LOTT, TRENT (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3522 [25AP], S3590 [26AP], S3691, S3706, S3758 [27AP], S3871 [2MY], S3963 [3MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2124 [14MR], S2275, S2379, S2381 [16MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1798 [6MR], S1871, S1904 [8MR], S2499, S2538 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5876 [14JN], S6095, S6096 [19JN], S6169 [20JN], S6285, S6314 [21JN], S6348, S6378, S6382, S6434 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7341, S7353 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]

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

———S. 2349, Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act, S5027 [23MY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S7360 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2832), S4796 [18MY]

Armed Forces: revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 337), S5950 [15JN]

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

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

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S1680 [3MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2467 [28MR] (see S. Con. Res. 84), S3705 [27AP]

———negotiation of a free trade agreement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2731 [3AP]

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 3114), S5875 [14JN]

Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund: establish (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S4156 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Disabled: provide blind individuals access to digital newpapers (see S. 2918), S4836 [19MY]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S5231 [25MY]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S5684 [9JN]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S2534 [29MR]

———improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (see S. 2423), S2314 [16MR]

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

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 3275), S5341 [26MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 1723), S728 [6FE]

Foreign trade: enhance and improve U.S. trade relations by strengthening U.S. trade enforcement efforts and encouraging trading partners to adhere to the rules and norms of international trade (see S. 2467), S2903 [5AP]

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

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 22), S4156 [8MY]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S3894 [2MY]

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

———provide for employment of foreign agricultural workers (see S. 2087), S2314 [16MR]

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

Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act: amend (see S. 2279), S1835 [7MR]

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

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

Mead, Kenneth M.: tribute (see S. Res. 382), S1461 [17FE]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S5431 [5JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S1966 [9MR]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium; tribute (see S. Res. 379), S1462 [17FE]

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

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

National Guard: commend members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes (see S. Res. 355), S511 [2FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S5950 [15JN]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: designate (see S. Res. 498), S5343 [26MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 1173), S124 [25JA]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see S. Res. 458), S3894 [2MY]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 35), S4893 [22MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 2304), S1413 [16FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see S. 2418), S2202 [15MR]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see S. Res. 494), S7332 [11JY]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S249 [27JA]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S3420 [24AP]

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

Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (see S. 2791), S4469 [11MY]

Women: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (see S. 23), S4156 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Jefferson Awards for Public Service (see S. Res. 461), S3894 [2MY]

``Botanic Garden for the Nation'': authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 108), S7415 [12JY]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 2349), S1579 [1MR]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (see S. Con. Res. 108), S7415 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 2302), S1413 [16FE]

Monday, Rick: anniversary of preventing the desecration of the U.S. flag during a Major League Baseball game (see S. Res. 477), S4554 [15MY]

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

``Our Flag'': authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 108), S7415 [12JY]

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (see S. Res. 365), S510 [2FE]

Ships and vessels: provide that certain vessel repairs done by U.S. crews are not subject to duty (see S. 3183), S5229 [25MY]

Tariff: clarify classification of certain high-density fiberboard (see S. 3229), S5230 [25MY]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S1117 [13FE]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2498 [29MR]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S172 [26JA]

American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Jefferson Awards for Public Service (S. Res. 461), S3916 [2MY]

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), S3564 [26AP], S3866, S3867, S3870, S3871, S3876, S3877 [2MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S396 [1FE], S1079, S1107 [13FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4397, S4399, S4405 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1106 [13FE]

———reconciliation process, S1079 [13FE]

Congress: clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists, S2494, S2497 [29MR]

———extend the ban on gifts from lobbyists to include meals and refreshments, S1870 [8MR], S2494, S2497 [29MR]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1762, S1763, S1765, S1774 [6MR], S1862, S1863, S1865, S1867, S1869, S1870, S1871, S1872, S1880, S1881 [8MR], S2435, S2457 [28MR], S2493, S2494, S2497, S2498, S2499, S2502, S2503, S2506, S2507, S2508 [29MR]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S2506, S2508 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3866, S3867 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the U.S. Emergency Management Authority, S7318 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7318 [11JY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S1775 [6MR]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S3871 [2MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (S. 2783), S4522 [12MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (S. 2302), S1775 [6MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S6042, S6043 [19JN]

———require collection of data to determine the economic and social impact of fisheries managment plans on local fishing communities, S6042 [19JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1762, S1763, S1765, S1774 [6MR], S1863, S1865, S1867, S1869, S1870, S1871, S1872, S1880, S1881 [8MR], S2435, S2457 [28MR], S2493, S2494, S2497, S2498, S2499, S2502, S2503, S2506, S2507, S2508 [29MR]

Gulfport, MS: Armed Forces Retirement Home reconstruction funding, S3876, S3877 [2MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2884 [5AP]

Insurance: require disclosure of insurance coverage and noncoverage by insurance companies and provide FTC enforcement (S. 3239), S5257 [25MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1635 [2MR]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments to members who oppose such increases, S1871 [8MR]

Monday, Rick: anniversary of preventing the desecration of the U.S. flag during a Major League Baseball game (S. Res. 477), S4565 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: reform setting and calculation of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (S. 2830), S4798 [18MY]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3671 [27AP]

North Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, S6276 [21JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S396 [1FE], S1380 [16FE], S1774 [6MR]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), unanimous-consent request, S1380 [16FE]

———reform funding rules (S. 1783), S1079 [13FE], S1671 [3MR]

Point of order, S2499 [29MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S1774 [6MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (S. 2418), S2411 [27MR]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3564 [26AP]

Senate: provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, S2507 [29MR]

———provide a point of order against out of scope material in conference reports, open the process of earmarks, and ensure availability of conference reports prior to consideration (S. Res. 365), S515 [2FE]

———require Senators to publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter, S1880, S1881 [8MR], S2457 [28MR]

Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S1107 [13FE], S4397, S4399, S4405 [11MY]

———repeal certain benefits relative to oil and gas well intangible drilling and development costs, S1106 [13FE]

Reports filed

Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 2349), S1579 [1MR]

Summaries

Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act (S. 2349), S1762 [6MR]

Texts of

S. 2830, Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act, S4799 [18MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Erma Ora, S2431 [28MR]