MORALITY AND ETHICS

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2163 [4MY], H2187 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Agenda of Divisiveness, S5477 [6JN]

Banned in Boston—The Coming Conflict Between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty, S5417-S5419 [5JN]

Bill of Wrongs—No Need for Federal Marriage Amendment, S5532 [7JN]

Bully's Pulpit, S5477 [6JN]

Democrats Must Confront GOP Strategy, S5530 [7JN]

Divide and Conquer the Voters, S5475 [6JN]

Family Feud; Sparks Fly in the Senate Over Gay Marriage, S5532 [7JN]

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

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

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

Just Say ``I Don't'', S5475 [6JN]

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

Marriage Amendment Protects Federalism, S5443 [6JN]

More Amendment Politics, S5531 [7JN]

On Gay Unions, Pandering Rises Above Principles, S5531 [7JN]

On the Low Road to November, S5475 [6JN]

One Down—One To Go, S6542 [27JN]

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

Road From My Lai, E1308 [28JN]

Running Against Gays; As an Election Approaches, Can a Vote To Ban Same-Sex Marriage Be Far Behind?, S5476 [6JN]

Senate Should Focus on Real Issues, S5532 [7JN]

Speaker and His Directors Make the Cash Flow Right, H34-H36 [1FE]

Stafford's Gift, S5476 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: 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]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

———modify Federal law (see H.R. 5040), H1319 [29MR]

Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: establish (see S. 2186), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 4738), H224 [8FE]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5739), H4915 [29JN]

———provide for detection and prevention of inappropriate conduct in the Federal judiciary (see S. 2678), S3704 [27AP] (see H.R. 5219), H1915 [27AP]

———provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts (see S. 2202), S211 [26JA]

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

Education: promote responsibility by improving development education (see H.R. 4866), H564 [2MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN] (see H.J. Res. 91), H5047 [11JY]

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

House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (see H. Res. 648), H24 [31JA]

———prohibit former Members and former officers of the House who are registered lobbyists from admission to the Hall of the House (see H. Res. 663), H25 [31JA]

———prohibit former Members who are registered lobbyists from admission to the Hall of the House (see H. Res. 646), H24 [31JA]

———protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4920), H866 [9MR] (see H.R. 4988), H1128 [16MR]

Labeling: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 5345), H2502 [10MY]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of certain white collar offenses (see S. 2268), S979 [9FE]

———prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (see H.R. 4658), H23 [31JA]

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

National Year of the Bible: establish (see H. Con. Res. 431), H4423 [21JN]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see S. 2754), S4107 [5MY] (see H.R. 5526), H3423 [6JN]

———prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes (see S. 3504), S5779 [13JN] (see H.R. 5719), H4914 [29JN]

Senate Rules: prohibit Members from using charitable foundations for personal gain (see S. Res. 492), S5117 [24MY]

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

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

Cloture motions

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5424 [5JN], S5534 [7JN]

Letters

Adult stem cell research: Jacki Rabon, S6734 [29JN]

———Mary Schneider, S6733 [29JN]

———several doctors, S4203 [9MY]

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage: Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts, S5443 [6JN]

———Pro-Family Pediatricians (organization), S5477 [6JN]

———Senator Leahy, S5406 [5JN]

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

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Nancy Reagan, S7172 [29JN]

———Paul Berg, S7172 [29JN]

———several Senators, S3999 [4MY]

Motions

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5394 [26MY]

Papers

Why a Marriage Amendment Is Necessary (excerpt): Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5463-S5465 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: human rights violations of civilians by military personnel, E1308 [28JN]

Children and youth: limit exposure of children to violent and racist video games, E904 [19MY]

———limit exposure of children to violent video games, H1437 [4AP], H2763 [18MY]

———value of mentoring programs, H1438 [4AP]

Civil rights: definition relative to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration, H3709 [9JN]

Coulter, Ann: condemn comments regarding widows of World Trade Center terrorist attack victims, H3499 [8JN], H4012 [15JN]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 5739), E1326 [29JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), E1023 [6JN]

FBI: constitutionality of congressional office searches, H3234 [25MY]

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

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

Gaithersburg, MD: anniversary of CHARACTER COUNTS! program, E977 [26MY]

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

———impact on society, E1061 [8JN]

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

Health: provide for adult stem cell research, H164 [8FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3022, H3023, H3024 [23MY], H3146 [24MY], H4383-H4389 [21JN], H5036, H5038 [11JY], E979, E986, E994, E998 [26MY]

———success of using adult stem cells to treat diseases, H127, H128 [1FE]

House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (H. Res. 648), H29-H37 [1FE]

———exemption of ceremonial or educational functions from the prohibition on floor privileges for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House, H33 [1FE]

———prohibit former Members and former officers of the House who are registered lobbyists from admission to the Hall of the House (H. Res. 663), H33 [1FE]

———protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 659), H32 [1FE]

———reform the ethics process, H1880, H1886 [27AP], H2028 [3MY]

———reform the ethics process (H.R. 4988), E730 [4MY]

Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to complete mandatory ethics training, H2042-H2044 [3MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (H.R. 4658), H1882, H1883 [27AP]

Motion pictures: appropriateness and sexual content of films, H648 [8MR]

National objectives: priority assignments, H1435-H1439 [4AP]

National Sportsmaship Day: observance, E300 [7MR]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (H.R. 3144), H426-H432 [28FE]

Republican Party: ethics evaluation, H1460 [5AP]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (H.R. 5526), H5036-H5042 [11JY]

———derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (S. 2754), H5038 [11JY]

———prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes (S. 3504), H5038 [11JY]

Ride for Lorraine (organization): tribute, E1327 [29JN]

Science: prevent exploitation of women while conducting stem cell research, H1065 [16MR]

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

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), H3388-H3391 [6JN], H3431 [7JN], H5051 [12JY], E1111 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: limit exposure of children to violent video games (S. 2126), S1888 [8MR]

Courts: provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts (S. 2202), S229 [26JA]

Executive Office of the President: urge disclosure of contacts with Jack Abramoff, S469-S471 [2FE], S1864 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5393 [26MY], S5945 [15JN], S6057 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5403-S5424 [5JN], S5439-S5484 [6JN], S5517-S5534, S5581 [7JN]

FDA: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S7181 [29JN]

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

Health: provide for adult stem cell research, S4005, S4006, S4039 [4MY], S4201-S4204 [9MY], S6731-S6735 [29JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, S4128 [8MY], S4177 [9MY], S4298 [10MY], S4428, S4434 [11MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S1668, S1669 [3MR], S3998-S4002 [4MY], S4124 [8MY], S4189, S4190, S4194, S4195 [9MY], S4249, S4256, S4382 [10MY], S4447, S4452, S4453, S4455 [11MY], S4572 [16MY], S5467 [6JN], S6449 [23JN], S6596, S6612-S6615 [28JN], S6731-S6736, S7170-S7173 [29JN], S7261 [10JY], S7364-S7366 [12JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7169, S7170 [29JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 471), S7279 [10JY]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of certain white collar offenses (S. 2268), S981 [9FE], S2501 [29MR]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1831 [7MR]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos, S1050-S1053 [10FE]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (S. 2754), S4151 [8MY], S7170-S7173 [29JN]

———derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (S. 2754), unanimous-consent agreement, S7169, S7170 [29JN]

———prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes (S. 3504), S7170-S7173 [29JN]

———prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes (S. 3504), unanimous-consent agreement, S7169, S7170 [29JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (S. 658), S1050-S1053 [10FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (S. 876), S1053 [10FE]

Senate Rules: prohibit Members from using charitable foundations for personal gain (S. Res. 492), S5124 [24MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), S4816 [18MY], S4819 [19MY], S5772 [13JN]

Reports filed

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1), S4795 [18MY]

Eliminate Floor Privileges and Access to Member Exercise Facilities for Registered Lobbyists Who Are Former Members or Officers of the House: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 109-369), H23 [31JA]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage (S.J. Res. 1): Executive Office of the President, S5443 [6JN]

Principles on Human Stem Cell Research: Senator Frist, S7170 [29JN]

Production of Pluripotent Stem Cells By Oocyte Assisted Reprogramming: Several Scientists, H430 [28FE]

Researchers Offer Proof-of-Concept for Altered Nuclear Transfer, H431 [28FE]

Tables

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5450 [6JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 648, eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House, H29 [1FE]

S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, S4816 [18MY], H3388 [6JN]

S. 2186, Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act, S134 [25JA]

S. 2202, Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act, S229 [26JA]

S. Res. 434, National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week, S3249 [6AP]

S. Res. 492, prohibit Senators from using charitable foundations for personal gain, S5124 [24MY]

Transcripts

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Jack Cafferty, Situation Room (television program), S5532 [7JN]