H3177 [24MY], E1019 [6JN]

———implement accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for advanced clean coal technologies and provide financial incentives to encourage early commercial deployment, H143 [1FE], H1984 [3MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct security reviews of U.S. trade agreements with Peru and Colombia, H3293 [25MY]

———improve Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, H1422 [4AP], H3289 [25MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1605 [6AP], E861 [17MY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3865, H3866 [13JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields, H3845-H3847 [13JN]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H3837, H3838 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4770, H4771 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (H.R. 4695), H28, H127 [1FE], H185 [8FE], H471 [1MR], E38 [31JA], E46, E58 [1FE]

———Trade Adjustment Assistance program funding, H2727 [17MY]

Dept. of State: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs intellectual property rights protection funding, H4731 [28JN]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S., H4800-H4802 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (H.R. 3967), H3728 [12JN]

———suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2182 [9MY]

———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 (H.R. 4749), H229, H244 [14FE], E144 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3944-H3947 [14JN]

———rail line relocation projects funding, H3915-H3917 [14JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit funding to promulgate regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. business, H2940 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H3918-H3920 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H3827 [13JN]

Dewberry (company): anniversary, E292 [7MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities, H3339 [25MY]

———clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), H1154-H1157 [28MR]

Diseases: combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a program to develop a vaccine, H4537-H4540 [26JN], H5042-H5044 [11JY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H1984, H1988 [3MY], H3708 [9JN], E812 [12MY]

Donohue, Patricia: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Chamber of Business and Industry Athena Award recipient, E1127 [13JN]

DuPont Corp.: tribute to Axis, AL manufacturing plant, E1117 [12JN]

EcoMedia (company): tribute to EcoZone program, E1219 [21JN]

Economy: better prepare and develop the U.S. workforce for the global economy and remove barriers that stifle innovation (H.R. 4845), E261 [2MR]

———growth, H128 [1FE], H202-H207 [8FE], H336 [16FE], H392 [28FE], H456, H457 [1MR], H511, H512, H543-H548 [2MR], H576, H620 [7MR], H648, H649, H768-H773 [8MR], H977 [15MR], H1313 [29MR], H1366 [30MR], H1400, H1426, H1440, H1441, H1447 [4AP], H1578, H1586, H1590 [6AP], H1985 [3MY], H2105, H2106, H2162, H2163 [4MY], H2457-H2459 [10MY], H2506, H2573-H2575 [11MY], H3234 [25MY], H3419 [6JN], H3647 [9JN], H4177 [16JN], H4215, H4216 [19JN], H4396-H4399 [21JN], H4426 [22JN], H4534-H4537 [26JN], H4676-H4678 [27JN]

———impact of tax cuts, H204 [8FE], H1285-H1289, H1313 [29MR], H1377 [30MR], H1400 [4AP], H1550-H1555 [5AP], H1572-H1574, H1578-H1584, H1598, H1601, H1602, H1606, H1674 [6AP], H2453-H2459, H2484, H2485, H2488 [10MY], H2556, H2574 [11MY], H2685, H2686, H2723 [17MY], H2875, H2876 [18MY], H3419 [6JN], H3431 [7JN], H3628 [8JN], H3801 [13JN], H3913 [14JN], H4398 [21JN], H4535-H4537 [26JN], H5051, H5100 [12JY]

———importance of job creation, H216, H217 [8FE], H545-H548, H551 [2MR], H1377 [30MR], H1554 [5AP], H1581, H1583, H1584 [6AP], H2458, H2459 [10MY], H2574 [11MY], H3481 [7JN], H4676-H4678 [27JN], H4932 [10JY], E543 [6AP]

———modify method for calculation of gross domestic product, H357 [16FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H146, H147, H149-H151 [1FE], H1829 [26AP], H3774 [12JN], H3803 [13JN], H3980 [14JN]

Education: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries, H1220 [29MR]

EEOC: prohibit funding for National Contact Center, H4753-H4755 [28JN]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, H140 [1FE], H2947 [19MY], H3350-H3354 [25MY], H4402 [21JN], H5053 [12JY]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H204-H206 [8FE], H3774, H3776 [12JN], H3891 [13JN], E387 [16MR]

Energy and water development: prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H3197 [24MY]

EPA: Toxics Release Inventory Program proposed rule implementation funding, H2816, H2817 [18MY]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for making any loans or loan guarantees for oil and gas field development projects, H3693-H3695 [9JN]

Fallbrook People to People Services (organization): anniversary, E32 [31JA]

Families USA (organization): study on Medicare prescription drug plans, E1254 [23JN], E1310 [28JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (H.R. 5625), E1171 [16JN]

Faye, Bud: National Federation of Independent Business Connecticut Small Business Award recipient, E1244 [21JN]

FCC: clarify authority of courts to hear antitrust cases involving complaints over Internet network access, H3575, H3576 [8JN]

———funding relative to prohibiting deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls, H4707 [28JN]

———permit local governments to resolve certain rights-of-way disputes, H3517 [8JN]

———preserve authority to require VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) providers to contribute to the universal service fund and pay appropriate intercarrier compensation fees, H3581, H3582 [8JN]

———preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3511, H3552-H3556, H3558, H3560-H3562, H3577-H3580 [8JN], E1104, E1110 [9JN]

———protect children from increasing depictions of indecent and gratuitous and excessive violent material on television, H1437 [4AP]

FEMA: promote accountability and prevent fraud relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H1175 [28MR], H3984 [14JN]

Firearms: rate of gun sales relative to decline in gun-related crimes and gun accidents, H3912 [14JN]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, H617 [7MR], H1968 [2MY]

———oppose OPIC, IMF or Eximbank aid to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties (H.R. 5627), E1162 [15JN]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (H.R. 5635), H4497 [22JN], H4668 [27JN]

———U.S. deficit, H163 [8FE], H555, H559, H560 [2MR], H1175 [28MR], H1446 [4AP], H3725, H3775 [12JN], H3895 [13JN], H4400 [21JN], H5099, H5101 [12JY]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: prohibit funding for the Leonard Wood Research Institute, H4308, H4309 [20JN]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Women's Division, E1039 [7JN]

Franklin Institute: tribute to award recipients, E982 [26MY]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, H1723 [25AP]

———study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (H.R. 1145), H1438 [4AP], H4932 [10JY]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (H.R. 5474), H4997 [11JY]

———impact on society, E1061 [8JN]

Garibay, Ruben: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Gen-Probe Inc.: National Medal of Technology Laureate award recipient, E307 [8MR]

Glencore International AG: investigate role in merger between FalconBridge, Ltd. and Inco, Ltd., H2105 [4MY]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: anniversary of operation of Goodyear Blimps, E358 [14MR]

Greenblum, Irving: Junior Achievement of Laredo (organization) Business Hall of Fame award recipient, E680 [2MY]

Hall, Michael: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1197 [19JN]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H467 [1MR], H4381 [21JN]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace, H1384 [30MR]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), H2308 [9MY]

———repeal comprehensive liability protection for manufacturers of avian flu pandemic vaccines and products, H1092, H1093 [16MR]

Home Depot, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H2967 [22MY]

Hugo, Chavez: condemn move toward nationalized energy industry in Venezuela, H2156 [4MY]

Hurricanes: assessment of Federal contracting practices for Hurricane Katrina relief projects, E739 [5MY]

Immigration: national policy, H781-H787 [8MR]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification, H139 [1FE], H254 [14FE], H1064 [16MR], H1315 [29MR]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), E739 [5MY]

Industry Trade Advisory Committees: ensure certain membership requirements are met, H4762 [28JN]

Insurance: extend aviation war risk insurance program (H.R. 5197), E609 [26AP]

———health savings accounts, H259 [14FE], H304 [15FE], H373 [16FE], H457 [1MR], H609, H611, H612 [7MR], H1382 [30MR], H2085 [3MY]

Intellectual property: reduce digital piracy on college campuses, H1355 [30MR]

———reduce piracy in Vietnam, H4760 [28JN]

Intelligence services: require accountability for intelligence community contracting, H1804, H1805 [26AP]

International Shipholding Corp.: relocation to Mobile, AL, E1344 [29JN]

IRS: prohibit private tax collection contracts, H1550 [5AP]

———tax and economic implications of businesses misclassifying employees as independent contractors, E1160 [15JN]

Jim Trenary Chevrolet (business): St. Charles, MO, Crime Stoppers U.S.A., Inc., Business of the Year Award recipient, E645 [27AP]

Johnson, Dick: Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame inductee, E263 [2MR]

Johnstown, PA: prohibit funding for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Workforce Development Program, H4721, H4722 [28JN]

Jones Metal Products, Inc.: National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond award recipient, E1219 [21JN]

Kawneer Co., Inc.: anniversary, E734 [5MY]

Klipsch, Fred: Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame inductee, E263 [2MR]

Koga, Kristal: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E229 [28FE]

Lam, Alfred K.Y.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E230 [28FE]

Lincoln Group (business): prohibit funding, H4303, H4304 [20JN]

Lobbyists: disclose the original source of funds made payable to a lobbyist who is subcontracted to engage in lobbying activities on behalf of a third person or entity (H.R. 5036), E459 [29MR]

———increase civil penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements, H2036, H2037 [3MY]

Local government: allow a franchising authority to issue an order requiring compliance with FCC revised consumer protection rules, H3572, H3573 [8JN]

Luzerne County, PA: anniversary of Commission on Economic Opportunity, E698 [3MY]

Marion, TX: anniversary of Marion State Bank, E576 [25AP]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, H4525 [26JN]

Maytag Corp.: closing of headquarters and plants due to merger with Whirlpool Corp., H3773, H3774, H3778 [12JN]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, H4333 [21JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, H4967 [11JY]

———prohibit negotiation of prices for prescription drugs, H1883 [27AP]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H1987 [3MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (H.R. 5182), H1953 [2MY]

Mexico: impact of domestic policies on levels of illegal immigration into the U.S., H2951-H2956 [19MY]

———impact of improved economy on levels of illegal immigration into the U.S., H574 [7MR]

Meyer, Samuel A.: Junior Achievement of Laredo (organization) Business Hall of Fame award recipient, E682 [2MY]

MGA Communications, Inc.: Holmes Report (publication) Boutique Agency of the Year award recipient, E1041 [7JN]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Hispanic Chamber of Commerce-Wisconsin, E59 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level, H1441 [4AP], H2494 [10MY], H3913 [14JN], H4222, H4223, H4224, H4226, H4323-H4326 [20JN], H4332, H4333, H4334, H4335, H4373, H4390, H4391, H4395, H4396 [21JN], H4426, H4435, H4495, H4496, H4507, H4509, H4510, H4511 [22JN], H4563, H4564, H4569-H4574 [27JN], H4685, H4686, H4712 [28JN], H4948-H4950, H4953 [10JY], H4965, H4966, H4970-H4973, H5016, H5032-H5034 [11JY], H5051, H5101, H5113, H5114 [12JY], E130 [14FE], E1209 [20JN], E1271 [26JN]

———level (H.R. 2429), H4013 [15JN], H4431, H4432 [22JN], H4898 [29JN], H4976 [11JY], H5058-H5061, H5105 [12JY], E1325 [29JN]

———level (H.R. 2429), consideration (H. Res. 614), E335 [9MR]

Morales, Lula: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1199 [19JN]

———require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (H.R. 4673), E33 [31JA]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H3635 [8JN]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (H. Res. 677), H397-H400 [28FE]

National Association of the Wolves: tribute, E1128 [13JN]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 699), H3458-H3460 [7JN], E1271 [26JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve FEMA oversight of claims and insurance company performance, H4608 [27JN]

National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: observance, H1202 [29MR]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (H.R. 2828), H1640 [6AP], H4207-H4212 [19JN]

National One-Stop Month: support goals (H. Res. 808), H2969, H2970 [22MY]

National security: enhance effectiveness of the investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers for national security implications, H982, H985-H987 [15MR]

———implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (H.R. 4915), E340 [9MR]

———prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the U.S. (H.R. 4839), H1116 [16MR]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts, H626 [7MR]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (H.R. 5695), E1303 [28JN]

National Tourism Week: observance (H. Res. 729), H3408, H3409 [6JN], E1082 [8JN]

Natrona Bottling Co.: anniversary, E1365 [11JY]

Nixon, Dennis E.: Texas Business Hall of Fame inductee, E977 [26MY]

NLRB: ruling to strip certain workers of union rights, H4933 [10JY]

North Carolina: tribute to businesses from the 8th Congressional District, H4565 [27JN]

North Carolina State Bee Keeping Association: tribute, H3415 [6JN]

North Central Ohio Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E713 [3MY]

Northshire Books (business): Publishers Weekly (publication) Bookseller of the Year award recipient, E578 [25AP]

Northwest Manufacturing Inititative: prohibit funding, H4304-H4306 [20JN]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (H.R. 5142), E546 [6AP]

Nucor Steel-Jackson, Inc.: tribute, E1289 [27JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: issuance of report on intellectual property laws relative to Israel's pharmaceutical protection practices, E748 [5MY]

Ohio: tribute to Honda North America, Inc., employees, E557 [7AP]

———tribute to Ohio Business Women's Conference and Expo, E135 [14FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2830, H2831, H2835-H2837 [18MY], H3259 [25MY]

———maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate certain leases, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

———open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H4866 [29JN], E911 [19MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida, H4835 [29JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H141-H143 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H2624 [16MY], H2766, H2769, H2783-H2789, H2797, H2811-H2813, H2855-H2866 [18MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E909 [19MY], E920 [22MY], E1159 [15JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873-H4875 [29JN]

Peco Inc.: Boeing Co., Supplier of the Year award recipient, E422 [28MR]

Pennsylvania: prohibit funding for the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism, H4718, H4719 [28JN]

Pension Rights Center (organization): anniversary, E190 [17FE]

Pensions: ensure that restrictions on funding of benefits for workers and retirees apply to chief executive officers and corporate officers, H2072-H2076 [3MY], E735 [5MY]

———protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, H1615-H1621 [6AP]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H722 [8MR], H1888, H1889 [27AP], H1952 [2MY], E15 [31JA]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H723-H727 [8MR], H1530 [5AP], H1615-H1621 [6AP], H2071-H2076 [3MY], E465 [30MR], E735 [5MY]

Petroleum: designate closed military bases as sites for oil refineries, H3472, H3475, H3477 [7JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2161 [4MY]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S., H1748 [26AP], H1984 [3MY]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy, H1685 [25AP]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H1718, H1736 [25AP], H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1874 [27AP], H3377 [6JN]

———gasoline price levels, H1201 [29MR], H1684, H1709, H1710, H1717-H1728, H1734 [25AP], H1746, H1747, H1748, H1749, H1750, H1825, H1826, H1842 [26AP], H1873, H1874, H1884, H1892, H1898 [27AP], H1923, H1926, H1952, H1953, H1954, H1955, H1956 [2MY], H2094-H2099 [3MY], H2157 [4MY], H2182, H2183 [9MY], H2342, H2343, H2344, H2346, H2488, H2492 [10MY], H2626, H2629 [16MY], H2764 [18MY], H3024, H3025, H3131-H3135 [23MY], H3233, H3235 [25MY], H3772 [12JN], H4181 [16JN], H4205 [19JN], H4392 [21JN], H4684 [28JN], H5033-H5035 [11JY], H5101, H5115 [12JY], E736 [5MY]

———quarterly profits of oil companies, H1955 [2MY], H2626 [16MY], H2762 [18MY], H4966 [11JY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H1999-H2007 [3MY], H2345 [10MY], H3431, H3432, H3467-H3476 [7JN], H3645 [9JN], E736 [5MY], E845 [16MY], E1100, E1106 [9JN], E1127 [13JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3376-H3380 [6JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), motion to recommit, H3477 [7JN]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H5034, H5035 [11JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Pittsburgh chapter Make the Connection Award honorees, E465 [30MR]

Political campaigns: extend the prohibition on converting campaign dollars for personal use currently applicable to campaign committees to leadership political action committees, H2040-H2042 [3MY]

Pomona, CA: prohibit funding for the Fairplex Trade and Conference Center, H4719, H4720 [28JN]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (H.R. 5372), H3216 [24MY], E856 [17MY], E904 [19MY]

———investigate role of oil company executives in development of energy policy legislation, H4949 [10JY]

———national energy policy, H2307 [9MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, H2106 [4MY], H3019, H3023, H3134 [23MY], H3216 [24MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1993-H1999 [3MY], H2183 [9MY], E701 [3MY], E736 [5MY], E823 [12MY], E845 [16MY]

Prince William County, VA: anniversary of Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce, E35 [31JA]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (H.R. 3140), H1185 [28MR]

———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (H.R. 4127), H3502 [8JN]

———require owners of Internet sites to destroy obsolete data containing personal information (H.R. 4731), E91 [8FE]

R.S. Owens & Co.: tribute, E207 [28FE]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (H.R. 5330), E767 [10MY]

Rawlings, Robert: Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee, E33 [31JA]

Reeves, Shane: National Federation of Independent Business Tennessee Small-Business Champion award recipient, E910 [19MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1838-H1842 [26AP], H4214-H4216 [19JN]

Rochester, NY: prohibit funding for Tooling and Machining Association workforce development program, H4716, H4717 [28JN]

Rodney, Karl B. and Faye A.: NAACP New York State Conference Measure of a Man award recipients, E315 [8MR]

Rusnak Automotive Group (business): anniversary, E630 [27AP]

San Joaquin County, CA: tribute to Excellence in Business Award recipients, E836 [16MY]

San Marcos Manufacturers' Association: anniversary, E1253 [23JN]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of Takahashi Market, E96 [8FE]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 5163), E563 [7AP]

———improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), H293-H297 [15FE], E161 [15FE]

———Microloan Program funding, H4572 [27JN]

———New Markets Venture Capital Program funding, H4637 [27JN]

———prohibit the use of funds to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, H1105, H1106 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H4800 [29JN]

Shatto, Leroy and Barbara: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E870 [18MY]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 5517), E977 [26MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H1065 [16MR], H2084 [3MY], H2185, H2308 [9MY]

———promote growth through favorable tax and economic policies, H27 [1FE], H456 [1MR]

———provide support for small business concerns (H.R. 5058), H3487 [7JN]

———tribute, E291 [7MR]

———tribute to the on-premise sign industry, H1168 [28MR]

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.: tribute to Brewton, AL, containerboard mill, E766 [10MY]

South Carolina: tribute to Silver Crescent Foundation Silver Crescent Award for Manufacturing Excellence recipients, E1108 [9JN]

Southwest Gas Corp.: prohibit funding for GEDAC heat pump development, H3202, H3203 [24MY], E991 [26MY]

Tax Foundation: release of State business tax climate index, H514 [2MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to qualified small employers who create new jobs (H.R. 5146), E543 [6AP]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains, H4457 [22JN]

———clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (H.R. 5075), E508 [4AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3095), H785 [8MR], H961-H963 [14MR], H2094 [3MY], H2638 [16MY]

———close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H1813-H1819 [26AP], H2066-H2071 [3MY], H2488, H2490 [10MY]

———deduction of State and local sales taxes, H2459 [10MY]

———deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4706), E76 [7FE]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and ease gas prices for consumers, H1719 [25AP], H1986 [3MY], H2874 [18MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, H1683, H1684, H1733-H1737 [25AP]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, H2455, H2457 [10MY]

———increase deduction for purchase of qualified heath care information technology by medical care providers and allow a credit for telecommunications charges paid or incurred by such providers (H.R. 4641), H164 [8FE], H305 [15FE], H608 [7MR], H3146 [24MY]

———marketing of high-interest refund anticipation loans to underserved communities, E374 [15MR]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 5699), E1309 [28JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H185-H192 [8FE], H1176 [28MR], H1284-H1289 [29MR], H1610-H1615 [6AP], H1746 [26AP], H2342, H2453-H2455, H2459-H2464 [10MY], H3347 [25MY], E814 [12MY]

———rates, H512, H550, H551 [2MR], H1609-H1615 [6AP], H1958, H1960-H1963 [2MY], H2161-H2163 [4MY], H2184 [9MY], H2455, H2456 [10MY], H2576-H2579 [11MY], H2682, H2683, H2685, H2694, H2696, H2699, H2700 [17MY], H2894 [19MY], H3123 [23MY], H3345 [25MY], H3774 [12JN], H4226 [20JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (H.R. 1186), H439 [28FE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H383-H385 [16FE], H1446 [4AP], H4401 [21JN], H4894 [29JN]

———repeal oil industry subsidies, H2344 [10MY], H3131-H3134 [23MY]

———repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (H.R. 4909), E313 [8MR]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (H.R. 5186), E592 [25AP]

———restrict disclosure of information by tax return preparers to third party entities and prohibit private tax collection contracts, H3960 [14JN]

Telecommunications: clarify authority of municipalities to negotiate local cable franchise agreements and assess a franchise fee for rights-of-way for cable service, H3573, H3574 [8JN]

———establish a dispute resolution process for monetary disputes between local franchise authorities and cable operators, H3574 [8JN]

———establish phased-in, market-based buildout of services to enable cable operators to serve all households in a franchise area, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

———increase penalties for cable operators who deny cable service to residents based on income, H3573 [8JN]

———prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3554, H3557-H3559, H3581, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3551-H3587 [8JN], E1089, E1104, E1108, E1110 [9JN], E1168, E1172, E1181, E1192 [16JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3506-H3518 [8JN], E1131 [13JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), motion to recommit, H3583-H3586 [8JN]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services, H794 [9MR]

———public, educational, and local government (PEG) cable access channels funding, H3507 [8JN]

———reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3570, H3571 [8JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5126), H3386-H3388 [6JN], H4707 [28JN]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5304), H4707 [28JN]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (H.R. 4314), E48 [1FE]

Texas: McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr region inclusion in INC.com (publication) list of nation's hottest mid-sized cities, H2506 [11MY]

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: anniversary of Buffalo, WV, plant, E814 [12MY]

———anniversary of Georgetown, KY, plant, E881 [19MY]

———anniversary of Princeton, IN, plant, E807 [11MY]

Trammell, Judy: Women in Service and Enterprise (WISE) award recipient, E612 [26AP]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 5684), H4669 [27JN], H4798 [29JN], E1328 [29JN]

Unemployment: rates, H203 [8FE]

Vedia, Roxanne I.: Laredo, TX, Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E1198 [19JN]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: ensure that students in job training programs are being prepared for jobs with wages above the minimum wage level, H5073-H5078 [12JY]

Weirton, WV: prohibit funding for planning and design, construction, renovation, and build out of facilities, H3927, H3928 [14JN]

Wheeler, John: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E545 [6AP]

Wisconsin Procurement Institute: prohibit funding, H4722, H4723 [28JN]

Women's Business Development Center (organization): anniversary, E297 [7MR]

Wong, Lawrence T.: SBA Prime Contractor of the Year award recipient, E686 [2MY]

Wood, Dave: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award recipient, E170 [15FE]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E641 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (S. 2487), S2690 [31MR]

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to When Work Works project Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, S6778 [29JN]

Antitrust policy: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (S. 2557), S3213-S3216 [6AP]

———prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (S. 2854), S4803 [18MY], S4834 [19MY]

———provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 3612), S6794 [29JN]

Arab countries: economic boycott of Israel, S6762 [29JN]

Armed Forces: establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, S6122 [20JN], S6273 [21JN], S6453 [23JN]

Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (S. 2596), S3380, S3381 [7AP]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S3694 [27AP], S6453 [23JN]

Association of Energy Service Companies: anniversary, S5948 [15JN]

Aviation: extend the suspended service ticket honor requirement (S. 2572), S3234 [6AP]

Bandy, B. Jackson: Junior Achievement (organization) Northwest Georgia Business Hall of Fame inductee, S5774 [13JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S736-S738 [7FE], S7303 [11JY]

Buy American Act: compliance relative to Dept. of Defense purchase of specialty metals, S6397 [22JN]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S2543 [29MR]

Coal: facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax imposed on coal exported from the U.S. (S. 2884), S4837 [19MY]

———provide tax incentives to coal industry to make investments in safety equipment, emergency breathing apparatuses, and emergency training, S424 [1FE], S489 [2FE], S1139 [14FE]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (S. 2815), S4622 [16MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: reform, S3372 [7AP]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S5990-S5995 [16JN], S6108-S6110 [20JN]

Communications Act: amend (S. 2686), S3803, S3804 [1MY], S6624-S6627 [28JN]

Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (S. 2360), S1652 [2MR], S5642 [8JN]

———promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (S. 2917), S4840, S4841 [19MY], S6624-S6627 [28JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S6599 [28JN]

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

Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel, S5845-S5847, S5852, S5854-S5857 [14JN]

———improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (S. 2361), S1674-S1676 [3MR], S7407 [12JY]

———improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S3779-S3781 [1MY], S4028, S4029 [4MY]

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

Copyrights: harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses relative to certain sound recordings (S. 2644), S3509 [25AP]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (S. 2824), S4690 [17MY]

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, S884, S886-S888 [9FE]

———establish medical criteria for asbestos exposure victims seeking compensation, S944-S957 [9FE]

———limit asbestos victims trust fund contributions from companies with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion or if full contributions would force bankruptcy, S959, S960 [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), S38, S40 [25JA], S506 [2FE], S766, S774 [7FE], S781, S825-S853 [8FE], S875-S877, S879-S898, S944-S968 [9FE], S1047-S1050, S1054, S1058, S1065-S1067 [10FE], S1078, S1121 [13FE], S1140-S1170 [14FE], S1372, S1373 [15FE]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member, S6405 [22JN]

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

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2389), S1895 [8MR]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1124, S1125 [13FE], S1367-S1369 [15FE], S1829 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (S. 2307), S1428 [16FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute (S. 3527), S5965 [15JN]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S2100 [14MR]

———tribute to Manufacturing Extension Partnership, S6775 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3864-S3869 [2MY]

———prohibit use of award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance is unsatisfactory or incomplete, S6364, S6393 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (S. 2291), S1360 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2112, S2113 [14MR], S2153-S2158, S2160, S2172, S2173 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

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

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3889 [2MY], S6110-S6113 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: limit compensation of employees funded through the Employment and Training Administration workforce investment programs, S3480, S3483 [25AP]

———prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2231), S447-S452 [1FE], S468 [2FE], S698, S699 [6FE]

———prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2308), S1429 [16FE]

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, S3633, S3634 [26AP], S3639, S3641-S3667 [27AP], S7262 [10JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), S3344 [6AP]

Disasters: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (S. 1854), S3782 [1MY]

Diseases: combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a program to develop a vaccine, S2226, S2227, S2231 [16MR]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S5629-S5631 [8JN]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S969 [9FE]

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

Drugs: remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (S. 2300), S1420 [16FE]

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S.J. Res. 5), S6365 [22JN]

———ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (S. 3515), S5878 [14JN]

Economy: growth, S736-S738 [7FE], S1321-S1323 [15FE], S1860 [8MR], S1997-S1999 [13MR], S2161, S2164 [15MR], S3863 [2MY], S5758 [13JN], S6604 [28JN], S7289, S7290, S7292, S7293 [11JY]

———impact of tax cuts, S720 [6FE], S1321-S1323 [15FE], S1990, S1993, S2003 [13MR], S4181 [9MY], S4402, S4404, S4406, S4408, S4410, S4413, S4418-S4425, S4432-S4438 [11MY], S7292, S7293 [11JY], S7408 [12JY]

———importance of job creation, S736-S738 [7FE], S1322 [15FE], S1991 [13MR], S4418, S4419 [11MY], S7290, S7292 [11JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6619 [28JN]

———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-S2072, S2092, S2093 [14MR], S2182 [15MR]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S2702-S2704 [3AP], S4586-S4599 [16MY], S4826-S4830 [19MY], S5085, S5100-S5104 [24MY]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S2702-S2704 [3AP], S4585-S4588, S4597-S4599 [16MY], S4728 [18MY], S6598 [28JN]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (S. 1085), S6628 [28JN]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (S. 932), S6628 [28JN]

Enron Corp.: conviction of top executives, S5330 [26MY]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S6499-S6501 [27JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (S. 798), S6273 [21JN]

———Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 620), S4833 [19MY]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 645), S506 [2FE], S3694 [27AP]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (S. 3484), S5669 [8JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, S1381 [16FE], S1519 [28FE], S1566 [1MR]

Foreign policy: extend Presidential trade promotion authority during agricultural negotiations of World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3179-S3181 [6AP]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6747, S6748 [29JN]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, S6760-S6763 [29JN]

———U.S. deficit, S1064 [10FE], S1820 [7MR], S1930 [9MR], S5647-S5653 [8JN], S6623 [28JN], S6751, S6760 [29JN]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S3439, S3482 [25AP], S3936 [3MY]

———establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (S. 2436), S2327 [16MR]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), S3483 [25AP], S3782 [1MY]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), unanimous-consent request, S3484 [25AP], S5446 [6JN]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: anniversary of operation of Goodyear Blimps, S2308 [16MR]

Gore, Robert W.: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, S1172 [14FE]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.: inclusion in Business Ethics (publication) top corporate citizens list, S4329 [10MY]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [12JY]

Hawaii: sugarcane growers assistance funding, S3860-S3862 [2MY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (S. 3627), S6807 [29JN]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (S. 908), S6056 [19JN]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4241, S4242, S4247-S4327, S4382 [10MY], S4415, S4425-S4430, S4434, S4446-S4462 [11MY], S4518 [12MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4095, S4096 [5MY], S4127, S4137, S4140, S4147-S4149 [8MY], S4163-S4185, S4187-S4204 [9MY]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), unanimous-consent agreement, S4390 [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, S4426, S4427 [11MY]

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

———require small business health plans to comply with the benefits adopted by a majority of States, S4449 [11MY]

Housing: stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and underdevelopment (S. 2280), S1177 [14FE]

Hurricanes: require Federal hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding a certain amount to be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process, S3879 [2MY]

IBM Corp.: anniversary of Rochester, MN, plant, S7412 [12JY]

Immigration: allow advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates on J-visas sufficient time to pursue employment in their field of study, S5075-S5078 [24MY]

———enhance enforcement of labor protections for U.S. workers and guest workers, S4947, S4948, S4950, S4951, S4954 [23MY], S5054 [24MY]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers, S2709-S2713, S2716 [3AP], S5163 [25MY]

———limit liability for contractors whose subcontractors hire undocumented workers, S5180 [25MY]

———make certain guest workers in the forestry sector eligible for legal aid, S4862 [22MY]

———modify conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status, S4727-S4733 [18MY]

———modify eligibility requirements for blue card status and increase fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status, S5096-S5100 [24MY], S5176 [25MY]

———prohibit guest worker program participants from self-petitioning to apply for an employment-based immigrant visa, S4680-S4683, S4684 [17MY]

———prohibit hiring and facilitation of hiring of undocumented workers, S5154 [25MY]

———promote economic competition through policy reforms (S. 2691), S3896 [2MY]

———reduce maximum number of nonimmigrants participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4600-S4603 [16MY], S4651 [17MY], S4862 [22MY]

———reform the employment eligibility verification system used to determine legal status of workers, S4941, S4943-S4946, S4951, S4952, S4953 [23MY]

———require agricultural employers pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S2878 [5AP]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4789-S4791 [18MY], S4863-S4871 [22MY]

———require employers to first recruit U.S. workers for positions prior to petitioning for authorization to hire a nonimmigrant participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S5094, S5095 [24MY]

———require sworn affidavits or other verifiable documents as proof of work history when determining duration of residence in the U.S., S4683 [17MY], S4750-S4752 [18MY]

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]

———health savings accounts, S722 [6FE], S1099 [13FE], S4518 [12MY]

———require disclosure of insurance coverage and noncoverage by insurance companies and provide FTC enforcement (S. 3239), S5256, S5257 [25MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (S. 2551), S2911 [5AP]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: amend (S. 1976), S363 [31JA]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (S. 2356), S1647 [2MR]

iRobot Corp.: tribute, S4047 [4MY]

IRS: tax law enforcement efforts funding, S2276 [16MR]

Kadoka, SD: anniversary of Hogan's Hardware (business), S3417 [24AP]

Lambright, James H.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S1882 [8MR]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S1369 [15FE]

L-3 Communications Systems-West (business): anniversary, S115 [25JA]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, S4185-S4187 [9MY]

Medicare: include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket treshold of the prescription drug program (S. 3650), S7424 [12JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S4101 [5MY], S6470 [26JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S358 [31JA]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4174, S4175, S4194 [9MY], S4249, S4256, S4298 [10MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2020 [13MR], S2165-S2168, S2178, S2179 [15MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S4123 [8MY], S4324 [10MY], S4543 [15MY]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (S. 2354), S1645 [2MR]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (S. 2723), S4454 [11MY]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member, S6043 [19JN]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: strengthen and enforce penalties for mining safety and health violations, S58-S60 [25JA]

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (S. 2725), S4056 [4MY]

———level, S6043, S6047, S6051, S6052 [19JN], S6101, S6123-S6140 [20JN], S6191-S6204 [21JN]

———level (S. 1062), S4209 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: reform setting and calculation of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (S. 2830), S4798-S4800 [18MY]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (S. Res. 379), S1447 [16FE]

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

National security: prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (S. 2334), S1541-S1543 [28FE]

———prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (S. 2341), S1548-S1550 [28FE], S1672-S1674 [3MR]

———provide a Federal cause of action for port operators relative to the potential change of ownership of a terminal operator to a foreign entity (S. 2367), S1680 [3MR]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (S. 2486), S2606-S2612 [30MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 435), S3343 [6AP]

Natural gas: enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (S. 2290), S1359, S1360 [15FE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, S2278 [16MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: extend oversight to include all appropriations, S5914, S5916 [15JN]

———extend oversight to include certain supplemental appropriations, S3971 [3MY], S4024, S4027 [4MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify trade enforcement priorities and take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices (S. 2317), S1433 [16FE]

———issuance of report on intellectual property laws relative to Israel's pharmaceutical protection practices, S4690 [17MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, S4830-S4832 [19MY], S6468, S6469 [26JN]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (S. 2316), S1433 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S854 [8FE], S943 [9FE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S6771 [29JN]

Paccar, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce National Medal of Technology recipient, S1126 [13FE]

Parker, SD: South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development Small Community of the Year award recipient, S3417 [24AP]

Pension Rights Center (organization): anniversary, S1460 [17FE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), S1755 [3MR], S6592 [28JN]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), unanimous-consent request, S1380, S1381 [16FE]

———reform funding rules (S. 1783), S1079, S1080 [13FE], S1403, S1405 [16FE], S1493 [27FE], S1511 [28FE], S1555-S1557 [1MR], S1600, S1607 [2MR], S1666, S1671 [3MR], S3372 [7AP]

Petroleum: address price gouging and market manipulation and provide for a report on oil industry mergers, S3686 [27AP]

———gasoline price levels, S391, S439 [1FE], S3405-S3408, S3431 [24AP], S3437-S3442, S3479, S3482, S3487, S3492 [25AP], S3528-S3532, S3547-S3550 [26AP], S3637 [27AP], S3787 [1MY], S3935, S3936, S3964-S3966 [3MY], S4102, S4106 [5MY], S7261 [10JY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 555), S2898 [5AP]

———quarterly profits of oil companies, S7262 [10JY]

———reduce price of gasoline through Federal fuel tax suspension, S3486 [25AP]

———year-end profits of oil companies, S439 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: enhance research and education in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and engineering (S. 2793), S4476 [11MY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S1514 [28FE]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 3582), S6577-S6579 [27JN]

Power resources: increase cooperation on energy issues between the U.S. and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the U.S. (S. 2435), S2326 [16MR]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, S4028 [4MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), S5394 [26MY]

———prohibit restrictions on installation of renewable fuel pumps (S. 2812), S6776 [29JN]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (S. 3325), S5390 [26MY]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (S. 2670), S3712 [27AP]

Privacy: prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1789), S5217 [25MY], S6542 [27JN]

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

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (S. 2603), S3400 [7AP], S3427 [24AP]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (S. 919), S1956 [9MR]

———improve rail capacity, S2303 [16MR]

Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond, Inc.: anniversary, S2727 [3AP]

SBA: funding, S2250 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), S1476, S1477 [17FE]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (S. 3487), S5671 [8JN]

Small business: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (S. 2588), S4883 [22MY]

———designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, S4415 [11MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 406), S4173 [9MY]

Social Security: exclude work done by illegal aliens with fradulent identification prior to change of immigration status from calculation of benefits, S4739-S4747 [18MY]

Spangler Candy Co.: anniversary, S5683 [9JN]

Stupp Bros., Inc.: anniversary, S5426 [5JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable donation of certain books to schools, libraries, colleges and universities, and literacy programs, S1098 [13FE]

———allow the allocation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit to patrons of agricultural cooperatives (S. 3600), S6790 [29JN]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (S. 2913), S4837 [19MY]

———count certain wages for services in determining the wage limitation, S4441 [11MY]

———creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (S. 3116), S5332 [26MY]

———eliminate the income threshold for the child tax credit to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S431 [1FE], S1107, S1112 [13FE]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes, S1860 [8MR]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (S. 3115), S5332 [26MY]

———extend and expand relief from the alternative minimum tax and repeal the extension of the lower rates for capital gains and dividends (S. 2826), S4700 [17MY]

———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (S. 2331), S1472 [17FE]

———extend the research and development tax credit, S471 [2FE], S1097, S1110-S1112, S1115 [13FE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (S. 2635), S3425 [24AP]

———impose a temporary oil profit fee and use proceeds to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives (S. 2993), S6593 [28JN]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S3483 [25AP], S3528, S3529 [26AP], S3936 [3MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (S. 1631), S1346 [15FE], S3785 [1MY]

———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]

———improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (S. 3585), S6580 [27JN]

———income tax withholding rates on Federal, State and local government contracts, S4421 [11MY]

———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (S. 2287), S1354 [15FE]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (S. 2424), S2206 [15MR]

———increase penalties for failure to file actuarial reports on certain pension plans (S. 2919), S4893 [22MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1391 [16FE]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (S. 2462), S2469 [28MR]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S407-S410 [1FE], S474-S476, S479-S482 [2FE], S2004-S2006 [13MR], S2155, S2182 [15MR]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (S. 2498), S2801 [4AP]

———provide a credit for manufacture of flexible fuel motor vehicles and extend and increase the credit for alternative fuel refueling property (S. 2816), S4624 [16MY]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, S3548, S3550 [26AP], S3769 [1MY]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs (S. 2636), S3439 [25AP]

———provide incentives for supplying health insurance to employees of small employers (S. 2457), S2417 [27MR]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (S. 2720), S4054-S4056 [4MY]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (S. 2748), S4059 [4MY]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S392, S394, S410-S413, S419-S424, S429-S431, S435 [1FE], S496 [2FE], S1081, S1087, S1101, S1107, S1113-S1115, S1117 [13FE], S1136, S1137, S1139 [14FE], S1323-S1325 [15FE], S1995 [13MR], S2283 [16MR], S4386-S4392, S4394-S4400, S4405, S4407, S4409, S4412, S4419-S4421, S4431, S4437, S4442 [11MY]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (S. 2672), S3712 [27AP]

———rates, S1860 [8MR], S3974 [3MY], S5682 [9JN], S7302, S7303 [11JY]

———repeal certain benefits relative to oil and gas well intangible drilling and development costs, S1105, S1106 [13FE]

———repeal oil industry subsidies, S3485, S3486 [25AP], S3530 [26AP], S4438 [11MY], S4830-S4832 [19MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S407-S410 [1FE], S474-S476, S479-S482 [2FE], S2004-S2006 [13MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 2821), S4698 [17MY]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (S. 2414), S2128 [14MR], S2196-S2199 [15MR]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters by clarifying economic substance doctrine, S1100 [13FE]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

———valuation of employee personal use of noncommercial aircraft for purposes of Federal income tax inclusion, S4422 [11MY]

Telecommunications: implement certain reforms, S1125 [13FE]

Telephones: merger of AT&T Corp., and BellSouth Corp., S2302 [16MR]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 2630), S3422 [24AP]

Television: provide a national franchise and other regulatory relief to video service providers who offer a-la-carte programming for cable television (S. 3457), S5600 [7JN]

Terrorism: prohibit U.S. companies from setting up foreign subsidiaries for purposes of doing business with terror-sponsoring nations, S5920, S5921 [15JN]

Tourist trade: impact of proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, S2726 [3AP]

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: anniversary of Buffalo, WV, plant, S4614 [16MY], S4792 [18MY]

———anniversary of Georgetown, KY, plant, S4610 [16MY], S4689 [17MY]

———anniversary of Princeton, IN, plant, S4688 [17MY], S4792 [18MY]

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: impact on labor conditions, S6749 [29JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6746-S6756, S6758-S6769 [29JN]

———prohibit sale of products in the U.S. that have been made with slave or sweatshop labor, S6755 [29JN]

———strengthen labor standards within agreement, S6753, S6755 [29JN]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S7181-S7219 [29JN]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S5771 [13JN]

Reports

EcoZone District of Columbia: EcoMedia (company), E1219 [21JN]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Requirements: Alexander Strategy Group, H41-H44 [1FE]

Reports filed

Anniversary of Bayh-Dole Act Amendments to Patent and Trademark Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 109-409), H1561 [5AP]

Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1102) (S. Rept. 109-223), S2415 [27MR]

Bringing Communities Into the 21st Century—Improving the Community Development Block Grant Program: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-365), H23 [31JA]

Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5252) (H. Rept. 109-470), H2704, H2756 [17MY], H3423 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2990, Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 109-550), H4957 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5252, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 850) (H. Rept. 109-491), H3495 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 842) (H. Rept. 109-482), H3306, H3358 [25MY]

Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2178), S1643 [2MR]

Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2990) (H. Rept. 109-546), H4957 [10JY]

Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA): Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H2179 [8MY]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H3423 [6JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H3423 [6JN]

Dept. of Commerce Transmittal to the House of Representatives a Copy of the Technology Administration Workforce Globalization Final Draft Report: Committee on Science (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 109-415), H1740 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy Grant Program To Expand Infrastructure To Increase Availabilty of Alternative Fuels Funded by Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5534) (H. Rept. 109-535), H4794 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Establishment of Intergovernmental Grants To Further the Needs of Federal, State, and Local Governments: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1554), S6784 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice Submission of Documents on Requests To Telephone Companies for Access to Domestic Records and Communications Without a Warrant: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 819) (H. Rept. 109-527), H4554 [26JN]

Document Transmittal on Investigation of Involvement by Personnel in Creation of Warrantless Surveillance Program and Security Clearance Denials: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 845) (H. Rept. 109-528), H4554 [26JN]

Financial Data Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3997) (H. Rept. 109-454), H3423 [6JN]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3997) (H. Rept. 109-454), H2180 [8MY]

Fuel Consumption Education Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5611) (H. Rept. 109-536), H4794 [28JN]

GSA Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2066) (S. Rept. 109-257), S5226 [25MY]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1955), S3703 [27AP]

Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5417) (H. Rept. 109-541), H4914 [29JN]

Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4709) (H. Rept. 109-395), H1127 [16MR]

Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2557), S3703 [27AP]

Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 109-431), H1740 [25AP]

Prevent Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4943) (H. Rept. 109-398), H1195 [28MR]

Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 109-253), S4211 [9MY]

Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5337) (H. Rept. 109-523), H4519 [22JN]

Truth in Caller ID Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5126) (H. Rept. 109-489), H3423 [6JN]

U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. Rept. 109-543), H4914 [29JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3569), S6634 [28JN]

Waiver of Statutory Provisions Governing Patents and Trademarks in Certain Emergencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4742) (H. Rept. 109-408), H1561 [5AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Minimum wage: level, H4685 [28JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3507 [8JN]

Statements

Consolidation in the Oil and Gas Industry—Raising Prices? Senator Specter, S3214 [6AP]

Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H5086 [12JY]

Does Immigration Help or Hurt Less-Educated Americans?: Harry J. Holzer, S4595 [16MY]

New Immigration and the New U.S. Economy: Richard B. Freeman, S4595 [16MY]

Prohibit Oil and Gas Leasing Activities on Certain Portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Representative Kucinich, E920 [22MY]

Protect America's Wild Horses, H2838 [18MY]

Tribute to Vincent and Maria DeJoy: Representative Higgins, E945 [24MY]

Summaries

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4695), E47 [1FE]

Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act (H.R. 5266), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act (H.R. 5267), E688 [2MY]

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, relative to S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1157 [14FE]

Public, Education, and Government (PEG) Access support funding from cable companies, E1089 [9JN]

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4297): individual savings, H2462 [10MY]

Testimonies

Delphi Corp., Bankruptcy Filing Impact on Employee Pensions: Steve Grandstaff, UAW Local 651, E711 [3MY]

Impact of Illegal Immigration on U.S. Workforce: Dan Siciliano, S4593-S4595 [16MY]

Impact of the Delphi Corp., Bankruptcy Filing: Steve Grandstaff, UAW Local 651, E563 [7AP]

Manufacturing Jobs Loss: Charles McCray, E543 [6AP]

———Patricia Neal, E543 [6AP]

———Sherry Lowell, E543 [6AP]

Oil Industry Subsidies: Several Oil Company Executives, S3486 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 677, tribute to NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium, H397 [28FE]

H. Res. 699, support goals and ideals of National Entrepreneurship Week, H3458 [7JN]

H. Res. 729, National Tourism Week, H3408 [6JN]

H. Res. 808, support goals and ideals of National One-Stop Month, H2969 [22MY]

H. Res. 842, consideration of H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, H3376 [6JN]

H. Res. 850, consideration of H.R. 5252, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act, H3506 [8JN]

H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 2990, Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act, H5056 [12JY]

H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, H593 [7MR]

H.R. 2990, Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act, H5087-H5089 [12JY]

H.R. 3967, Pactola Reservior Reallocation Authorization Act, H3728 [12JN]

H.R. 4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, H1690 [25AP]

H.R. 4745, SBA disaster loans program supplemental appropriations, H294 [15FE]

H.R. 4979, Local Community Recovery Act, H1154 [28MR]

H.R. 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act, H3386 [6JN]

H.R. 5252, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act, H3563-H3569 [8JN]

H.R. 5253, Federal Energy Price Protection Act, H1993 [3MY]

H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, H1999 [3MY], H3467 [7JN]

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S786-S825 [8FE]

S. 1021, Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, S7181-S7218 [29JN]

S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4277-S4285 [10MY]

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

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

S. 2287, increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, S1354 [15FE]

S. 2291, Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, S1361-S1363 [15FE]

S. 2300, Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act, S1421 [16FE]

S. 2334, Port Security Act, S1542 [28FE]

S. 2354, Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act, S1645 [2MR]

S. 2356, War Profiteering Prevention Act, S1647 [2MR]

S. 2360, Internet Non-Discrimination Act, S1652 [2MR]

S. 2367, Local Port Security Act, S1681 [3MR]

S. 2389, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, S1895-S1897 [8MR]

S. 2400, 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, S2030 [13MR]

S. 2401, Alternative Energy Extender Act, S2035 [13MR]

S. 2436, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act, S2327 [16MR]

S. 2457, Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act, S2418-S2422 [27MR]

S. 2462, Small Business Tax Flexibility Act, S2470 [28MR]

S. 2486, Chemical Security and Safety Act, S2606-S2611 [30MR]

S. 2498, prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information, S2801 [4AP]

S. 2551, Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act, S2912-S2914 [5AP]

S. 2596, modify Aroostook County, ME, empowerment zone boundaries, S3381 [7AP]

S. 2630, Truth in Caller ID Act, S3423 [24AP]

S. 2635, Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act, S3426 [24AP]

S. 2644, Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music (PERFORM) Act, S3510 [25AP]

S. 2670, Energy Fairness for America Act, S3712-S3714 [27AP]

S. 2672, Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act, S3714 [27AP]

S. 2748, Enhanced Energy Security Tax Incentives Act, S4068-S4072 [4MY]

S. 2815, Commission on Economic Indicators Act, S4623 [16MY]

S. 2821, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S4698 [17MY]

S. 2826, extend and expand relief from the alternative minimum tax and repeal the extension of the lower rates for capital gains and dividends, S4701 [17MY]

S. 2830, Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act, S4799 [18MY]

S. 2854, Oil Industry Merger Antitrust Enforcement Act, S4804 [18MY]

S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act, S4837-S4839 [19MY]

S. 2919, PBGC Confirmation Act, S4893 [22MY]

S. 3115, Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act, S5235 [25MY]

S. 3116, Policyholder Disaster Protection Act, S5236 [25MY]

S. 3117, Homeowners Protection Act, S5237-S5242 [25MY]

S. 3239, Honesty Is the Best Insurance Policy Act, S5344 [26MY]

S. 3274, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S5347-S5388 [26MY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. 3527, Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act, S5964 [15JN]

S. 3569, U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S6763-S6768 [29JN]

S. 3582, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, S6578 [27JN]

S. 3585, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act, S6581-S6583 [27JN]

S. 3612, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S6795 [29JN]

S. 3620, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, S6804 [29JN]

S. 3627, Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act, S6808 [29JN]

S. 3650, Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act, S7425 [12JY]

S. Con. Res. 87, protect intellectual property rights globally, S2919 [5AP]

S. Res. 372, 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, S1180 [14FE]

S. Res. 379, tribute to NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium, S1438, S1447 [16FE]

S. Res. 434, National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week, S3249 [6AP]

S. Res. 435, National Small Business Week, S3249, S3343 [6AP]

S. Res. 448, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S3721 [27AP]

S. Res. 459, clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3900 [2MY]