STATES related term(s) Federal Aid Programs

Addresses

Gubernatorial Inauguration: Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia, S16 [18JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: John E. Potter, Postmaster General, S5220-S5222 [25MY]

Amendments

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1366, S1371 [15FE], H499 [1MR]

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]

Democracy by Decree, S3414 [24AP]

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]

Fuel Costs Ease but Could Climb Higher, H1924 [2MY]

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

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

How Federalism Could Spur Bipartisan Action on the Uninsured, S4221-S4224 [9MY]

Jimmy Carter Is Right—Amend the Immigration Bill To Require Voters To Show ID, S5052 [24MY]

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

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]

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]

Senator Wielded Grace, Independence, E9 [31JA]

Stafford's Gift, S5476 [6JN]

States Find It Tough To Prove Gas Prices Illegal, H1924 [2MY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Worry Hospitals, E135 [14FE]

Voter IDs Only Part of Elections Solution, S5053 [24MY]

Voting Reform Is in the Cards, S5053 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2593), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]

Alaska: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (see S. 2797), S4523 [12MY]

Alquist, Alfred E.: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H1390 [30MR]

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

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see S. 2466), S2467 [28MR]

———clarify compliance with the Equal Educational Opportunities Act relative to English language learners (see H.R. 5105), H1562 [5AP]

Armed Forces: ensure one half of National Guard forces of each State are available to such State at all times (see S. 2303), S1413 [16FE]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's admission to the Union (see H.R. 5419), H2832 [18MY]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (see S. 2508), S2901 [5AP]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see S. 2999), S5117 [24MY] (see H.R. 5403), H2705 (see H.R. 5403), H2757 [17MY]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H388 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 5131), H1677 [6AP]

Colorado: establish a pilot project for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River basin (see H.R. 5071), H1389 [30MR]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: add Director of National Intelligence, strengthen consideration of national security concerns over foreign acquisitions, and require increased transparency (see S. 2335), S1539 [28FE]

Courts: expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (see H.R. 5343), H2502 [10MY]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

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

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law (see H.R. 4772), H387 [16FE]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2264), S978 [9FE] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR]

———provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse their office in furtherance of a felony (see H.R. 5542), H3496 [7JN]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 4732), H224 [8FE]

———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]

Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2444), S2313 [16MR]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2337 [9MY]

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]

Dept. of Defense: ease transition of National Guard and Reserve members adversely affected by closure or realignment of Reserve component facilities through temporary detail with other Reserve units (see H.R. 4687), H153 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide block grants to States to provide needs-based assistance to households of consumers of high-priced fuel (see S. 2820), S4695 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: require bioterrorism-related grants provided to States and political subdivisions of States to be distributed on the basis of a risk-based formula (see H.R. 5468), H3225 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow border States to use a portion of certain grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings (see H.R. 5484), H3306 (see H.R. 5484), H3359 [25MY]

———award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 5217), H1915 [27AP]

———conduct a study to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat (see H.R. 5178), H1741 [25AP]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5229 [25MY]

———make grants to States for the publication of security and emergency information in telephone directories (see H.R. 5489), H3306 (see H.R. 5489), H3359 [25MY]

———prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 5654), H4327 [20JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 5191), H1741 [25AP]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 2497), S2730 [3AP]

———establish and implement a program to make grants to States for fingerprinting programs for children (see H.R. 5773), H5128 [12JY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H644 [7MR]

———study and regulate how private entities and State and local government agencies store explosives (see H.R. 4877), H565 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (see S. 2561), S3211 [6AP]

———authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see S. 2569), S3211 [6AP]

———impose moratorium on approval of new Tribal-State compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see H.R. 4677), H24 [31JA]

———improve water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States through cooperative cost-shared grants (see H.R. 5192), H1741 [25AP]

———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]

———participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the central and lower Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir (see S. 3611), S6786 [29JN]

———require States to have an approved law providing for a gaming master plan prior to approval of a Tribal-State gaming compact (see H.R. 5125), H1677 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out certain transportation projects in California to relieve congestion on State Route 91 (see H.R. 5329), H2338 [9MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see S. 2548), S2901 [5AP]

District of Columbia: treat as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and Senate (see H.R. 5410), H2705 (see H.R. 5410), H2757 [17MY]

Drugs: establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (see S. 2315), S1414 [16FE]

———impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H387 [16FE]

———provide for a comprehensive Federal response to problems relative to methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4763), H332 [15FE]

Education: encourage States to accommodate the release of public school pupils from school attendance to attend off-campus religious classes at houses of worship and faith-based organizations (see S. Con. Res. 92), S3894 [2MY]

———increase access to postsecondary education (see S. 2337), S1539 [28FE]

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

———provide general revenue sharing and assistance for States and local governments (see H.R. 4851), H564 [2MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 76), H154 [1FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 5717), H4914 [29JN]

Employment: prevent acceptance of drivers license for employment eligibility verification if the issuing State uses taxpayer identification numbers other than Social Security numbers in application process (see H.R. 5506), H3307 (see H.R. 5506), H3360 [25MY]

EPA: establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (see S. 2700), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 5124), H1677 [6AP]

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]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see S. 3607), S6786 [29JN]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to limit power of Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy or increase taxes (see H.J. Res. 84), H1916 [27AP]

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]

———amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H3496 [7JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1129 [16MR]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S5949 [15JN]

Forest Service: enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see S. 2676), S3704 [27AP]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

Gulf Coast Region Redevelopment Commission: establish (see H.R. 4691), H154 [1FE]

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 (see S. 3064), S5227 [25MY]

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (see S. 2589), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5360), H2584 [11MY]

Health: permit health insurance issuers an alternative to guaranteed coverage in the small group market to promote affordable access to portable health insurance (see H.R. 5475), H3226 [24MY]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see S. 2772), S4211 [9MY]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 5555), H3641 [8JN]

Help America Vote Act: clarify treatment of provisional ballots cast in Federal elections, ensure polling places have adequate staff and equipment, and issue durable State voter registration cards (see H.R. 4989), H1128 [16MR]

———extend deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced (see H.R. 4666), H24 [31JA]

———prohibit a State receiving payments from using them for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party (see H.R. 5777), H5128 [12JY]

Higher Education Act: amend relative to Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over secondary school curricula (see H.R. 4810), H449 [28FE]

Homeland Security Act: enhance information sharing (see H.R. 5001), H1129 [16MR]

———provide for information sharing partnerships (see H.R. 5002), H1129 [16MR]

House of Representatives: exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment (see S. 2693), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 5451), H3016 [22MY]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see S. 2350), S1579 [1MR]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see S. 2597), S3378 [7AP]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (see S. Res. 416), S2689 [31MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 2445), S2313 [16MR] (see H.R. 4972), H1127 [16MR]

Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2365), S1680 [3MR]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: restrict off-reservation gaming (see H.R. 4893), H644 [7MR]

Insurance: issue charters and licenses for sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting, regulate national insurers and agencies, and provide protections to policyholders (see S. 2509), S2901 [5AP]

———provide low-cost protection through State natural catastrophe insurance programs, encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such events, and assist in financial recovery (see S. 3117), S5228 [25MY]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see S. 2671), S3704 [27AP]

———provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders (see H.R. 4828), H508 [1MR]

Medicaid: permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see H.R. 5400), H2704 (see H.R. 5400), H2757 [17MY]

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), S4617 [16MY]

———extend employer subsidy payment provisions under the prescription drug program to State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs (see S. 2344), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4996), H1129 [16MR]

———improve implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 4796), H388 [16FE]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (see S. 2759), S4155 [8MY]

———reform the prescription drug program (see S. 2240), S510 [2FE] (see H.R. 4792), H388 [16FE]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4697), H154 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2238), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2234), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2203), S211 [26JA]

———provide for continuity of coverage of prescription drugs under the prescription drug plans for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (see H.R. 4937), H867 [9MR]

———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] (see H.R. 4660), H23 [31JA]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2409), S2122 [14MR]

———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] (see H.R. 4663, 4665), H23 (see H.R. 4675), H24 [31JA] (see H.R. 4721), H223 [8FE]

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

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (see S. Con. Res. 85), S2800 [4AP] (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1389 [30MR]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 2318), S1414 [16FE]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (see H.R. 5025), H1195 [28MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see S. Res. 417), S2689 [31MR] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H389 [16FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 2412), S2122 [14MR] (see S. 3456), S5490 [6JN] (see H.R. 5017), H1195 [28MR]

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), S211 [26JA] (see H. Res. 665), H154 [1FE]

National security: improve preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see S. 3042), S5226 [25MY]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (see S. 2334), S1539 [28FE] (see H.R. 4842), H508 [1MR]

Native Americans: improve health care under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 3524), S5950 [15JN]

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see S. 2348), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4825), H508 [1MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 5320), H2338 [9MY]

Older Americans Act: establish National Long-Term Care Choice Program (see S. 2620), S3378 [7AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (see S. 2420), S2202 [15MR]

Pornography: limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography (see H.R. 5528), H3423 [6JN]

Power resources: penalize States that prohibit oil and gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere (see H.R. 5663), H4423 [21JN]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (see S. 2249), S769 [7FE]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 5582), H3787 [12JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 412), S2533 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2286), S1175 [14FE]

———reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4327 [20JN]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 5054), H1389 [30MR]

Railroads: clarify that State and local permitting requirements relative to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers (see H.R. 4930), H867 [9MR]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 4821), H450 [28FE]

Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4554 [26JN]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5728), H4915 [29JN]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H332 [15FE]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (see H.R. 5210), H1852 [26AP]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 2205), S211 [26JA]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 5742), H4916 [29JN]

St. Joseph, MI: provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall (see H.R. 4700), H154 [1FE]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 333), H154 [1FE]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 3512), S5874 [14JN]

———allow residents of border States a deduction for passport application fees (see H.R. 5308), H2174 [4MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR] (see H.R. 5422), H2832 (see H.R. 5422), H2890 [18MY]

———provide a source for payments to States and counties under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (see S. 2485), S2603 [30MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 2821), S4695 [17MY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see S. 3567), S6492 [26JN]

Terrorism: preserve authorities that help defend and respond to bioterrorism attacks on the food supply, H747, H748 [8MR]

Transportation: authorize taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 2512), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5205), H1851 [26AP]

———set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (see S. 2675), S3704 [27AP]

TVA: increase membership of the Board of Directors and require each State in the service area to be represented (see S. 2258), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4758), H332 [15FE]

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]

Unemployment: extend the period of compensation in connection with Hurricane Katrina (see S. 3030), S5117 [24MY]

Veterans: encourage States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left school to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war (see H. Res. 661), H25 [31JA]

Cloture motions

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

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]

Factsheets

Health Partnership Act (S. 2772), S4221 [9MY]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2157 [15MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2157 [15MR]

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

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

———Senator Leahy, S5406 [5JN]

Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act: Brian Pallasch, Dam Safety Coalition, S2336 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding: Bruce P. Baughman, National Emergency Management Association, H3311 [25MY]

———Michael D. Selves, International Association of Emergency Managers, H3311 [25MY]

Election Assistance Commission grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: several organizations, S3872 [2MY]

FCC exemption of private telecommunications networks operated by colleges and universities from certain requirements under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: Senator Alexander, S1392 [16FE]

Help America Vote Act funding: several organizations, S4023 [4MY]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

Implement Commission on Federal Election Reform recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls: several organizations, S5059 [24MY]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Peter N. Kirsanow, Commission on Civil Rights, S5635 [8JN]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S5587 [7JN], S5635 [8JN]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: several State Attorneys General, S293 [30JA]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H2786 [18MY]

———Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate: several organizations, S4872 [22MY]

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Al Ater, Eric Clark, and Nancy Worley, National Association of Secretaries of State, H1082 [16MR]

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]

Poems

``West Virginia,'' Roy Lee Harmon, S6148 [20JN]

Press releases

NCLR Supports ``The American Dream Act'' and Urges New Legislation To Improve Access to College: National Council of La Raza, E699 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: effect of parental notification laws on abortion rates, H877 [14MR]

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1149-H1154 [28MR], E497 [4AP]

Alquist, Alfred E.: tribute (H. Res. 750), E474 [30MR]

Armed Forces: develop plan supporting activities of Defense Support to Civil Authorities Missions, H2538, H2540 [11MY]

California Asian Pacific State Employees Association: anniversary, E606 [26AP]

California State Employees Association: anniversary, E217 [28FE]

Chesapeake Bay: restore watershed, E737 [5MY]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H37-H40 [1FE]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), H3149-H3154 [24MY]

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

Colleges and universities: eliminate certain reporting requirements and eliminate ability for States to become recognized accreditors, H1327, H1336, H1337 [30MR]

———Federal intervention in tuition increases at State institutions, H1219 [29MR], H1327 [30MR]

———grant States ability to intervene in the accreditation process of private institutions or give incentives to choose State accreditation, H1219 [29MR]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E538 [6AP]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 5131), E699 [3MY]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance between federalism and States' rights, H852-H854 [9MR], H1630 [6AP], H1896, H1897 [27AP], H5015-H5017 [11JY]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (H.R. 4776), E194 [17FE]

———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, E375 [15MR]

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

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (H.R. 1229), H1891 [27AP], H3892, H3895, H3897 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to enforce district court decision in Hinrichs v. Bosma, H4768-H4770 [28JN]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities, H4807 [29JN]

———expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (H.R. 4777), E191 [17FE]

———provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse their office in furtherance of a felony (H.R. 5542), H4676 [27JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H679, H682 [8MR], E351 [14MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers, H681 [8MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (H.R. 4732), E103 [8FE]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, E947 [24MY]

———exempt dairy producer-handlers which produce less than 9 million pounds of milk per month from certain regulatory requirements, H3100 [23MY]

———grant minimum guarantee of cotton and rice production funding to each State, H3102 [23MY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program National Agri-Tourism Initiative funding, H3071 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow consideration of transit projects under the Defense Access Road Program, H2521, H2522 [11MY]

———effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2858, H2863, H2865 [18MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, H163 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: restore State Energy Program funding, H3177-H3179 [24MY], E984 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding, H1460 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow State and local governments to apply for grants for activities relative to prevention of, preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorism that would otherwise be a Federal duty, H2142, H2143 [4MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3290-H3293 [25MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding through reduction in limousine and shuttle services funding, H3374 [6JN]

———conduct a study to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat, H1801, H1802 [26AP]

———consult with Federal, State, and local officials on placement of maritime security centers, H2137, H2138 [4MY]

———Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding, H3301, H3311, H3312 [25MY]

———ensure communications equipment purchased under the Port Security Grant Program is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies, H2141 [4MY]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———Metropolitan Medical Response System funding through reductions in the MAX HR performance management program funding, H3297, H3312, H3313 [25MY]

———Port Security Grant Program funding, H2147, H2148 [4MY]

———prohibit grant funding to be used for puppet or clown show, gym or fitness expenses, and nutritional services, H3374 [6JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants, H2146 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1605 [6AP], E861 [17MY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———provide limited flexibility to regional public housing authorities in the use of funding streams, H3824, H3825 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H3837, H3838 [13JN]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———utilize relief funding for low and moderate income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1044 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H163 [8FE], H4637, H4638 [27JN], H4771, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4748-H4752 [28JN]

———consider tourism as a factor for authorizing law enforcement grants, H4799 [29JN]

———Criminal Records Upgrade Program funding, H4644 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4691 [28JN]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, H680 [8MR]

———Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces funding, H4748 [28JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H240 [14FE], H421 [28FE]

———Law Enforcement Tribute Act Program funding, H4756 [28JN]

———National Integrated Ballistic Information Network Program funding, H601 [7MR]

———prohibit funding for State and local drug task forces that do not collect and make available data relative to the racial distribution of convictions, H4802-H4804 [29JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, H4735-H4739 [28JN], E1334 [29JN]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H681 [8MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 3445), H2311, H2312 [9MY], H3801 [13JN], H4014 [15JN]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H2312 [9MY], H3805-H3808 [13JN]

———Safe Return Program for Alzheimer's patients funding, H4639, H4640 [27JN]

———Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative funding, H4690 [28JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4570, H4657 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: require States to have an approved law providing for a gaming master plan prior to approval of a Tribal-State gaming compact (H.R. 5125), E556 [7AP]

Dept. of Transportation: study amount each State spent to comply with Dept. of Transportation laws and regulations, H3955, H3956 [14JN]

Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (H.R. 4366), H4593 [27JN]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H259, H260 [14FE], H482-H486, H499 [1MR], H620 [7MR], H950-H957 [14MR], H1189 [28MR], H2183 [9MY], H2644 [17MY], H2885 [18MY]

Drugs: local law enforcement funding, H809 [9MR]

———provide for a comprehensive Federal response to problems relative to methamphetamine abuse (H.R. 4763), H1499 [5AP]

Education: expand student loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees, H1265, H1266 [29MR]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education (H.R. 3499), H1891 [27AP], H2158-H2161 [4MY]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition, E611 [26AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 76), H302 [15FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: clarify certain Federal requirements (H.R. 5717), E1343 [29JN]

EPA: Energy Star Program funding, H2809, H2810 [18MY]

———National Clean Diesel Initiative funding, H2815 [18MY]

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

FDA: expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H744-H746 [8MR]

———permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748-H751 [8MR]

———State notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3345 [25MY]

———State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1430 [4AP]

FEMA: GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

———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, H1010 [15MR], H1082-H1084 [16MR]

———reform, H376 [16FE], H1964 [2MY], H4934 [10JY]

Firearms: business efforts to ban guns on their private property, H241 [14FE]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (H.R. 5005), H1294 [29MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), H241 [14FE]

Florida: improve hurricane preparedness and response plans, H3914 [14JN]

———State and Tribal Wildlife grants for alligator control programs funding, H2796, H2797 [18MY]

Food industry: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H574 [7MR], H728, H730, H755, H756 [8MR]

Forest Service: encourage programs with local communities to encourage greater cooperation in prevention of forest fires on and near National Forest System lands, H2804 [18MY]

———prohibit funding for Wood Utilization Program, H3112 [23MY]

Gambling: estabish complete ban on Internet gambling, H4998-H5001 [11JY]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (H.R. 1422), H1438 [4AP]

Georgia: tribute to National Guard B-Company First Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment of the 48th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, H2945 [19MY]

Government regulations: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H2797, H2798 [18MY]

Hawaii: tribute to efforts to curb underage drinking, E1368 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit funding for promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H3184, H3185 [24MY]

———terminate promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H1323, H1368 [30MR]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H278 [15FE], H1456 [5AP], H3160 [24MY]

Help America Vote Act: extend deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced (H.R. 4666), H28 [1FE]

———funding, H3827 [13JN]

Home Depot, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H2967 [22MY]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make FEMA an independent agency, H247 [14FE], H361 [16FE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H259, H260 [14FE], H777 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H50 [1FE]

———prevent and punish acts of fraud against victims and fraudulent acquisition or use of Federal relief funds, H468 [1MR]

———provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H499 [1MR], H514-H521 [2MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE], H432, H435, H437 [28FE], H601 [7MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H950-H957 [14MR], H2624-H2626 [16MY]

———repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4972), E390 [16MR]

Immigration: health care costs related to hospital treatment of illegal immigrants, H4192 [19JN]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H513 [2MR], H3368-H3370, H3382 [6JN]

———prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4731-H4733 [28JN]

———State and local law enforcement training funding, H3320, H3321 [25MY]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), E739 [5MY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: expansion of off-reservation gambling funding, H2869, H2870 [18MY]

Lancaster County, PA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for Pass Christian, MS, impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H2343 [10MY]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas, H804 [9MR]

Local government: improve fiscal accountability at the State level and decrease dependence on Federal funding, H618-H621 [7MR]

Medicaid: funding, H55 [1FE], H1309, H1313 [29MR], E532 [6AP]

———permit States to provide early and periodic screening diagnostic and treatment services to children through benchmark benefits coverage, H54 [1FE]

———reform, H45, H48, H49 [1FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, H60 [1FE]

Medicare: funding, E135 [14FE]

———implementation of prescription drug program, H3800 [13JN], H4373 [21JN]

———reform the prescription drug program, H162 [8FE], H277, H278, H279, H300 [15FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4685), E55, E57 [1FE]

Michigan: tribute to Southwest Michigan's Regional Methamphetamine Taskforces, H809 [9MR]

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (H. Con. Res. 371), H1501-H1505 [5AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H1203 [29MR], H1905-H1908 [27AP], H2884, H2885 [18MY], H4047 [15JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: require FEMA to participate in State mediation claims, H4566 [27JN]

National security: homeland security funding, H1596, H1600 [6AP]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H1627 [6AP]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts, H626 [7MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: commission reports and establish clearinghouse relative to methamphetamine epidemic, H824-H827 [9MR]

———conduct study on drug court programs that conduct hearings in non-traditional places, such as schools, H823 [9MR]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H3824, H3875 [13JN], E1193 [16JN]

———provide program that advises States on establishing laws and policies to address alcohol and drug issues, H833, H834 [9MR]

Ohio: Federal response to recent flooding, H4934 [10JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H4866 [29JN], E911 [19MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H141-H143 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H2624 [16MY], H2766, H2769, H2783-H2789, H2797, H2811-H2813, H2855-H2866 [18MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E909 [19MY], E920 [22MY], E1159 [15JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873-H4875 [29JN]

Pastor's Resource Council: tribute to efforts to provide relief for Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E46 [1FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E305 [8MR]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (H.R. 5582), E1114 [12JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E702 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H54 [1FE]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, H1873 [27AP]

SBA: improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

Smithsonian Institution: outreach programs funding, H2867 [18MY]

Social Security: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H1457 [5AP]

St. Joseph, MI: provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall (H.R. 4700), H1992, H1993 [3MY]

St. Mary's County, MD: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E399 [16MR]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 333), H302 [15FE]

Tax Foundation: release of State business tax climate index, H514 [2MR]

Taxation: deduction of State and local sales taxes, H2459 [10MY]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (H.R. 1097), H3955 [14JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H383-H385 [16FE], H1446 [4AP], H4401 [21JN], H4894 [29JN]

Telecommunications: public, educational, and local government (PEG) cable access channels funding, H3507 [8JN]

Tennessee: tribute to Tennessee National Guard, H4013 [15JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H472 [1MR], H539 [2MR], E273 [2MR]

University of Toledo: tribute to students and professors for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H1124 [16MR]

Virginia: John H. Kerr Lake and Philpott Lake recreation areas funding, H3174 [24MY]

Volunteer workers: reimburse first responders for mileage incurred when responding to an emergency, H4688 [28JN]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation, H4321 [20JN]

West Virginia: anniversary, E1221 [21JN]

YMCA: anniversary of Youth Governor's Conference, E1039 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2593), S3242 [6AP]

Alaska: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (S. 2797), S4525 [12MY]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (S. 2466), S2472 [28MR]

Armed Forces: ensure one half of National Guard forces of each State are available to such State at all times (S. 2303), S1423 [16FE]

———integration of active-duty and Reserve components, S6392 [22JN]

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (organization): report on State gun laws protecting children, S2687 [31MR]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (S. 2508), S2903 [5AP]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN], S6463 [23JN], S6489 [26JN]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), unanimous-consent request, S5509 [6JN]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (S. 2999), S5120 [24MY]

Coast Guard: prohibit funding for Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) stations operation except in Alaska, far Northwest and far Northeast Continental U.S., S7382 [12JY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Commission on Federal Election Reform: implement recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls, S5051-S5060 [24MY]

Courts: expand and improve special expedited habeas corpus procedures for States relative to provision of legal representation in capital cases, S1620-S1628 [2MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (S. 520), S6150 [20JN]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S3414 [24AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S6051 [19JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2389), S1895 [8MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S111 [25JA], S323 [30JA], S438 [1FE], S506 [2FE], S767 [7FE], S857 [8FE], S969 [9FE], S1349 [15FE], S1531 [28FE], S1639 [2MR], S2116 [14MR], S2307 [16MR], S2595 [30MR], S2795 [4AP], S3498 [25AP], S3890 [2MY], S4039, S4044 [4MY], S4207 [9MY], S4465 [11MY], S4551 [15MY], S4689 [17MY], S4962 [23MY], S5771 [13JN], S6628 [28JN], S7411 [12JY]

Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (S. 2444), S2336 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: ban on Florida citrus industry shipping fruit to other citrus-producing states, S5771 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide assistance to State and local governments for health care and educational costs related to immigration, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (S. 3172), S5655 [8JN]

———firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S2101-S2103 [14MR], S2174 [15MR]

———Homeland Security Grant Program State and local government terrorism prevention activities funding, S7392-S7398 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2153-S2158, S2160 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 2497), S2734 [3AP]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hot Spots Program funding, S2083-S2085 [14MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S6011 [16JN]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, S2405 [27MR]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S4039 [4MY]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S2109-S2111 [14MR]

———juvenile justice funding, S2271 [16MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), S5945 [15JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

———authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (S. 2569), S3231 [6AP]

———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, S5321 [26MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S1775 [6MR], S4515-S4518 [12MY], S6597 [28JN]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]

Diseases: improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S5629-S5631 [8JN]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs, S404 [1FE]

———establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (S. 2315), S1433 [16FE]

Education: increase access to postsecondary education (S. 2337), S1543-S1547 [28FE]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (S. 2828), S4703 [17MY]

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, S3872 [2MY]

———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 (S. 2166), S1044 [9FE]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2006, S2007 [13MR]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (S. 2700), S3931 [2MY], S3994 [3MY]

———Hawaii water assessment and monitoring funding, S3966 [3MY]

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]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (S. 3607), S6793 [29JN]

FCC: exempt private telecommunications networks operated by colleges and universities from certain requirements under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, S1392 [16FE]

Federal aid programs: create a reserve fund to prevent catastrophic loss from hurricanes or floods, S2243 [16MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S1390-S1393 [16FE]

FEMA: Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Food industry: reform State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 3519), S5957 [15JN]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (S. 2545), S2908-S2910 [5AP]

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), S4149-S4151 [8MY], S4205 [9MY], S4247 [10MY], S4462 [11MY], S4509 [12MY], S5213 [25MY]

———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, S5553-S5579, S5586 [7JN], S5631-S5640 [8JN]

———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. 3064), S5295 [25MY], S5394 [26MY]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (S. 908), S6056 [19JN]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (S. 2772), S4215, S4219 [9MY], S4252 [10MY]

———require small business health plans to comply with the benefits adopted by a majority of States, S4449 [11MY]

Help America Vote Act: funding, S4021-S4023 [4MY]

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

———exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment (S. 2693), S3896 [2MY]

Hurricanes: allocation of hurricane disaster relief and recovery funds based on need and damages, S3568 [26AP]

———authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (S. Res. 416), S2696 [31MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1371 [15FE], S1404 [16FE], S1757 [3MR]

Immigration: prohibit hiring and facilitation of hiring of undocumented workers, S5154 [25MY]

———require agricultural employers pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S2878 [5AP]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4789-S4791 [18MY], S4863-S4871 [22MY]

———require payment of a supplemental application fee by aliens seeking citizenship to assist States with border security, S5063-S5066 [24MY]

Insects: emerald ash borer eradication funding, S4018, S4019 [4MY]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 4519), S460 [1FE]

Kaine, Timothy M.: inauguration as Governor of Virginia, S16 [18JA]

Katrina on the Ground (organization): tribute, S1409 [16FE]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (S. 2671), S3714 [27AP]

LIHEAP: improve distribution of funding to States, S1824-S1826 [7MR]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4107), S1756 [3MR]

Medicaid: funding, S723 [6FE], S2000 [13MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 311), S5486 [6JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S723 [6FE]

———provide a prescription drug benefit program which is administered directly through Medicare, S2266 [16MR]

———reform the prescription drug program, S1340-S1342 [15FE]

———reform the prescription drug program (S. 2240), S512 [2FE]

———State health insurance assistance programs funding, S4456 [11MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing for dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2203), S230 [26JA]

———funding, S1083-S1086 [13FE], S1137 [14FE]

———provide for necessary dual eligible beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to the prescription drug benefit program, S482-S485, S491 [2FE]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2409), S2124, S2125 [14MR]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (S. 2181), S23-S25 [20JA], S130, S131 [25JA]

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

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (H. Con. Res. 371), S3345 [6AP]

———anniversary of National Guard (S. Con. Res. 85), S3344 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 2318), S1434 [16FE]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (S. Res. 417), S2696 [31MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 2412), S2126 [14MR]

———implement recommendations (S. 3456), S5505 [6JN]

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 (S. Res. 355), S231 [26JA], S414 [1FE], S776, S777 [7FE]

National security: homeland security programs funding, S2228, S2229, S2247, S2248, S2256, S2290 [16MR]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), S1392 [16FE]

Nevada: tribute to State Health Insurance Assistance Program volunteers, S6409 [22JN]

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

Older Americans Act: establish National Long-Term Care Choice Program (S. 2620), S3390 [7AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S6771 [29JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (S. 2420), S4958-S4960 [23MY]

Power resources: energy crisis in Western States, S6744 [29JN]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (S. 2249), S770 [7FE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads, S3858 [2MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5220 [25MY]

———observance (S. Res. 412), S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP], S3916 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: eliminate separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2286), S1179 [14FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S723 [6FE]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3558, S3564-S3566 [26AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S4463 [11MY], S5335 [26MY]

South Carolina: Carolina Day anniversary, S6612 [28JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S4444 [11MY]

———income tax withholding rates on Federal, State and local government contracts, S4421 [11MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, S1138 [14FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1391 [16FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 2821), S4698 [17MY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1598 [2MR]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (S. 2675), S3716 [27AP]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts, S6750 [29JN]

Veterans: qualified mortgage bond program expansion, S1113 [13FE]

West Virginia: anniversary, S6147-S6149 [20JN]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Development Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2832) (S. Rept. 109-279), S7415 [12JY]

Bringing Communities Into the 21st Century—Improving the Community Development Block Grant Program: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-365), H23 [31JA]

Child and Family Services Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5640) (H. Rept. 109-555), H5127 [12JY]

Clarify Tax Treatment of Self-Employment for Purposes of the Limitation on State Taxation of Retirement Income: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 109-542), H4914 [29JN]

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1215) (S. Rept. 109-224), S2415 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security Establishment of Intergovernmental Grants To Further the Needs of Federal, State, and Local Governments: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1554), S6784 [29JN]

Interstate Gambling Prohibition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4777) (H. Rept. 109-552), H4957 [10JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524), S5949 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 109-278), S7415 [12JY]

Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1346) (S. Rept. 109-234), S3419 [24AP]

Pitkin County Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1129) (S. Rept. 109-245), S3419 [24AP]

Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 109-253), S4211 [9MY]

Provide Officers of State and Local Educational Agencies With Certain Access to National Crime Information Databases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4894) (H. Rept. 109-497), H3787 [12JN]

Require Candidates for Driver's Licenses To Show Caution When Driving in Proximity of Visually Impaired Individuals: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 109-513), H4327 [20JN]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4108), S6419 [22JN]

Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 265) (S. Rept. 109-215), S510 [2FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Education funding: North Carolina House of Representatives, H5103 [12JY]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Alaska Federation of Natives, S5578 [7JN]

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: National Association of Secretaries of State, H1083 [16MR]

Songs

``Home Among the Hills,'' E.W. James, Jr., E1221 [21JN]

Statements

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

Expand and Improve Special Expedited Habeas Corpus Procedures for States Relative to Provision of Legal Representation in Capital Cases: Carol Fornoff, S1621 [2MR]

———Josh Ryen, S1624 [2MR]

———Ron Eisenberg, S1620 [2MR]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Michael Yaki, S5213-S5215 [25MY]

Permit States To Provide Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment Services to Children Through Benchmark Benefits Coverage: Mark B. McClellan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H54 [1FE]

Prohibit Oil and Gas Leasing Activities on Certain Portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Representative Kucinich, E920 [22MY]

Summaries

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Tables

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

Priority list of pending State home construction grant applicants for fiscal year 2006, S1093 [13FE]

Testimonies

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, H1295 [29MR]

Role of Local Governments in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts: Penelope A. Gross, E737 [5MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 371, Minnesota National Guard anniversary, H1501 [5AP]

H.R. 3858, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, H2985 [22MY]

H.R. 4700, provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, MI, H1993 [3MY]

H.R. 4894, provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H3805 [13JN]

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

H.R. 5403, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act, H3149 [24MY]

S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act, S1757 [3MR], H514 [2MR]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, H1149 [28MR]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S1044 [9FE]

S. 2181, Medicare State Reimbursement Act, S24 [20JA], S130 [25JA]

S. 2183, Requiring Emergency Pharmaceutical Access for Individual Relief (REPAIR) Act, S25-S27 [20JA], S132-S134 [25JA]

S. 2240, Medicare Part D Reform Act, S512 [2FE]

S. 2318, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S1435 [16FE]

S. 2334, Port Security Act, S1542 [28FE]

S. 2337, College Pathway Act, S1544-S1546 [28FE]

S. 2389, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, S1895-S1897 [8MR]

S. 2444, Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act, S2336 [16MR]

S. 2445, permit certain Illinois school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program, S2337 [16MR]

S. 2497, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S2735 [3AP]

S. 2508, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act, S2904 [5AP]

S. 2561, Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act, S3218 [6AP]

S. 2589, Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act, S3237-S3239 [6AP]

S. 2593, Freedom of Choice Act, S3242 [6AP]

S. 2620, Community-Based Choices for Older Americans Act, S3391-S3394 [7AP]

S. 2672, provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence, S3715 [27AP]

S. 2772, Health Partnership Act, S4216-S4219 [9MY]

S. 2797, Public Land Career Opportunity Act, S4525 [12MY]

S. 2810, Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act, S4621 [16MY]

S. 2821, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S4698 [17MY]

S. 2828, Student Bill of Rights, S4703-S4706 [17MY]

S. 3117, Homeowners Protection Act, S5237-S5242 [25MY]

S. Con. Res. 85, Minnesota National Guard anniversary, S2807 [4AP], S3344 [6AP]

S. Con. Res. 92, encourage States to accommodate the release of public school pupils from school attendance to attend off-campus religious classes at houses of worship and faith-based organizations, S3902 [2MY]

S. Res. 355, 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 of National Guard, S231 [26JA]

S. Res. 355, commend National Guard members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes, S777 [7FE]

S. Res. 412, Public Service Recognition Week, S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP]

S. Res. 416, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas, S2691, S2696 [31MR]

S. Res. 417, tribute to National Association of State Veterans Homes, S2691, S2697 [31MR]

Transcripts

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