IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Memorial Day: Joseph M. Dimond, E1075 [8JN]

Way Forward in Iraq—Avoiding Partition, Preserving Unity, Protecting America's Interest: Senator Biden, S3961 [3MY]

Amendments

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3427 [24AP], S3444, S3477, S3483, S3490, S3492, S3517, S3518, S3519, S3521, S3522 [25AP], S3544, S3549, S3554, S3557, S3560, S3563, S3567, S3568, S3600, S3611, S3612, S3613, S3614, S3615, S3617, S3618, S3619, S3620, S3621, S3622, S3623, S3624, S3632 [26AP], S3639, S3668, S3671, S3674, S3675, S3676, S3677, S3679, S3680, S3683, S3684, S3686, S3687, S3688, S3689, S3691, S3725, S3726, S3727, S3728, S3729, S3731, S3732, S3733, S3739, S3740, S3741, S3753, S3754, S3756, S3757, S3758 [27AP], S3772, S3776, S3786, S3792, S3793, S3808, S3809, S3810, S3811, S3812, S3813, S3814, S3815, S3816, S3817, S3818, S3819, S3820, S3821, S3822, S3823, S3824, S3832, S3835, S3836, S3837, S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848 [1MY], S3859, S3871, S3873, S3878, S3879, S3886, S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909 [2MY], S3938, S3940, S3941, S3943, S3944, S3945, S3949, S3955, S3963, S3966 [3MY], S4008, S4009, S4010, S4011, S4014, S4015, S4017, S4078 [4MY], H974, H975 [14MR], H1002, H1006, H1013, H1014, H1016, H1017, H1019, H1021, H1022, H1023, H1024, H1027, H1028, H1033, H1034, H1035, H1036, H1037, H1038, H1039, H1043, H1044, H1045, H1046, H1047, H1060, H1061, H1062 [15MR], H1067, H1068, H1069, H1070, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074, H1075, H1076, H1079, H1082, H1084, H1085, H1086, H1087, H1089, H1092, H1098, H1099, H1101, H1104, H1105, H1106, H1107, H1131 [16MR]

Analyses

Legislation Authorizing the Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq (2002), H342-H344 [16FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S4029 [4MY], H3030 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Amnesty for Iraq Rebels Is Planned, S6246 [21JN]

Army Pledges No Cutbacks in National Guard, E151 [14FE]

Bush Stretches To Defend Surveillance, H136 [1FE]

Carrying the Light—Friends of Tom Fox Remember His Life, Urge Peacemaking Work To Continue Afer His Death, E1048 [8JN]

Consider the Living, E1078 [8JN]

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]

Crazy Way To Fund the Wars—Iraq Spending Is No Longer an Emergency, E1132 [13JN]

Give the Defense Department an F, H3893 [13JN]

Great Revulsion, E679 [2MY]

Health Care for Veterans $1 Billion Short, S1092 [13FE]

Iraq Amnesty Will Split the Insurgency, H4788 [28JN]

Iraq's Future, Our Past, S436 [1FE]

It Would Be Folly for Congress To Cut and Run, S6223 [21JN]

Limbs Lost to Enemy Fire—Women Forge a New Reality, E871 [18MY]

Lowered Vision, H4378 [21JN]

Only UN-Led Peace Process Can Halt Iraq Catastrophe—Government Cannot Justify Continuing Presence of Our Troops Unless It Shows It Has Learned From Its Failures, H4946 [10JY]

Our Voices Must Work To Avert an Invasion, H4020 [15JN]

Outlaw World, E770-E773 [10MY]

Planet of Unreality, E481 [30MR]

Playing Politics With Iraq, E1340 [29JN]

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

Real Iraq, S5824-S5826 [14JN]

Reconciliation in Iraq—If Only Maliki Had Freedom of Action, H4787 [28JN]

Road From My Lai, E1308 [28JN]

Roadblock to Unity in Iraq, H3893 [13JN]

Rock Hill Soldier Saved Lives of Comrades in Iraq When Bomb Shredded Convoy Truck, E1189 [16JN]

Rumsfeld and Cheney Revive Their 70s Terror Playbook, H363 [16FE]

Simple Twist of Fate, E1048 [8JN]

Sovereignty Is Just a Word on Paper Until Iraq Is Allowed To Run Its Own Affairs, H4788 [28JN]

Still Shortchanging the Troops, E151 [14FE]

Tom Fox, E1048 [8JN]

Turning to the U.N. Again, E1332 [29JN]

Way Out of Iraq—A Road Map, S6104 [20JN]

Why Iraq Was a Mistake, H4910 [29JN]

Wounded Soldiers Refuse To Leave Iraq, H4121 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: commend National Guard service in Iraq and begin redeployment of forces from Iraq, starting with National Guard units (see H.R. 4983), H1128 [16MR]

———continued presence of U.S. troops until at least 2009 (see S. Res. 515), S6061 [19JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see S. Con. Res. 93), S3985 [3MY]

———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]

———pay one-time bonus to members who serve honorably in a combat zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 5162), H1679 [6AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4916 [29JN]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3226 [24MY]

Bush, President: require periodic transmittal of a consolidated, comprehensive report to Congress on implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq (see H.R. 5630), H4134 [15JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 86), S2902 [5AP] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

Claims: application of certain false claims provisions to claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody of the U.S. (see H.R. 5290), H2173 [4MY]

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (see H.R. 5716), H4914 [29JN]

Congress: require certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 402), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 402), H2757 [17MY]

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

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

Director of National Intelligence: require submittal to Congress of any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq (see S. 3637), S7331 [11JY]

Federal employees: equalize authorities to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities to U.S. civilian personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2600), S3378 [7AP]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 5548), H3496 [7JN]

Foreign policy: direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H332 [15FE]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4916 [29JN]

———promote a comprehensive political agreement (see S. Res. 470), S4156 [8MY]

———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops (see S.J. Res. 36), S4156 [8MY]

———provide for a strategy for successful empowerment of a new unity government and the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S.J. Res. 33), S3212 [6AP]

———require political, religious, and tribal leaders to complete the formation of government and the modification of the Iraqi Constitution as a condition of continued U.S. military presence (see S.J. Res. 34), S3506 [25AP]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S.J. Res. 39), S5490 [6JN]

———support a broad-based political settlement (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3360 [25MY]

Intelligence services: require the Director of National Intelligence to release documents captured in Afghanistan or Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2408), S2122 [14MR] (see H.R. 4869), H565 [2MR]

Radio: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see S. Res. 511), S5779 [13JN] (see H. Res. 784), H1916 [27AP]

Taxation: 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]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (see H. Res. 861), H3787 [12JN] (see H. Res. 869), H4008 [14JN]

———commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), consideration (see H. Res. 868), H4008 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Colloquies

San Diego Naval Medical Center Comprehensive Casualty Care Center funding: Senators Boxer, Stevens, and Inouye, S3952 [3MY]

Conference reports

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief and Recovery (H.R. 4939), H3587-H3627 [8JN]

Essays

Iraq—We Need a Strategy, Not Empty Slogans: Sanford H. Winston, H4115 [15JN]

Narratives of Soldiery, E152 [14FE]

Eulogies

Collado, Jay: by Wilbroad Mwape, E365 [15MR]

Fitzgerald, Almar L.: by Ken Jumper, E364 [15MR]

Letters

Assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S390 [1FE]

Equalize authorities to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities to U.S. civilian personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3382 [7AP], S3546 [26AP], S3681 [27AP]

Iraq democracy promotion funding: Kenneth Wollack, National Democratic Institute, S3947 [3MY]

———Mark Pomar, International Research and Exchanges Board, S3947 [3MY]

———Richard Souderiette, International Foundation for Election Systems, S3948 [3MY]

———Vin Weber and Richard A. Gephardt, National Endowment for Democracy, S3947 [3MY]

Iraqi political settlement: Senators Levin, Collins and Reed, S2405 [27MR]

Iraqi security forces training; Representative Kucinich, E728 [4MY]

Marchers Hurt Spirit, Good Will: William T. Walker, E595 [25AP]

Tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq: Khorsheed Saleem Al-Dosekey, 3d Iraqi Army Infantry Division, S6224 [21JN]

———Najim Abdullah Abid Al-Jibouri, S1531 [28FE], S6223 [21JN], E1009 [6JN]

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4031 [15JN]

———Sanford H. Winston, H4114 [15JN]

Veterans health care funding: Steve Robertson, American Legion, S1090 [13FE]

Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4031 [15JN]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Iraq, S438 [1FE], S3203 [6AP]

Armed Forces members from Nevada killed in military action in Iraq, S3775 [1MY]

Armed Forces members from New Jersey killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5331 [26MY]

Armed Forces members from New York killed in millitary action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E994 [26MY]

Armed Forces members from Ohio killed in military action in Iraq, H1171 [28MR]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR]

Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]

Committee on Armed Services (House) breakdown of activities on Iraq and the Global War on Terror, H4094-H4096 [15JN]

Memorandums

Commend Those Who Have Taken Part, and Declare That the U.S. Will Prevail, in the Global War on Terror and Complete Mission To Create a Sovereign and Free Iraq: Republican House Leadership, H3977 [14JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Bush, S4794 [18MY], H2873 [18MY]

State of the Union: President Bush, S366-S370 [31JA]

Motions

Papers

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

Poems

``From Afar,'' Alessandro Carbonaro, E1017 [6JN]

Remarks in House

AID: Iraqi Radio Al Mahaba funding, H3528 [8JN]

———tribute to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H277 [15FE]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3500, H3501, H3502, H3504 [8JN], H3646, H3708, H3710-H3716 [9JN], H3912, H3914 [14JN], H4011, H4098 [15JN], H4224 [20JN], E1067, E1076 [8JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H730 [8MR], H941 [14MR], H992-H995, H998-H1047 [15MR], H1066-H1118, H1121 [16MR], H1685 [25AP], H1873 [27AP], H2186 [9MY], H2624-H2626 [16MY], E385, E392, E405 [16MR], E413 [28MR], E470, E476 [30MR], E500 [4AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, H3753-H3771 [12JN], H3801, H3802 [13JN], E1132, E1134, E1136, E1139 [13JN], E1153 [14JN], E1161 [15JN], E1182, E1188 [16JN], E1262 [23JN]

———require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1079-H1082 [16MR]

Armed Forces: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan, H4307, H4308 [20JN]

———clarify that U.S. Armed Forces are not deployed to control the flow of Iraqi oil, H2515 [11MY], H4054 [15JN]

———commend National Guard service in Iraq and begin redeployment of forces from Iraq, starting with National Guard units (H.R. 4983), E397 [16MR]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal, H473 [1MR], H514 [2MR], H849 [9MR], H1200 [29MR], H1367 [30MR], H1707-H1711 [25AP], H1891, H1894 [27AP], H1954 [2MY], H2515 [11MY], H3646, H3708 [9JN], H3795 [13JN], H3914 [14JN], H4011, H4013 [15JN], H4137, H4176 [16JN], H4376 [21JN], H4500-H4502 [22JN], H4545-H4548 [26JN], H4563, H4665, H4667 [27JN], H4684 [28JN], H4897 [29JN], H4934, H4935 [10JY], E1078 [8JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal (H.J. Res. 55), H4159 [16JN], E742 [5MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal (H.J. Res. 70), E1259 [23JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal (H.J. Res. 73), H978 [15MR], H4048, H4051, H4054-H4060, H4064, H4092, H4107, H4108, H4120, H4122-H4125 [15JN], H4140, H4143, H4145, H4159, H4167, H4177, H4179, H4180 [16JN], H4317 [20JN], H4377 [21JN], H4514 [22JN], H4541-H4545 [26JN], H4942 [10JY], E392 [16MR], E500 [4AP], E1182 [16JN], E1262 [23JN]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H4275 [20JN]

———human rights violations of civilians by military personnel, E1308 [28JN]

———military equipment funding, H2081 [3MY], H4667 [27JN]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (H.R. 4232), H1110 [16MR], E500 [4AP]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, H4074, H4080, H4099, H4100 [15JN], H4200 [19JN], H4373 [21JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H162 [8FE], H336 [16FE]

———tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq, H417 [28FE], E1009 [6JN]

———tribute to female soldiers who have become amputees due to war injuries, E870 [18MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H4314 [20JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR], H2555 [11MY], H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]

———tribute to members returning from military action in Iraq, E136 [14FE], E193 [17FE]

———tribute to members serving in Iraq, H3913, H3914 [14JN], H4226 [20JN], H4333 [21JN]

Army: evaluate feasibility of adjusting deployment term of military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2453 [10MY]

———uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding, H1636 [6AP]

Ashwaubenon, WI: tribute to National Guard 890th Transportation Co., E229 [28FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H162 [8FE]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (H. Res. 636), E32 [31JA]

———evaluation of administration, H129 [1FE], H278 [15FE], H482, H491 [1MR], H511, H512, H557 [2MR], H760 [8MR], H859, H860 [9MR], H1187-H1193 [28MR], H1673 [6AP], H1968 [2MY], H2581 [11MY], H4540 [26JN], H5050 [12JY], E678 [2MY], E769 [10MY]

———require periodic transmittal of a consolidated, comprehensive report to Congress on implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq (H.R. 5630), E1169 [16JN]

———State of the Union Message, H304 [15FE]

Case Western Reserve University: tribute to School of Law Torture and the War on Terrorism conference, E548 [6AP]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (H. Res. 637), E32 [31JA]

———evaluation relative to Iraq war, E481 [30MR]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (H. Res. 505), H336 [16FE]

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (H.R. 5716), H5099 [12JY]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 635), E32 [31JA]

Committee on Armed Services (House): oversight of Iraqi situation, reconstruction, war on terror, troops, and detainees, H4094 [15JN]

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]

Congress: improve oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H648 [8MR], H1189-H1191 [28MR], H1201, H1202 [29MR]

———require certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq (H. Con. Res. 402), H4139 [16JN]

Contracts: 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 or Iraq, H263 [14FE], H376 [16FE]

Democracy: efforts, H440 [28FE], H1542 [5AP], H3345 [25MY]

———promotion funding, H1712 [25AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1377 [30MR], H4181-H4187 [16JN]

———national security policy, H1133, H1181 [28MR], H1201, H1292, H1293, H1316, H1317 [29MR], H1324, H1325, H1326, H1374, H1375 [30MR], H1634-H1640 [6AP], H1905, H1911 [27AP], H2566-H2573 [11MY], H2883-H2886 [18MY]

———policy, H3631-H3635 [8JN]

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]

———allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan, H2940, H2941 [19MY]

———funding, H5103 [12JY]

———Iraqi security forces training, E727 [4MY]

———prohibit funding to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H4270 [20JN], H4545-H4547 [26JN]

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

———prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H1107-H1110 [16MR], H1628 [6AP], H3767 [12JN], E500 [4AP]

———report on threat to military personnel posed by improvised explosive devices, H2521, H2571 [11MY]

———require placement of field jamming devices on military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2542 [11MY]

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 State: improvised explosive devices (IED) and land mine recovery and disposal funding, H3533 [8JN]

Drugs: increase in narcotics traffic, H4943 [10JY]

Elections, E311 [8MR]

Engineered Arresting Systems Corp.: tribute to M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System, E1164 [15JN]

Espionage: investigate report that Russia provided Saddam Hussein with intelligence from a source within U.S. Central Command prior to U.S. invasion, H1325 [30MR]

Fairhope, AL: National Guard 1165th Military Police Co., recipient of Presidential Unit Citation, E1341 [29JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for women and girls (H.R. 5548), E1031 [7JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H257-H259 [14FE], H364, H367, H369 [16FE], H941, H944 [14MR], H977 [15MR], H1180, H1182 [28MR], H1317 [29MR], H2306 [9MY], H2342 [10MY], H2560-H2566 [11MY], H3710-H3716 [9JN], H3780-H3785 [12JN], H3796, H3802, H3898-H3901 [13JN], H4176 [16JN], H4334, H4398, H4400 [21JN], H4512-H4517 [22JN], E1242 [21JN], E1288 [27JN]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H257, H265-H270 [14FE], H377 [16FE], H420, H423, H424 [28FE], H473, H489, H490 [1MR], H942 [14MR], H983, H984, H1055 [15MR], H1113-H1116, H1124 [16MR], H1166, H1171, H1190, H1191 [28MR], H1201, H1296 [29MR], H1367, H1372, H1373 [30MR], H1444 [4AP], H1456, H1555-H1559 [5AP], H1636, H1639, H1670 [6AP], H1710, H1712 [25AP], H1820, H1826, H1827 [26AP], H1905, H1907 [27AP], H2086, H2088-H2092 [3MY], H2342, H2343 [10MY], H2567-H2570 [11MY], H2644 [17MY], H2880, H2886 [18MY], H3148 [24MY], H3484, H3485 [7JN], H3631-H3635 [8JN], H3710-H3716 [9JN], H3773, H3775, H3776, H3779-H3785 [12JN], H3800, H3802, H3803, H3892, H3899-H3905 [13JN], H3913, H3914 [14JN], H4012, H4013 [15JN], H4184-H4187 [16JN], H4202, H4203, H4217 [19JN], H4374, H4377 [21JN], H4540-H4545, H4547-H4549 [26JN], H4906-H4911 [29JN], H4935, H4941-H4947, H4948, H4951 [10JY], H4967, H4969, H5012 [11JY], H5096 [12JY], E150 [14FE], E1340 [29JN]

———commend visit of Iraqi women's delegation to the U.S., H943 [14MR]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 90), H4524, H4544, H4545 [26JN], H4941 [10JY]

———formation of government, H2966 [22MY], H3021 [23MY]

———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops, H2556 [11MY]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, H4787 [28JN]

———support a broad-based political settlement (H. Con. Res. 417), H3234 [25MY], H4164 [16JN]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Army 101st Airborne Division, H4192 [19JN]

Fort Knox, KY: tribute to Army National Guard 703d Explosive Ordinance Disposal Detachment, E277 [2MR]

Georgia: tribute to National Guard B-Company First Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment of the 48th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, H2945 [19MY]

Gift of Life International, Inc.: Project Iraqi Hearts funding, H3528, H3529 [8JN]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3912 [14JN], H4322 [20JN]

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]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Army National Guard 376th Engineer Battalion, E11 [31JA]

Health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in urgent need of medical care, H2467, H2468 [10MY]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute to visit to servicemen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, E1236 [21JN]

Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, H1420 [4AP]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (H.R. 3003), E970 [26MY]

Intelligence services: alleged release of classified information by Bush administration officials relative to justification for invasion of Iraq, H1637 [6AP]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1066 [16MR], H1639 [6AP], H2571 [11MY], H3123 [23MY], H3486 [7JN], H3745, H3746 [12JN], H4498, H4512 [22JN], H4909 [29JN], E769 [10MY]

———require report on insurgent forces in Iraq, H1805, H1806 [26AP]

International relations: impact of war on image of the U.S. internationally, H3912 [14JN], H4322 [20JN]

International Women's Day: observance, E315 [8MR]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security, H127 [1FE], H1685 [25AP], H1899 [27AP], H3147 [24MY]

Iraq: Democratic Party policy, H3631-H3635 [8JN]

Jacksonville, FL: tribute to Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church Military Appreciation Day Service, E669 [1MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Army National Guard 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, E265 [2MR]

Kentucky: tribute to National Guard 233d Heavy Transportation Co., E398 [16MR]

Korea, Republic of: tribute to members of the military serving in Iraq, E115 [8FE]

Members of Congress: report on congressional delegation trip, H2343 [10MY], H3431, H3432 [7JN]

Minnesota: tribute to National Guard 1st Brigade Combat Team, E391 [16MR]

National objectives: priority assignments, H4905 [29JN]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, H359, H365-H371 [16FE], H1066 [16MR], H1187-H1190 [28MR]

Nevada: tribute to National Guard, E953 [24MY]

New York: tribute to National Guard 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, E400 [16MR]

Pantano, Ilario: dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4533 [26JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H602 [7MR], H3134, H3135 [23MY], H4540 [26JN]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to Veterans Service Office, E666 [27AP]

Tennessee: Army National Guard 168th Military Police Battalion Valorous Unit Award recipients, E21 [31JA]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H3912, H3975-H3982, H3984-H3986, H3994-H4002 [14JN], H4011, H4012, H4013, H4024-H4132 [15JN], H4138, H4139, H4175-H4179, H4184 [16JN], H4191, H4216 [19JN], H4331, H4333, H4393 [21JN], H4425, H4500-H4502, H4514 [22JN], H4541 [26JN], E1190 [16JN], E1195, E1196, E1198, E1201 [19JN], E1210 [20JN], E1229, E1237, E1238 [21JN], E1249, E1250, E1262, E1263 [23JN]

———fundraising for terrorist attacks by insurgents, H1926 [2MY]

U.N.: role in solving international conflict, E1332 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, H2922 [19MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H472 [1MR], H2506 [11MY], E274 [2MR]

———provide for prosthetic and orthotic care for injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, H1013 [15MR]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to Marine Corps Bulk Fuel Co., Bravo, E225 [28FE]

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

Remarks in Senate

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, S5609, S5610, S5653 [8JN], S5680 [9JN], S5705, S5710, S5711 [12JN], S5731, S5741-S5744 [13JN], S5826-S5828 [14JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3405 [24AP], S3444-S3492 [25AP], S3527, S3532-S3555, S3557-S3568, S3624, S3632-S3634 [26AP], S3636, S3639, S3685-S3692 [27AP], S3771-S3788, S3792, S3797, S3847 [1MY], S3851, S3858-S3890, S3930 [2MY], S3934, S3937-S3949, S3952-S3973 [3MY], S4007-S4033 [4MY], S4103 [5MY], S4327 [10MY], S4518 [12MY], S4847, S4848 [22MY]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3673, S3674 [27AP], S4008 [4MY], S5752, S5755 [13JN], S5859-S5862, S5864 [14JN]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal, S3367, S3368 [7AP], S3776 [1MY], S3853 [2MY], S3958 [3MY], S4848 [22MY], S5924, S5925, S5927-S5929 [15JN], S5997, S5998 [16JN], S6102-S6104 [20JN], S6395 [22JN], S6467 [26JN], S6605 [28JN]

———killing of U.S. soliders by members of Iraqi security forces, S6393 [22JN]

———military equipment funding, S495 [2FE]

———military equipment funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, S427-S429 [1FE], S495, S496 [2FE], S1094-S1096 [13FE], S1138 [14FE]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S5997, S5999 [16JN]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S5913, S5922-S5932, S5938 [15JN], S5988 [16JN], S6100, S6113-S6117 [20JN], S6246 [21JN], S6552 [27JN]

———reward National Guard and Reserve service in Iraq with paid leave at the end of deployment in Iraq, S6396 [22JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S388, S389 [1FE]

———support military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and war on terror in Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Pakistan, S388 [1FE]

———tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq, S1531 [28FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S438 [1FE], S781 [8FE], S3203 [6AP], S3775 [1MY], S5904, S5916, S5921 [15JN], S6550 [27JN]

Army: uparmored Bradley fighting vehicles and Hercules improved recovery funding, S3969 [3MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S1493 [27FE], S5402 [5JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Con. Res. 86), S2909 [5AP]

Carroll, Jill: release from captivity in Iraq, S2596 [30MR]

Chemical weapons: anniversary of attack against Kurds at Halabja, S2053 [14MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): limit spending for supplemental appropriations for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S3562 [26AP]

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

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

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

Crime: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (S. 2356), S1647 [2MR]

Democracy: efforts, S436 [1FE], S3415 [24AP]

———promotion funding, S3687 [27AP], S3776-S3778 [1MY], S3945-S3948 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a comprehensive review of mortuary affairs, S3680 [27AP]

———Iraqi security forces training, S3186 [6AP]

———prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, S5760 [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, S3889 [2MY], S6110-S6113 [20JN]

Federal employees: equalize authorities to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities to U.S. civilian personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3545 [26AP], S3680-S3682 [27AP]

———equalize authorities to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities to U.S. civilian personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 2600), S3381, S3382 [7AP]

Foreign countries: report on trip to Belgium, Estonia, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, and Germany, S1499-S1502 [27FE]

———report on trip to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, S2404 [27MR]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S743 [7FE], S1512 [28FE], S2433 [28MR], S5680 [9JN], S6600-S6602, S6605 [28JN], S7361-S7363 [12JY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S389 [1FE], S1480 [17FE], S1494 [27FE], S1512, S1525 [28FE], S2433 [28MR], S3182, S3185, S3186 [6AP], S3370, S3371 [7AP], S3429-S3431 [24AP], S3776-S3778, S3793-S3796 [1MY], S3857, S3869, S3870 [2MY], S5469 [6JN], S5623 [8JN], S5741 [13JN], S5823-S5830 [14JN], S6000 [16JN], S6099 [20JN], S6606 [28JN], S7361 [12JY]

———formation of government, S4848 [22MY]

———prohibit funding to establish permanent U.S. military bases or to exercise U.S. control over oil infrastructure or reserves, S6230 [21JN], S6396 [22JN]

———prohibit use of funds to establish permanent U.S. military bases or to exercise U.S. control over oil infrastructure or oil reserves, S3957-S3963 [3MY]

———provide for a strategy for successful empowerment of a new unity government and the redeployment of U.S. forces (S.J. Res. 33), S3182, S3183, S3245-S3249 [6AP]

———require U.S. President to submit reports on policy and political developments in Iraq, S3685 [27AP]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6205-S6272 [21JN], S6324-S6335, S6345 [22JN], S6455 [23JN], S6467 [26JN], S6550-S6552 [27JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (S.J. Res. 39), S5506 [6JN]

Georgia: tribute to Army National Guard 48th Brigade Combat Team, S5217 [25MY]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [12JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain religious minorities from Iraq, S5190 [25MY]

Intelligence services: alleged release of classified information by Bush administration officials relative to justification for invasion of Iraq, S3185 [6AP], S3367 [7AP]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S6244 [21JN]

———require the Director of National Intelligence to release documents captured in Afghanistan or Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 2408), S2124 [14MR], S2434 [28MR]

Mississippi: tribute to Army National Guard 155th Separate Armored Brigade, S1638 [2MR]

Montana: tribute to Army National Guard 1-163rd Infantry Battalion, S4152 [8MY]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S318-S323 [30JA]

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]

Political reform, S5329 [26MY]

Rhode Island: National Guard 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment recognized as Army Aviation Association top aviation unit, S4830 [19MY]

San Diego, CA: San Diego Naval Medical Center Comprehensive Casualty Care Center funding, S3952 [3MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5446-S5449, S5451, S5465, S5467-S5470, S5473 [6JN], S5620, S5626 [8JN], S7363-S7366 [12JY]

Southeast Asia: report on congressional delegation trip to Thailand and Indonesia, S2298-S2300 [16MR]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes to offset defense spending in supplemental appropriations, S3683 [27AP]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, S3972 [3MY]

Veterans: health care funding through repeal of certain tax breaks, S1090-S1094 [13FE]

Weirton, WV: tribute to Bravo Co., 463d Engineering Battalion, Army Reserve Unit, S3207 [6AP]

Women: commend for participating in the democratic process, S1882 [8MR]

Reports

Command's Responsibility—Detainee Deaths in US Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan (excerpt): Human Rights First (organization), E970 [26MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4939, Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 857) (H. Rept. 109-496), H3723 [9JN]

Consideration of H. Res. 861, Commend Those Who Have Taken Part, and Declare That U.S. Will Prevail, in Global War on Terror and Complete Mission To Create a Sovereign Iraq: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 868) (H. Rept. 109-502), H4008 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4939, Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 725) (H. Rept. 109-391), H971 [14MR]

Depts. of State and Defense, and Presidential Provision of Certain Information Relative to Contracting With Any Entity for Public Relations Purposes: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 685) (H. Rept. 109-397), H1127 [16MR]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief and Recovery: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4939) (H. Rept. 109-494), H3641 [8JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4939) (H. Rept. 109-388), H874 [13MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4939) (S. Rept. 109-230), S2900 [5AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3550 [26AP], H1007, H1022, H1028, H1036, H1037, H1038, H1039, H1047 [15MR], H1075, H1076, H1092, H1093, H1099 [16MR]

Statements

Cleveland Principals of International Law on the Detention and Treatment of Persons in Connection with ``The Global War on Terror'': Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Torture and the War on Terrorism Conference, E548 [6AP]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief and Recovery: Executive Office of the President, S3540 [26AP]

Summaries

Zbigniew Brzezinski's Iraq Plan, H4378 [21JN]

Tables

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939): Committee on the Budget (Senate) cost estimate, S5760 [13JN]

———conference report, H3754-H3766 [12JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 725, consideration of H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H980 [15MR]

H. Res. 857, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief, H3743 [12JN]

H. Res. 861, commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq, H4024 [15JN]

H. Res. 868, consideration of H. Res. 861, commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq, H4014 [15JN]

H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S3444-S3473 [25AP]

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

S. 2356, War Profiteering Prevention Act, S1647 [2MR]

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

S. Con. Res. 86, establish a temporary memorial in the U.S. Capitol honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S2919 [5AP]

S. Con. Res. 93, develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil, S3991 [3MY]

S. Res. 470, promote a comprehensive political agreement in Iraq, S4161 [8MY]

S. Res. 515, continued presence of U.S. troops in Iraq until at least 2009, S6064 [19JN]

S.J. Res. 34, require Iraqi political, religious, and tribal leaders to complete the formation of government and the modification of the Iraqi Constitution as a condition of continued U.S. military presence, S3514 [25AP]

S.J. Res. 39, spur Iraqi political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S5506 [6JN]