REED, JACK (a Senator from Rhode Island)

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), S3517, S3518, S3521 [25AP], S3560, S3615, S3620, S3623 [26AP], S3684, S3691, S3741 [27AP], S3811, S3837 [1MY], S4009, S4010, S4053 [4MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S493, S647, S663, S680, S681 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2100, S2103, S2133, S2138, S2140 [14MR], S2210, S2215 [15MR], S2229, S2275, S2316, S2381 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5858, S5891 [14JN], S5909, S5968, S5972, S5974 [15JN], S6091 [19JN], S6204, S6303, S6314, S6318, S6319 [21JN], S6358, S6384, S6389, S6424, S6437 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7355 [11JY], S7392, S7429, S7436 [12JY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4369 [10MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2732 [3AP], S2962 [5AP], S3255 [6AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4811 [18MY], S4903 [22MY], S4968 [23MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Into the House Chamber, H995 [15MR]

Conferee: H.R. 5122, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S6405 [22JN]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S143 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S4469 [11MY]

Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S5780 [13JN]

Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S5491 [6JN]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S5951 [15JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S2314 [16MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S2902 [5AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 2642), S4470 [11MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S4469 [11MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams (see S. 1887), S4967 [23MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: extend the Mark-to-Market program (see S. 3511), S5874 [14JN]

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

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 2393), S1965 [9MR]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see S. 2828), S4695 [17MY]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 28), S769 [7FE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 431), S2902 [5AP]

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 (see S. 2201), S1540 [28FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 1723), S125 [25JA]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2180), S123 [25JA]

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

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S1175 [14FE]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S1965 [9MR]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 2284), S1506 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2185), S123 [25JA]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S4156 [8MY]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 333), S4339 [10MY]

Iraq: 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]

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

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see S. Res. 504), S5598 [7JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S2468 [28MR]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 99), S5717 [12JN]

Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (see S. 2810), S4798 [18MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S511 [2FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S510 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see S. 2181), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2181), S123 [25JA]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S3801 [1MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S5231 [25MY]

Minimum wage: increase and ensure that increases keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress (see S. 2725), S4618 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 3543), S6493 [26JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S2415 [27MR]

National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S. 2333), S1504 [27FE]

Power resources: improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S330 [30JA]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2025), S4470 [11MY]

———reduce U.S. addiction to oil, ensure near-term energy affordability, accelerate clean fuels and electricity, provide government leadership for a reliable energy future (see S. 2829), S4695 [17MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 384), S1540 [28FE]

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

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2444), S5431 [5JN]

Tariff: clarify treatment of textile parts of seats and other furniture (see S. 3240), S5230 [25MY]

Taxation: provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 3616), S6786 [29JN]

———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S728 [6FE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks (see S. 1349), S2122 [14MR]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 2083), S1680 [3MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S2730 [3AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S6284 [21JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S1834 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Richard L. Cevoli Post Office, Greenwich, CT: designate (see S. 3187), S5229 [25MY]

Tariff: acid blue 80 (see S. 2726), S4051 [4MY]

———benzoic acid, 2,amino-4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-methyl ester (see S. 2737), S4051 [4MY]

———4-amino-2,5-dimethoxy-N-phenylbenzene sulfonamide (see S. 2742), S4051 [4MY]

———isobutyl parahydroxybenzoic acid and its sodium salt (see S. 2744), S4051 [4MY]

———1-oxa-3, 20-diazadispiro [5.1.11.2] heneicosan-21-one 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl, reaction products with epichloro-hydrin hydrolyzed and polymerized (see S. 2743), S4051 [4MY]

———phospinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see S. 2745), S4051 [4MY]

———phospinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt along with synergists and encapsulating agents (see S. 2746), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment blue 80 (see S. 2734), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment brown 25 (see S. 2729), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment red 185 (see S. 2728), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment red 187 (see S. 2738), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 154 (see S. 2733), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 175 (see S. 2730), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2740), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 213 (see S. 2731), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 214 (see S. 2739), S4051 [4MY]

———pigment yellow 219 (see S. 2732), S4051 [4MY]

———solvent blue 104 (see S. 2741), S4051 [4MY]

———solvent blue 124 (see S. 2727), S4051 [4MY]

Cloture motions

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S5510 [6JN], S5640 [8JN]

Letters

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: Christopher F. Koller, S4452 [11MY]

Iraqi political settlement: by, S2405 [27MR]

LIHEAP funding: several Governors, S1058 [10FE]

———several Senators, S1059 [10FE]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), S82 [25JA]

———David Saperstein and Jane Wishner, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S84 [25JA]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, S83 [25JA]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, S85 [25JA]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, S83 [25JA]

———Shelley Lindauer and Rosanne M. Solfon, Women of Reform Judaism (organization), S84 [25JA]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S496 [2FE], S1094 [13FE]

Privilege of the floor

Schneider, Jason, S3759 [27AP]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S82, S85 [25JA]

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), S3970 [3MY], S4009 [4MY]

———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, S5750 [13JN]

Armed Forces: military equipment funding, S495 [2FE]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3416 [24AP]

———ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (S. Res. 320), S3416 [24AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1060-S1064 [10FE]

———deficit, S7408 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S427 [1FE], S495, S496 [2FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4406 [11MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1094 [13FE], S1138 [14FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2230, S2254, S2288 [16MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S7408 [12JY]

Cambodia: observance of Khmer New Year, S3416 [24AP]

Cape Verde: independence anniversary, S6777 [29JN]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1575 [1MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6105, S6107 [20JN], S6206, S6234 [21JN], S6325 [22JN]

Dept. of HUD: public housing energy costs funding, S3970 [3MY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (S. 2393), S1967 [9MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5543 [7JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S4406 [11MY], S7408 [12JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6619 [28JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6627 [28JN]

Flory, Peter C.W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy, S3365 [7AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 399), S2199 [15MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5323 [26MY]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4451 [11MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S4452 [11MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4936 [23MY]

Iraq: spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6206, S6234 [21JN], S6325 [22JN]

LIHEAP: funding, S1058, S1059 [10FE], S2230, S2254 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2320), S1635 [2MR]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, S4451 [11MY]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member, S6043 [19JN]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1831 [7MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Thomas C. Schelling for Economics, S837 [8FE]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, S4451 [11MY]

Paulson, Henry M., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S6619 [28JN]

Providence, RI: upgrade the electro-mechanical control system of the Fox Point hurricane barrier, S4009 [4MY], S5750 [13JN]

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

Richard L. Cevoli Post Office, Greenwich, CT: designate (S. 3187), S5255 [25MY]

Smith, J. Dorrance: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs, S3362 [7AP]

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: human rights violations relative to labor conditions, S6752 [29JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6752 [29JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S1575 [1MR]

Texts of

S. 3187, Richard L. Cevoli Post Office, Greenwich, CT, S5255 [25MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5765 [13JN]

Ciarlo, Catherine, S5871 [14JN]

Lennox, William J., S3638 [27AP]

Slater, Eleanor, S2120 [14MR]

Warner, Senator, S6105 [20JN]