SCHUMER, CHARLES (a Senator from New York)
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), S3560, S3620 [26AP], S3685, S3686, S3757, S3758 [27AP], S3813 [1MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S454 [1FE], S516, S517, S645, S647, S663, S677 [2FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2046 [13MR], S2103, S2124, S2131, S2133, S2134, S2138, S2140 [14MR], S2203, S2204, S2210, S2212, S2213, S2215, S2221 [15MR], S2226, S2229, S2244, S2261, S2264, S2269, S2275, S2314, S2315, S2316, S2378, S2379, S2382, S2385 [16MR]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1881, S1918 [8MR]
Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S1311 [14FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6017, S6022 [16JN], S6285, S6317 [21JN], S6348, S6422, S6430 [22JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7340, S7354, S7355 [11JY], S7392, S7395, S7417, S7427, S7429, S7433, S7439 [12JY]
Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4365 [10MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2705, S2739 [3AP], S2962 [5AP]
———reform (S. 2611), S4718 [17MY], S4770, S4812 [18MY], S4912 [22MY], S4981 [23MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2593), S3422 [24AP]
Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S5431 [5JN]
Armenia: 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 (see S. Res. 320), S4213 [9MY]
Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S5874 [14JN]
Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S4967 [23MY]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S1461 [17FE]
Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 2134), S769 [7FE]
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3618), S6786 [29JN]
Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S1644 [2MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see S. 2475), S3705 [27AP]
Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (see S. 2361), S1644 [2MR]
Crime: prohibit unauthorized removal or use of personal information contained in a database owned, operated, or maintained by the Federal Government (see S. 3506), S5876 [14JN]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2784), S4468 [11MY]
Dept. of Education: revise limitation on Impact Aid Program special payments (see S. 3530), S5950 [15JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2663), S6635 [28JN]
Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see S. 2314), S1414 [16FE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S3705 [27AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 828), S7285 [10JY]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see S. Res. 331), S6284 [21JN]
———improve Parkinson's disease research (see S. 2115), S6492 [26JN]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see S. Res. 182), S511 [2FE]
Education: improve global competitiveness through mathematics and science scholarships, fellowships, and research grants, visa programs for mathematics and science doctoral students, and Dept. of Defense research grants (see S. 2198), S2534 [29MR]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 2039), S2314 [16MR]
Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act: amend relative to availability of contact lenses (see S. 2480), S4618 [16MY]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see S. Res. 493), S5432 [5JN]
Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see S. 2460), S2603 [30MR]
Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see S. 2376), S1833 [7MR]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see S. 2180), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2180), S123 [25JA]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 399), S2027 [13MR]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S7332 [11JY]
———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S510 [2FE]
Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 3593), S6634 [28JN]
Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3618), S6786 [29JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2185), S123 [25JA]
Iran: condemn violations of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, suspend uranium enrichment activities, refer to U.N. Security Council, and call on others to end cooperation on nuclear program (see S. Con. Res. 76), S19 [20JA] (see S. Con. Res. 76), S123 [25JA] (see S. Con. Res. 78), S249 [27JA]
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]
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see S. 2722), S4050 [4MY]
LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1130 [13FE]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see S. 811), S4052 [4MY]
Medicaid: expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see S. 2916), S7332 [11JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S6492 [26JN]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 345), S6560 [27JN]
———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), S4837 [19MY]
———extend annual, coordinated election period under the prescription drug program and provide for a refund of excess premiums paid (see S. 2811), S4837 [19MY]
———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 2664), S6561 [27JN]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S1893 [8MR]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see S. 2255), S864 [8FE]
———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 2354), S6560 [27JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 2183), S19 [20JA] (see S. 2183), S123 [25JA]
———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), S1680 [3MR]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S2202 [15MR]
National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see S. Res. 417), S2689 [31MR]
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), S371 [31JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S4212 [9MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S7417 [12JY]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 357), S447 [1FE]
National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S2903 [5AP]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]
News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (see S. 2831), S4796 [18MY]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 770), S5118 [24MY]
OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2510), S3894 [2MY]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S125 [25JA]
Passports: allow children to travel to Canada without passports, develop system to allow day trips to Canada without passports, and limit cost of passport cards or similar alternatives (see S. 2632), S3420 [24AP]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3582), S6560 [27JN]
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 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]
Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see S. 1840), S5491 [6JN]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see S. 1881), S511 [2FE]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S865 [8FE]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see S. Con. Res. 71), S5600 [7JN]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 3512), S5874 [14JN]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S1834 [7MR]
———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see S. 2498), S2799 [4AP]
———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S330 [30JA]
Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (see S. 2791), S4469 [11MY]
Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 3475), S6155 [20JN]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S3984 [3MY]
Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S3589 [26AP]
———strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4891 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Albania: commend for protecting and saving the lives of the majority of Jews living in Albania during the Holocaust (see S. Res. 521), S6560 [27JN]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (see S. Res. 452), S3704 [27AP]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists (see S. 2481), S2603 [30MR]
Courts: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (see S. 2468), S2533 [29MR]
Crime: prohibit possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents (see S. 2631), S3420 [24AP]
———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S14 [18JA]
———restrict public display on the Internet of the last 4 digits of Social Security account numbers by State and local governments (see S. 3514), S5874 [14JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see S. 3601), S6786 [29JN]
FERC: clarify the applicability of certain deadlines relative to construction of hyroelectric projects located or proposed to be located on the Upper Hudson River in New York (see S. 2297), S1413 [16FE]
Firearms: improve tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a crime, allow more frequent inspections of gun dealers, and enhance penalties for gun trafficking (see S. 2629), S3420 [24AP]
Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see S. 2609), S3378 [7AP]
Math and Science Teaching Corps: establish (see S. 2248), S769 [7FE]
Medicare: extend employer subsidy payment provisions under the prescription drug program to State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs (see S. 2344), S1579 [1MR]
———provide residents of long-term facilities with assistance relative to prescription drug coverage (see S. 2184), S123 [25JA]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S446 [1FE]
Motor vehicles: temporarily increase standard mileage rate for certain tax deductions for the use of an automobile and temporarily increase reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees (see S. 2757), S4155 [8MY]
National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see S. 3597), S6786 [29JN]
National security: ensure adequate funding for high-threat areas (see S. 3566), S6492 [26JN]
———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]
Tariff: artificial filament single yarn (other than sewing thread) (see S. 3645), S7415 [12JY]
———black and white monitors (see S. 3315), S5342 [26MY]
———color flat panel screen monitors (see S. 3312), S5342 [26MY]
———color monitors (see S. 3314), S5342 [26MY]
———color monitors video with a display diagonal of 35.56 cm or greater (see S. 3313), S5342 [26MY]
———cosmetic bags with a flexible outer surface of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (see S. 3317), S5342 [26MY]
———digital camera lenses (see S. 3310), S5342 [26MY]
———digital zoom camera lenses (see S. 3309), S5342 [26MY]
———digital zoom camera lenses not exceeding 20 ounces in weight (see S. 3307), S5342 [26MY]
———electrical transformers (see S. 3311), S5342 [26MY]
———ethanol (see S. 2763), S4155 [8MY] (see S. 2778), S4339 [10MY]
———knitted or crocheted fabrics of cotton, printed (see S. 3642), S7415 [12JY]
———lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 3308), S5342 [26MY]
———lightweight wide angle digital camera lenses (see S. 3306), S5342 [26MY]
———low expansion laboratory glass (see S. 3320), S5342 [26MY]
———6 V lead-acid storage batteries (see S. 3316), S5342 [26MY]
———stoppers, lids and other closures (see S. 3321), S5342 [26MY]
———synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica (see S. 2301), S1413 [16FE]
———2 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (see S. 3318), S5342 [26MY]
———weft pile fabrics of cotton, other than uncut weft pile fabrics or cut corduroy (see S. 3644), S7415 [12JY]
———woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton (see S. 3641), S7415 [12JY]
———woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibers (see S. 3643), S7415 [12JY]
———zirconyl chloride (see S. 3319), S5342 [26MY]
Taxation: provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 3616), S6786 [29JN]
———simplify taxation of business activity (see S. 2721), S4050 [4MY]
U.S. Court of International Trade: require consideration of certain civil actions that were delayed because of terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see S. 3640), S7415 [12JY]
U.S. Fire Administration: provide assistance to firefighting task forces (see S. 2587), S3212 [6AP]
U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see S. 2246), S728 [6FE]
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]
Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2793 [4AP], S3177 [6AP]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S1119 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7398 [12JY]
Privilege of the floor
Kelly, Rebecca, S2540 [29MR]
Remarks
Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S335 [31JA]
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), S3479 [25AP], S3686 [27AP]
———provide emergency funding for border security efforts, S3479 [25AP]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S353 [31JA]
Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S412 [1FE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, S4398 [11MY]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, S1119 [13FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2106 [14MR]
Colleges and universities: extend alternative minimum tax relief for college tuition, S1119 [13FE]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S1881 [8MR], S1929, S1942 [9MR], S2439 [28MR]
Courts: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (S. 2468), S2535 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5913, S5938 [15JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide assistance to State and local governments for health care and educational costs related to immigration, S4773 [18MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7395, S7398 [12JY]
———maritime container security funding, S3686 [27AP]
———rail and transit security grant programs funding, S7395, S7398 [12JY]
———seaports security funding, S2106 [14MR]
———Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program allocation for New York, NY, S6204 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S4773 [18MY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S6057 [19JN]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S1881 [8MR], S1929, S1942 [9MR], S2439 [28MR]
Immigration: establish program that awards visas to aliens with advanced degrees in science, mathematics, technology, or engineering, S5066 [24MY]
———reform (S. 2611), S4773 [18MY], S5066 [24MY]
Iraq: proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S5913, S5938 [15JN]
Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5296-S5298 [25MY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2235), S481 [2FE]
National security: prohibit any company owned or controlled by a foreign government that recognized the Taliban from owning, leasing, operating, or managing property or facilities at a U.S. port, S1929, S1942 [9MR]
———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, S2439 [28MR]
———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (S. 2333), S1492, S1493, S1506 [27FE]
News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (S. 2831), S4803 [18MY]
Paulson, Henry M., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S6621 [28JN]
Petroleum: address price gouging and market manipulation and provide for a report on oil industry mergers, S3686 [27AP]
———gasoline price levels, S3479 [25AP]
Taxation: provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (S. 3616), S6802 [29JN]
———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, S412 [1FE], S4398 [11MY]
Voting Rights Act: amend (S. 2703), S4044 [4MY]
Texts of
S. 2333, Foreign Investment Security Improvement Act, S1507 [27FE]
Tributes
Greenspan, Alan, S353 [31JA]