EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment

Amendments

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]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1366, S1371 [15FE], H499 [1MR]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2539 [29MR], S2575, S2584, S2585, S2589, S2613, S2662, S2663, S2664, S2665, S2666, S2672, S2673 [30MR], S2685, S2693, S2694 [31MR], S2705, S2709, S2717, S2719, S2737, S2738, S2739, S2741, S2745, S2746, S2747, S2748, S2749, S2750, S2751, S2752, S2756 [3AP], S2808, S2810, S2811, S2814, S2833, S2834, S2835, S2836, S2837, S2838, S2839, S2840, S2841 [4AP], S2850, S2852, S2922, S2923, S2924, S2930, S2937, S2938, S2939, S2940, S2941, S2942, S2943, S2944, S2945, S2949, S2952, S2953, S2954, S2960, S2961, S2962, S2963, S2964, S2965, S2966, S2974, S2975, S3001, S3002, S3003, S3004, S3005, S3027, S3028, S3029, S3054, S3073, S3074, S3102, S3156 [5AP], S3199, S3254, S3255, S3258, S3259, S3260, S3261, S3262, S3263, S3264, S3265, S3266, S3267, S3268, S3269, S3270, S3277, S3278, S3282, S3287, S3288, S3289, S3290, S3291, S3292, S3293, S3294, S3295, S3296, S3297, S3327, S3328, S3329, S3330, S3331, S3332, S3333, S3334, S3335, S3336, S3337, S3338 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2454), motion to commit, S2896 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4537, S4556, S4558, S4559, S4560, S4561, S4562, S4563, S4564 [15MY], S4577, S4585, S4600, S4603, S4605, S4627, S4628, S4629, S4630, S4632, S4633, S4634, S4637, S4638, S4642, S4643 [16MY], S4651, S4665, S4675, S4676, S4677, S4680, S4685, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4714, S4715, S4717, S4718, S4719, S4720, S4723, S4724 [17MY], S4730, S4735, S4739, S4747, S4750, S4757, S4761, S4770, S4772, S4776, S4786, S4788, S4808, S4811, S4812, S4813, S4814, S4815 [18MY], S4823, S4842 [19MY], S4850, S4898, S4899, S4902, S4903, S4904, S4905, S4911, S4912, S4913, S4914 [22MY], S4924, S4939, S4948, S4974, S4975, S4976, S4979, S4980, S4981, S4982, S4984, S4989, S4995, S4998, S4999, S5000, S5001, S5003, S5004, S5005, S5006, S5013, S5020, S5025 [23MY], S5051, S5063, S5066, S5074, S5094, S5095, S5100, S5104, S5126, S5127 [24MY], S5135, S5141, S5146, S5154, S5160, S5259 [25MY]

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

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), S7220 [29JN]

Analyses

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

Securing America's Borders Act (S. 2454), S2369-S2376 [16MR]

Applications

Presidential Personnel Application of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., for Non-Career Appointment: Mark R. Levin, Dept. of Justice, S299 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

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

Bankrupted by Voodoo Economics, H2876 [18MY]

Citizenship Is the Key, S3413 [24AP]

Compare and Contrast, S4312 [10MY]

Congress' Neglect of Immigration Is Why We're Stuck Today, S4664 [17MY]

From Humble Roots, They Blossom, E1309 [28JN]

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

Immigrants To Be Proud Of, S2559 [30MR]

Immigration Bill Should Help Farmers, S2516 [29MR]

It Isn't Amnesty, S2517, S2543 [29MR]

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

Nations Benefit From Migration—U.N. Study Says, E1092 [9JN]

One World, S2516 [29MR]

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

They Are America, E695 [3MY]

Wave's First Strike, E695 [3MY]

With English as Their Second Language, Relating Comes First, S3413 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (see S. 2797), S4523 [12MY]

Armed Forces: enhance services available to members returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to assist such members in transitioning to civilian life (see S. 3517), S5949 [15JN]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H790 [8MR]

Business and industry: 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]

———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]

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

Congress: establish a fellowship program for the hiring of disabled veterans (see S. 2266), S979 [9FE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: 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 Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H387 [16FE]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see S. 2794), S4469 [11MY] (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H644 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 4781), H388 [16FE]

———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 Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see S. 3598), S6786 [29JN]

Disasters: protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see S. 2399), S1965 [9MR]

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

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]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5349), H2502 [10MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3308 (see H.R. 5519), H3360 [25MY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3016 [22MY]

———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see S. 2201), S211 [26JA] (see H.R. 4755), H332 [15FE]

———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (H.R. 4755), consideration (see H. Res. 814), H2588 [12MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2584 [11MY]

———expand (see H.R. 5625), H4133 [15JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income persons (see H.R. 5164), H1679 [6AP]

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

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

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

———eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings (see H.R. 5741), H4916 [29JN]

———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]

———improve border security (see S. 2391), S1893 [8MR]

———improve border security and increase criminal penalties for certain crimes related to illegal aliens (see S. 2394), S1965 [9MR]

———prevent acceptance of drivers license for employment eligibility verification if the issuing State uses taxpayer identification numbers other than Social Security numbers in application process (see H.R. 5506), H3307 (see H.R. 5506), H3360 [25MY]

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

———provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers (see H.R. 5628), H4134 [15JN]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see S. 2368), S1680 [3MR] (see S. 2377), S1833 [7MR]

———reform (see S. 2326), S1461 [17FE] (see S. 2454), S2313 [16MR] (see S. 2611, 2612), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5456), H3137 [23MY]

———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]

———provide medical services in underserved areas (see S. 2425), S2202 [15MR]

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

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 392, 393), S1893 [8MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H273 [14FE]

Kangas, Christopher N.: support court decision awarding public safety officer death benefits to the family of volunteer apprentice firefighter who died en route to assist in fighting a fire (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1390 [30MR]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H2338 [9MY]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5309), 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]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 479), S4554 [15MY] (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]

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: 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]

Native Americans: facilitate economic growth and development and promote tribal sovereignty by encouraging individuals with higher education degrees to work within, or for, Indian Country (see H.R. 5564), H3641 [8JN]

NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 5605), H4008 [14JN]

Occupational safety and health: prohibit promulgation of safety and health standards that do not meet certain requirements for national concensus standards (see H.R. 5554), H3641 [8JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 5320), H2338 [9MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2382), S1834 [7MR] (see S. 2510), S2901 [5AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 5429), H2961 [19MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (see H. Res. 835), H3225 [24MY]

Public Health Service Act: ensure that projects funded through NIH comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements (see H.R. 5545), H3496 [7JN]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2286), S1175 [14FE]

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]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H2584 [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]

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]

Social Security: eliminate time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records relative to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4702), H160 [7FE]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 5152), H1678 [6AP]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (see H.R. 5210), H1852 [26AP]

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

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see S. Res. 361), S370 [31JA]

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

———allow a deduction for health and long-term care insurance costs of individuals not participating in employer-subsidized health plans (see S. 2379), S1833 [7MR]

———allow deduction for high deductible health plan premiums and a credit for certain employment taxes paid relative to such premiums and contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 2494), S2730 [3AP]

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

———allow income credit for expenses incurred in teleworking (see H.R. 5154), H1678 [6AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H1059 [15MR]

———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]

———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]

———expand use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase limits for contributions to, and allow rollover of certain unused funds into, health savings accounts (see S. 3488), S5683 [9JN]

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

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

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

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

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

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

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

Transportation: provide that individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces are also eligible to be security screening personnel (see H.R. 4849), H564 [2MR]

Whistleblowing: improve protections (see H.R. 4925), H867 [9MR]

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]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2393 [16MR], S2793 [4AP], S2896 [5AP], S3177 [6AP], S3358 [7AP]

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

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

Descriptions

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

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]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: Senator Grassley, S3500 [25AP]

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

Eliminate pay inequity in the Army assignment incentive pay system: Larry W. Shellito, Minnesota Army National Guard, H2471 [10MY]

———Minnesota Army National Guard 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, H2471 [10MY]

———Representative Kline, H2471 [10MY]

———several Members of Congress, H2470 [10MY]

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]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

Immigration reform: Craig S. Brightup and R. Craig Silvertooth, National Roofing Contractors Association, S2297 [16MR]

———John Gay, National Restaurant Association, S2297 [16MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2297 [16MR]

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

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

Modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system: Charles Barclay, American Association of Airport Executives, H3399 [6JN]

———Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3400 [6JN]

———J. William Lauderback, American Conservative Union, H3399 [6JN]

———National Taxpayers Union, H3399 [6JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3400 [6JN]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3400 [6JN]

———several aviation organizations, H3399 [6JN]

Permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant status under certain conditions: Matt McKnight, Lewiston MAINEiacs Hockey Club, S4956 [23MY]

———Robert DuPuy, Major League Baseball, S4956 [23MY]

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

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

Secure Authorized Foreign Employee (SAFE) Visa Program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S5080 [24MY]

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]

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

Partial Cost Estimate for Hagel/Martinez Amendment to S. 2454, Securing America's Borders Act: Bob Sunshine, CBO, S3190 [6AP]

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]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2785 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4599, S4603 [16MY], S4746, S4785 [18MY], S4870 [22MY], S4952, S4954 [23MY], S5060, S5080, S5104 [24MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

Outlines

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S. 2611), S4535 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Agreement on Security and Prosperity: negotiation, H4383 [21JN]

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

Army: eliminate pay inequity in assignment incentive pay system, H2470-H2472 [10MY]

Bayaud Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1236 [21JN]

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

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities, H1589 [6AP]

———reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (H.R. 4898), H1365 [30MR], H2556 [11MY], H4242 [20JN]

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

———speech on immigration, H2644, H2645 [17MY], H3024 [23MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), H762 [8MR], E309 [8MR], E585 [25AP]

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

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3346-H3348 [25MY]

Crime: increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3791, H3795-H3797 [13JN], E1135, E1137 [13JN]

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3772-H3777 [12JN]

Denton, TX: Denton Regional Medical Center inclusion in Dallas Business Journal ``Top-Ranked Best Places to Work'' list, E847 [17MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding, H4806 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: prevent defense contractor security clearances from being revoked until investigation moratorium and backlog is eliminated, H2468, H2469 [10MY]

———prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4294, H4295 [20JN]

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

Dept. of Education: TRIO Programs funding, H1214, H1217, H1219 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees, H3163 [24MY]

———ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (H.R. 5362), E824 [12MY]

Dept. of HHS: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding, H1460 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3290-H3293 [25MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding through reduction in limousine and shuttle services funding, H3374 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide Federal attorneys compensatory time off for travel (H.R. 4057), H1144, H1145 [28MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H681 [8MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H2312 [9MY], H3805-H3808 [13JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 1704), H4789 [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: Diplomatic and Consular Programs funding, H1024, H1025 [15MR]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E210, E213 [28FE], E912 [19MY], E1131 [13JN]

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

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]

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

———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]

———increase in household debt, H3646 [9JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H146, H147, H149-H151 [1FE], H1829 [26AP], H3773, H3774 [12JN], H3803 [13JN], H3980 [14JN]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools, H1359 [30MR]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5349), H2343 [10MY]

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

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), H3394-H3402 [6JN], E1034, E1035, E1044 [7JN], E1059, E1072, E1074 [8JN]

———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (H.R. 4755), H3395 [6JN]

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

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

FBI: create a housing allowance program for employees in the District of Columbia and surrounding metropolitan area, H4632, H4633 [27JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, H4254 [20JN]

Foreign trade: effect of U.S. policies on American workers, H2087 [3MY]

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

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]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H499 [1MR], H514 [2MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, H1056 [15MR]

———electronic employment verification system funding, H3319, H3320 [25MY]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (H.R. 98), H4969 [11JY]

———growth in global migration, E1092 [9JN]

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

———improve border security, H1748 [26AP], H2106 [4MY], H2505, H2554 [11MY], H2645 [17MY], H3432 [7JN], H3499 [8JN], H3776, H3777 [12JN], H4966, H4967 [11JY]

———improve border security (S. 1033), H4965, H4968 [11JY]

———improve border security (S. 2391), H4012 [15JN]

———national policy, H781-H787 [8MR]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, H5023-H5030 [11JY]

———provide certain undocumented workers with temporary work visas (H.R. 4065), H3975 [14JN]

———provide for true enforcement and border security, H3147 [24MY]

———reform, H139-H141 [1FE], H1134 [28MR], H1323, H1325 [30MR], H1427, H1448-H1450 [4AP], H1565, H1566, H1567 [6AP], H1821 [26AP], H1873 [27AP], H1985, H2083 [3MY], H2106, H2163-H2171 [4MY], H2181, H2325-H2330 [9MY], H2506, H2554 [11MY], H2627, H2632-H2639 [16MY], H2946-H2959 [19MY], H3022 [23MY], H3215, H3220-H3223 [24MY], H3636-H3639 [8JN], H3979, H4002-H4005 [14JN], H4179 [16JN], H4201 [19JN], H4968 [11JY], E721 [4MY], E1081 [8JN]

———reform (S. 2454), H1202, H1203 [29MR], H1458 [5AP], H1705 [25AP], E538 [6AP], E694 [3MY]

———reform (S. 2611), H2879 [18MY], H3148 [24MY], H3345, H3350 [25MY], H3801 [13JN], H4225 [20JN], H4332, H4372 [21JN], H4426, H4427 [22JN], H4562 [27JN], H4920 [10JY], H5023-H5030 [11JY], H5107-H5112, H5113, H5114, H5118 [12JY]

———require biometric cards for workers on temporary visas, H3345 [25MY]

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

———tribute to immigrants, E1309 [28JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: allow certain Baltic countries to participate in the visa waiver program, H2879 [18MY]

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

International Women's Day: observance, H650 [8MR], H850 [9MR], E315 [8MR], E360 [14MR]

Iraq: commend women for participating in the democratic process, H4060 [15JN], H4142 [16JN], H4564 [27JN]

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

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

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (H.R. 5328), E843 [16MY]

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

Merrillville, IN: tribute to Plumbers Local Union 210 apprentice graduates, E934 [23MY]

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]

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]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H3635 [8JN], H3777 [12JN]

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]

———priority assignments, H4905 [29JN]

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

National Senior Center Week: observance, E855 [17MY]

Native Americans: facilitate economic growth and development and promote tribal sovereignty by encouraging individuals with higher education degrees to work within, or for, Indian Country (H.R. 5564), E1065 [8JN]

Natrona Heights, PA: Highlands School District recipient of Pittsburgh Human Resources Association People Do Matter Rising Star Award, E464 [30MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire, H1202 [29MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3245-H3259 [25MY], E1020 [6JN], E1097 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3236-H3245 [25MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), motion to recommit, H3259 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H54 [1FE]

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

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 (H.R. 5357), E806 [11MY]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (H.R. 5356), E806 [11MY]

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

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]

Ships and vessels: overtime pay for employees on passenger vessels, E1322 [29JN]

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]

———tribute, E291 [7MR]

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

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

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (H.R. 1518), H3019 [23MY]

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]

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]

Women: employment programs funding, H1457 [5AP]

———impact of Bush administration budget proposal, E536 [6AP]

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

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E590 [25AP], E641 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (S. 2797), S4525 [12MY]

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

Armed Forces: enhance services available to members returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to assist such members in transitioning to civilian life (S. 3517), S5952 [15JN]

———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]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S6453 [23JN]

Brookings Institution: tribute to Hamilton Project initiative emphasizing broad-based economic growth, S3979 [3MY]

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

———speech on immigration, S4575-S4582 [16MY]

Canada: ease passport restrictions on Canadian travel for U.S. citizens under age 18 and those making 24-hour excursions and limit cost for passport alternative card, S2705 [3AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 677), S1407 [16FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3568 [26AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3568 [26AP]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to Manufacturing Extension Partnership, S6775 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish Troops to Nurse Teachers Pilot Program, S5910-S5913 [15JN]

———prohibit use of award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance is unsatisfactory or incomplete, S6364, S6393 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (S. 2794), S4477 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that the borders are secured before allowing implementation of a new alien guest worker program, S2685, S2686 [31MR], S2863 [5AP]

———ensure necessary measures are in place before allowing implementation of a temporary worker program for future aliens, S2855 [5AP]

———establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

———extend the deadline for implementation of a travel document plan for border crossings, S4676, S4677, S4689 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), S5945 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps program funding, S3939 [3MY]

———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]

———reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, S2289 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (S. 3598), S6788 [29JN]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S3435-S3437 [25AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (S. 1112), S5335 [26MY]

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]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on employment, S2702-S2704 [3AP], S4585-S4588, S4597-S4599 [16MY], S4728 [18MY], S6598 [28JN]

———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]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3568 [26AP]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (S. 2201), S228 [26JA]

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]

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

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, S6760-S6763 [29JN]

Health: 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 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]

———require small business health plans to comply with the benefits adopted by a majority of States, S4449 [11MY]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (S. 1885), S5584, S5591 [7JN]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1371 [15FE], S1404 [16FE], S1757 [3MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, S2705, S2706 [3AP]

———adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S2523-S2525 [29MR], S2549 [30MR]

———allow advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates on J-visas sufficient time to pursue employment in their field of study, S5075-S5078 [24MY]

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

———deny eligibility for the earned income tax credit to illegal aliens and certain legalized workers, S5156-S5160, S5188 [25MY]

———deny visas to individuals who advocate terrorism, S2766 [4AP], S2889, S2890 [5AP]

———determine the economic need for guest workers, capability of Dept. of Homeland Security to enforce such temporary worker programs, and effectiveness in implementing border security measures, S2768 [4AP]

———enforcement, electronic employment verification system, and border security programs funding, S2146-S2148 [15MR]

———establish program that awards visas to aliens with advanced degrees in science, mathematics, technology, or engineering, S5066-S5071, S5092 [24MY]

———establish Secure Authorized Foreign Employee (SAFE) Visa Program, S5073-S5075, S5077-S5080, S5092, S5093 [24MY]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers, S2709-S2713, S2716 [3AP], S5163 [25MY]

———impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S2702-S2704 [3AP], S4586-S4599 [16MY], S4826-S4830 [19MY], S5085, S5100-S5104 [24MY]

———improve border security, S2579 [30MR], S2786 [4AP], S3476-S3480, S3491 [25AP], S3532-S3543 [26AP], S4654-S4656 [17MY], S6771 [29JN]

———improve border security (S. 2391), S1897 [8MR]

———lift confidentiality on legalization applications if application is denied so applicant information can be used to assist fraud investigations, S4820, S4821 [19MY], S5136-S5141 [25MY]

———limit liability for contractors whose subcontractors hire undocumented workers, S5180 [25MY]

———limit the number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status during any fiscal year, S5141-S5146 [25MY]

———make certain guest workers in the forestry sector eligible for legal aid, S4862 [22MY]

———make certain illegal or criminal aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status, S2585-S2588, S2590-S2593 [30MR], S2700 [3AP], S2781-S2791 [4AP], S2856-S2858, S2872, S2886-S2889 [5AP], S3172 [6AP], S4539 [15MY], S4606-S4608 [16MY], S4648-S4651 [17MY]

———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]

———permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant status under certain conditions, S4955 [23MY]

———prohibit aliens who are currently outside the U.S. from participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4585-S4599 [16MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4665-S4673, S4676 [17MY]

———prohibit granting of legal status, or adjustment of status for individuals who entered the U.S. illegally, S4733-S4735 [18MY]

———prohibit granting of legal status, or adjustment of status for individuals who entered the U.S. illegally until border security measures have been fully implemented, S4538 [15MY], S4576-S4584 [16MY], S5083 [24MY]

———prohibit guest worker program participants from self-petitioning to apply for an employment-based immigrant visa, S4680-S4683, S4684 [17MY]

———prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status, S4776-S4785 [18MY]

———prohibit hiring and facilitation of hiring of undocumented workers, S5154 [25MY]

———prohibit implementation of guest worker and undocumented worker programs until the President determines such programs will benefit national security, S4577-S4583 [16MY]

———prohibit use of affidavits to document proof of employment, S2768 [4AP]

———promote economic competition through policy reforms (S. 2691), S3896 [2MY]

———provide enhanced electronic surveillance at borders, S2765 [4AP], S2852 [5AP]

———reduce maximum number of nonimmigrants participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4600-S4603 [16MY], S4651 [17MY], S4862 [22MY]

———reform, S2297 [16MR], S4104 [5MY]

———reform (S. 2326), S1464 [17FE]

———reform (S. 2454), S2398, S2400-S2403, S2408-S2410 [27MR], S2431-S2434, S2460 [28MR], S2484-S2490, S2511-S2526, S2543-S2546 [29MR], S2547-S2594 [30MR], S2677-S2686 [31MR], S2699-S2725 [3AP], S2759, S2760, S2763-S2795 [4AP], S2850-S2863, S2865-S2896 [5AP], S3167-S3179, S3181, S3182, S3187-S3201 [6AP], S3348-S3359, S3371, S3372, S3374 [7AP], S3411-S3414 [24AP], S3787 [1MY], S3852 [2MY], S4120, S4121 [8MY]

———reform (S. 2454), motion to commit, S2895 [5AP]

———reform (S. 2454), unanimous-consent request, S2781 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S3400 [7AP], S3427 [24AP], S3500 [25AP], S4386 [11MY], S4510-S4514 [12MY], S4529-S4549, S4568 [15MY], S4571, S4572, S4575-S4610 [16MY], S4648-S4687 [17MY], S4727-S4791 [18MY], S4820-S4830 [19MY], S4849-S4860, S4862-S4881, S4918-S4921 [22MY], S4923-S4957, S5030-S5033 [23MY], S5050-S5110 [24MY], S5135-S5191, S5208 [25MY], S5333 [26MY], S5610 [8JN], S5679, S5681 [9JN], S6189-S6191, S6193, S6194 [21JN], S6731 [29JN], S7401-S7404 [12JY]

———reform (S. 2611), unanimous-consent agreement, S4385 [11MY]

———reform (S. 2612), S3400 [7AP], S3427 [24AP], S3500 [25AP]

———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 payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with border security, S5063-S5066, S5091 [24MY]

———require payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with health care and educational costs of noncitizens, S4773, S4774 [18MY]

———require resident aliens to pay back taxes under the earned income tax credit program for credits received while the aliens' status was illegal, S5160-S5163, S5189 [25MY]

———restrict guest worker program in areas with high unemployment rates, ensure guest workers receive the prevailing wage, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S3178 [6AP], S4674, S4675 [17MY]

———sunset H-2C visa program provisions, S5100-S5104 [24MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: allow certain additional countries to participate in the visa waiver program, S4678 [17MY]

———provide medical services in underserved areas (S. 2425), S2207 [15MR]

Insurance: health savings accounts, S722 [6FE], S1099 [13FE], S4518 [12MY]

International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 392), S1901 [8MR]

———designate (S. Res. 393), S1902 [8MR]

———observance, S1882-S1884 [8MR], S1957 [9MR]

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]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 479), S4566 [15MY]

National Labor Relations Act: judicial decisions relative to protection of workers' rights, S177 [26JA]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, S4850 [22MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, S4252, S4254, S4295-S4303, S4306, S4321-S4325 [10MY], S4447, S4451, S4456 [11MY]

———administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 2510), S4181-S4185, S4187-S4189 [9MY], S4446 [11MY], S6596 [28JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), S5322, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2286), S1179 [14FE]

Small business: certify programs to provide health coverage to uninsured employees (S. 2588), S4883 [22MY]

———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]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (S. Res. 361), S375 [31JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health and long-term care insurance costs of individuals not participating in employer-subsidized health plans (S. 2379), S1835 [7MR]

———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]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (S. 2635), S3425 [24AP]

———improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (S. 3585), S6580 [27JN]

———increase contribution limits for health savings accounts (S. 2424), S2206 [15MR]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance, S2248 [16MR]

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: 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]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), insert S. 1021 language in lieu, S7219 [29JN]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S5771 [13JN]

Reports

Extremists Declare `Open Season' on Immigrants—Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence: Anti-Defamation League, H3792, H3795 [13JN]

Reports filed

Clarify Tax Treatment of Self-Employment for Purposes of the Limitation on State Taxation of Retirement Income: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 109-542), H4914 [29JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 835) (H. Rept. 109-480), H3225 [24MY]

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]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1955), S3703 [27AP]

Provide Federal Attorneys Compensatory Time Off for Travel: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 109-390), H971 [14MR]

Provide Officers of State and Local Educational Agencies With Certain Access to National Crime Information Databases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4894) (H. Rept. 109-497), H3787 [12JN]

Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5337) (H. Rept. 109-523), H4519 [22JN]

Research for Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5356) (H. Rept. 109-525), H4519 [22JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S5062 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4685 [28JN]

Statements

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: Senator Specter, S4534 [15MY]

Does Immigration Help or Hurt Less-Educated Americans?: Harry J. Holzer, S4595 [16MY]

Federal Security Clearance Granting Process: Several Technology Trade Groups, H2469 [10MY]

Meeting the Challenges of Discrimination Against Women From Minority Groups: Gay McDougall, E360 [14MR]

New Immigration and the New U.S. Economy: Richard B. Freeman, S4595 [16MY]

Summaries

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4695), E47 [1FE]

Hamilton Project, S3979 [3MY]

On the Corner—Day Labor in the U.S.: Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Nik Theodore, Edwin Melendez, and Ana Luz Gonzalez, E257 [2MR]

Tables

Visas for workers entering U.S., S2565 [30MR]

Testimonies

Delphi Corp., Bankruptcy Filing Impact on Employee Pensions: Steve Grandstaff, UAW Local 651, E711 [3MY]

Denial of Overtime Pay: Luis Bolanos, E1322 [29JN]

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]

Texts of

H. Res. 808, support goals and ideals of National One-Stop Month, H2969 [22MY]

H. Res. 835, consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3236 [25MY]

H.R. 27, strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability, S7220-S7257 [29JN]

H.R. 4057, provide Federal attorneys compensatory time off for travel, H1144 [28MR]

H.R. 4894, provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H3805 [13JN]

H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3245-H3247 [25MY]

H.R. 5449, modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system, H3394 [6JN]

S. 1021, Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, S7181-S7218 [29JN]

S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act, S1757 [3MR], H514 [2MR]

S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S4277-S4285 [10MY]

S. 2326, Welcoming Immigrants to a Secure Homeland (WISH) Act, S1465-S1471 [17FE]

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

S. 2391, Border Operations Reform and Development of Electronic Remote Surveillance (BORDERS) Act, S1898-S1900 [8MR]

S. 2454, Securing America's Borders Act, S2344-S2369 [16MR]

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

S. 2635, Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act, S3426 [24AP]

S. 2797, Public Land Career Opportunity Act, S4525 [12MY]

S. 2815, Commission on Economic Indicators Act, S4623 [16MY]

S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act, S4837-S4839 [19MY]

S. 3585, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act, S6581-S6583 [27JN]

S. 3617, Heroes at Home Act, S5953-S5956 [15JN]

S. Res. 361, recognize surveyors' contribution to society, S373, S376 [31JA]

S. Res. 392, International Women's Day, S1901 [8MR]

S. Res. 393, International Women's Day, S1902 [8MR]

S. Res. 479, support goals and ideals of National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, S4555, S4567 [15MY]