SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

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), S3726 [27AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S664 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2096, S2130, S2137 [14MR], S2170 [15MR]

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), S880, S983, S1022 [9FE], S1316, S1317, S1318 [14FE]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1365, S1369 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S5894 [14JN], S5934 [15JN], S6304 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), S7339 [11JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2613 [30MR]

———reform (S. 2611), S5259 [25MY]

Analyses

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Potential Claims: CBO, S895 [9FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

Conferee: 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]

Articles and editorials

Aiming at Asbestos Bill, Alexander Bolton, Hill (publication), S753 [7FE]

Asbestos Debate, Washington (DC) Times, S1049 [10FE]

Forward on Asbestos, Washington (DC) Post, S1049 [10FE]

Holtz-Eakin Delivers Blow on Asbestos, Alexander Bolton, Hill (publication), S6553 [27JN]

Justice for Asbestos Victims, New York (NY) Times, S754 [7FE]

Looming Specter, S854 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 2854), S4837 [19MY]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S3421 [24AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 38), S5432 [5JN]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 2568), S4523 [12MY]

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 2592), S3212 [6AP]

Courts: allow media coverage of proceedings (see S. 829), S1354 [15FE]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S5875 [14JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2178), S14 [18JA]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2651), S5875 [14JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S728 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey Tylersville division of Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to Pennsylvania (see S. 3551), S6283 [21JN]

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), S330 [30JA]

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: extend the educational flexibility program (see S. 2363), S1644 [2MR]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 28), S1130 [13FE]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (see S. 2803), S4837 [19MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 445), S3506 [25AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S2534 [29MR]

Immigration: reform (see S. 2612), S3378 [7AP]

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

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1130 [13FE] (see S. 2320), S1645 [2MR]

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

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]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S3507 [25AP]

Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S3378 [7AP]

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

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S1414 [16FE]

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 508), S6635 [28JN]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 378), S1414 [16FE]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 507), S7285 [10JY]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: designate (see S. Res. 462), S4893 [22MY] (see S. Res. 495), S5230 [25MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S4797 [18MY]

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]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 367), S769 [7FE]

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]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 1721), S2028 [13MR]

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 1263), S2468 [28MR]

Taxation: provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S330 [30JA]

Uganda: encourage prosecution of terrorists of the Lord's Resistance Army, provide humanitarian assistance, and designate a National Week of Prayer and Reflection for the people of Uganda (see S. Res. 366), S510 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Becker, Edward R.: tribute (see S. Res. 497), S5343 [26MY]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3211 [6AP]

Civil liberties: ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 3001), S5117 [24MY]

———limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (see S. 2369), S1790 [6MR]

Courts: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see S. 2292), S1353 [15FE]

———provide comprehensive procedures for adjudication of cases involving unprivileged combatants (see S. 3614), S6786 [29JN]

———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 (see S. 3274), S5341 [26MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs (see S. 2453), S2313 [16MR]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators, S1413 [16FE]

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

Immigration: reform (see S. 2611), S3378 [7AP]

Medicare: preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 2340), S1540 [28FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 426), S2902 [5AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see S. 2560), S3211 [6AP]

Tariff: acetamiprid technical (see S. 3345), S5343 [26MY]

———cotton fabrics (see S. 3344), S5343 [26MY]

———ester gums (see S. 3346, 3348), S5343 [26MY]

———liquidation or reliquidation of fiberboard (see S. 3326, 3327, 3328, 3329, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3333, 3334, 3335, 3336, 3337), S5342 (see S. 3339, 3340, 3341, 3342, 3343), S5343 [26MY]

———nitrocellulose (see S. 3302), S5342 [26MY]

———polyethylene glycol branched-nonylphenyl ether phosphate (see S. 3338), S5342 [26MY]

———polymerized rosin acids (see S. 3347), S5343 [26MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S3984 [3MY]

Biographies

Cox, Sean F., S5643 [8JN]

Hillman, Noel L., S5643 [8JN]

Ludington, Thomas L., S5643 [8JN]

Sheridan, Peter G., S5643 [8JN]

Cloture motions

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S197 [26JA], S308 [30JA]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379 [16FE], S1522 [28FE]

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), S1122 [13FE]

———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), motion to proceed, S718 [6FE], S765 [7FE]

Edelman, Eric S.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy, S872 [8FE]

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

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

———reform (S. 2611), S4880 [22MY], S5061 [24MY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191 [25MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1666 [3MR], S1815 [7MR]

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, S1561 [1MR]

Cost Estimates

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 852): CBO, S888-S894 [9FE]

Factsheets

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Transparency, S886 [9FE]

Letters

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil: several Senators, S1948, S1950 [9MR]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S847 [8FE], S1150 [14FE]

———by, S6553 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S754 [7FE]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, S894 [9FE]

———James A. Grogan, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan, Terry Lynch, and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S847 [8FE]

———James A. Williams, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, S848 [8FE], S1149 [14FE]

———several military and veterans organizations, S754 [7FE]

———several organizations, S755 [7FE]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S40 [25JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: by, S39 [25JA]

Lists

Organizations/companies supporting S. 2831, Free Flow of Information Act, S4802 [18MY]

Memorandums

Limit Delays on Notice of Search Warrants, Enhance Review and Basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Orders and National Security Letters, and Create National Security Letter Sunsets: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1496 [27FE]

Motions

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), S956, S960 [9FE]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2785 [4AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4599, S4603 [16MY], S4746 [18MY], S4952 [23MY], S5080 [24MY]

Outlines

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S. 2611), S4535 [15MY]

Privilege of the floor

Farmakides, George, S4565 [15MY]

Jacquot, Joe, S4565 [15MY]

Jones, Juria, S4565 [15MY]

Moore, Seth, S4565 [15MY]

Proposals

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1951 [9MR]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S40 [25JA], S187 [26JA], S306 [30JA], S345 [31JA]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent request, S186 [26JA]

Barrett, Michael R.: nomination to be district judge, S3790 [1MY]

Batten, Timothy C., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S1777 [6MR]

Border Patrol: improve capacity to rapidly respond to threats to border security, S4605 [16MY]

———increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, S4788 [18MY]

Budget: increase advance appropriations allowance for health, education and training, and low-income programs, S2096 [14MR], S2254 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), S498 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2011 (S. Con. Res. 83), S2096 [14MR], S2254 [16MR]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), S2014, S2015, S2016 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent agreement, S2011 [13MR]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (S. 2557), S3213 [6AP]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, enhance English language and American history and civics education, and establish an award to recognize contributions of new citizens, S2722 [3AP]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1495 [27FE]

———ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 3001), S5121 [24MY], S5324 [26MY]

———limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets (S. 2369), S1495 [27FE], S1791 [6MR]

Cogan, Brian M.: nomination to be district judge, S4034 [4MY]

Committee in Veterans Affairs (Senate): delegation report on trip to see World War I and World War II cemeteries in the Netherlands and France, S6055 [19JN]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2451 [28MR]

Courts: cost-estimates for claims of personal injury and wrongful death due to asbestos exposure to be paid from a trust fund established for such claims, S888 [9FE]

———establish medical criteria for asbestos exposure victims seeking compensation, S946, S953, S956 [9FE]

———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (S. 2292), S1363 [15FE]

———limit asbestos victims trust fund contributions from companies with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion or if full contributions would force bankruptcy, S960 [9FE]

———permit judges who must sell financial holdings to avoid conflict of interest to reinvest and defer paying capital gains tax until substitute investment is liquidated, S498 [2FE]

———provide comprehensive procedures for adjudication of cases involving unprivileged combatants (S. 3614), S6796 [29JN]

———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. 3274), S5344-S5347 [26MY], S6553 [27JN]

———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), S38, S40 [25JA], S832, S833, S846, S848 [8FE], S880, S885, S886, S888, S951, S953, S956, S960, S962, S963, S964 [9FE], S1048 [10FE], S1140, S1149, S1158, S1159, S1162, S1163, S1166, S1168 [14FE]

———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), motion to proceed, S706, S707, S713 [6FE], S741, S743, S752, S753, S757, S758, S762, S764 [7FE]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1124, S1125 [13FE], S1367, S1368, S1369 [15FE]

Delgado-Colon, Aida M.: nomination to be district judge, S1777 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4664 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs (S. 2453), S2340 [16MR]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2308), S1429 [16FE]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions, S5073, S5092 [24MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S1610 [2MR]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S4589, S4593 [16MY], S5101 [24MY]

———make certain illegal or criminal aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status, S2587, S2588 [30MR], S2781, S2782, S2785 [4AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5403 [5JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6471 [26JN]

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

Golden, Thomas M.: nomination to be district judge, S4035 [4MY]

Government: improve regulation of lobbying and congressional ethics, S706 [6FE]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S2451 [28MR]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be CIA Director, S5324 [26MY]

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 (S. 22), motion to proceed, S4143 [8MY]

House of Representatives: exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment, S5096 [24MY]

Ikuta, Sandra Segal: nomination to be circuit judge, S6053 [19JN]

Immigration: deny eligibility for the earned income tax credit to illegal aliens and certain legalized workers, S5157 [25MY]

———eliminate clear and convincing evidence standard for courts to stay the removal of an alien in certain circumstances, S5149 [25MY]

———enhance enforcement of labor protections for U.S. workers and guest workers, S4951 [23MY]

———lift confidentiality on legalization applications if application is denied so applicant information can be used to assist fraud investigations, S5138 [25MY]

———limit the number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status during any fiscal year, S5145 [25MY]

———modify conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. are granted legal status, S4935 [23MY]

———modify conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status, S4728 [18MY]

———prohibit aliens who are currently outside the U.S. from participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4589, S4593 [16MY]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S4672, S4673 [17MY]

———reduce maximum number of nonimmigrants participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S4602 [16MY]

———reform (S. 2454), S2408 [27MR], S2512 [29MR], S2562, S2587, S2588 [30MR], S2700, S2720, S2722 [3AP], S2780, S2781, S2782, S2784, S2785, S2792 [4AP], S2850, S2855, S2858, S2859, S2862, S2863, S2880, S2893 [5AP], S3171 [6AP], S3350 [7AP]

———reform (S. 2611), S4531, S4535, S4536 [15MY], S4575, S4585, S4588, S4589, S4592, S4593, S4599, S4600, S4602, S4603, S4605 [16MY], S4651, S4664, S4666, S4672, S4673, S4674, S4675, S4676, S4679, S4680, S4683, S4685, S4687 [17MY], S4727, S4728, S4733, S4736, S4739, S4743, S4746, S4747, S4751, S4773, S4774, S4775, S4776, S4785, S4786, S4788 [18MY], S4873 [22MY], S4923, S4935, S4938, S4942, S4943, S4946, S4951, S4952, S4954 [23MY], S5065, S5072, S5073, S5088, S5091, S5092, S5093, S5094, S5095, S5096, S5099, S5101, S5104 [24MY], S5138, S5145, S5149, S5157, S5162, S5184, S5189, S5190 [25MY]

———require employers to first recruit U.S. workers for positions prior to petitioning for authorization to hire a nonimmigrant participating in H-2C guest worker visa program, S5095 [24MY]

———require payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with border security, S5065 [24MY]

———require resident aliens to pay back taxes under the earned income tax credit program for credits received while the aliens' status was illegal, S5162 [25MY]

———restrict guest worker program in areas with high unemployment rates, ensure guest workers receive the prevailing wage, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S4674, S4675 [17MY]

———sunset H-2C visa program provisions, S5101 [24MY]

———waive restrictions on admission of aliens seeking asylum who were forced to join terrorist groups or to provide material support against their will, S4942, S4943, S4952 [23MY]

Iran: negotiations on possession of existing nuclear weapons and developing nuclear weapons programs, S6002 [16JN]

Johnston, Thomas E.: nomination to be district judge, S1777 [6MR]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5191 [25MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S440 [1FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: negotiations on possession of existing nuclear weapons and developing nuclear weapons programs, S6002 [16JN]

Latin America: report on congressional delegation trip to Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Dominican Republic, S3494-S3498 [25AP]

LIHEAP: funding, S186 [26JA]

Medicare: extend annual, coordinated election period under the prescription drug program and provide for a refund of excess premiums paid (S. 2811), unanimous-consent request, S4579, S4580 [16MY]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (S. 2340), S1547 [28FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 426), S2916 [5AP]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S38 [25JA], S853 [8FE]

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), S4801 [18MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (S. 2560), S3217 [6AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4676 [17MY], S5091 [24MY], S5191 [25MY]

Petroleum: allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1948, S1951 [9MR]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (S. Res. 367), S778 [7FE]

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

Senate: establish an Office of Public Integrity, S2451 [28MR]

———legislative program, S2699 [3AP], S2762 [4AP], S4923 [23MY]

Smith, Milan D., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4573 [16MY]

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, S37, S38 [25JA], S186 [26JA], S1610 [2MR]

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 (S. 23), motion to proceed, S4143 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S242 [27JA], S854 [8FE]

Reports filed

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

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 12), S6154 [20JN]

Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2178), S1643 [2MR]

Improvement of Delivery of Federal Judicial Services by Requiring the Equitable and Rational Calculation of Rent To Be Paid to the GSA: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2292), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Aida M. Delgado-Colon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Alan C. Raul To Be Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Vice Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Amul R. Thapar To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1965 [9MR]

Nomination of Andrew J. Guilford To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5659 [8JN]

Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Brian M. Cogan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Carol Eggert Dinkins To Be Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Charles P. Rosenberg To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5659 [8JN]

Nomination of David F. Kustoff To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2312 [16MR]

Nomination of Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1964 [9MR]

Nomination of Erik C. Peterson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5226 [25MY]

Nomination of Frank D. Whitney To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [15JN]

Nomination of Gary D. Orton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5226 [25MY]

Nomination of Gray H. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Jack Zouhary To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1643 [2MR]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Sedgwick To Be Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of John C. Richter To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1964 [9MR]

Nomination of John F. Clark To Be U.S. Marshal Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2312 [16MR]

Nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein To Be Assistant Attorney General for National Security: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [15JN]

Nomination of Leo M. Gordon To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Mauricio J. Tamargo To Be Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1965 [9MR]

Nomination of Michael A. Chagares To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Michael R. Barrett To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Milan D. Smith, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of N. Randy Smith To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Noel L. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Patrick C. Smith, Sr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Patrick J. Schiltz To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Paul J. McNulty To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Peter G. Sheridan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Reginald I. Lloyd To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Renee M. Bumb To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S33 [24JA], S123 [25JA]

Nomination of Sandra Segal Ikuta To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5226 [25MY]

Nomination of Sean F. Cox To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Sharee M. Freeman To Be Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Stephen C. King to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Stephen G. Larson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1643 [2MR]

Nomination of Susan Davis Wigenton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Terrance P. Flynn To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1643 [2MR]

Nomination of Thomas C. Batten, Sr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Thomas D. Anderson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [15JN]

Nomination of Thomas E. Johnson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Thomas L. Ludington To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Thomas M. Golden To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Timothy A. Junker To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2560), S5226 [25MY]

Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2557), S3703 [27AP]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1768), S2602 [30MR]

Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2039), S5226 [25MY]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 829), S2602 [30MR]

Trademark Dilution Revision Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 683), S1504 [27FE]

Statements

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: by, S4534 [15MY]

Congressional Trip To See World War I and World War II Cemeteries in the Netherlands and France: by, Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S6055 [19JN]

Consolidation in the Oil and Gas Industry—Raising Prices? by, S3214 [6AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: by, S6473 [26JN]

Does Immigration Help or Hurt Less-Educated Americans?: Harry J. Holzer, S4595 [16MY]

Increase in Advance Appropriations Allowance for Health, Education and Training, and Low-Income Programs: by, S2098 [14MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: by, S2916 [5AP]

New Immigration and the New U.S. Economy: Richard B. Freeman, S4595 [16MY]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: by, S42-S45 [25JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization: by, S3218 [6AP]

Summaries

Unprivileged Combatant Act (S. 3614), S6801 [29JN]

Tables

Comparison of conference report on H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, to current law, S39 [25JA]

Testimonies

Impact of Illegal Immigration on U.S. Workforce: Dan Siciliano, S4593-S4595 [16MY]

Texts of

S. 2369, limit delays on notice of search warrants, enhance review and basis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and create national security letter sunsets, S1496 [27FE], S1792 [6MR]

S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act, S2341-S2344 [16MR]

S. 3274, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S5347-S5388 [26MY]

S. 3614, Unprivileged Combatant Act, S6797-S6801 [29JN]

Tributes

Becker, Edward R., S3428 [24AP], S4917, S4918 [22MY], S5344 [26MY]

Byrd, Senator, S5691 [12JN]

Coburn, Senator, S896 [9FE]

Leahy, Senator, S1523 [28FE]