LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14002, S14008, S14009 [6NO], S14304 [13NO], S14512, S14555, S14556 [15NO], S15148 [11DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3777 [26MR], S3868, S3869, S3883, S3901, S3904, S3908 [27MR], S3988, S4030, S4031, S4049, S4066 [28MR]

Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S9929 [25JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9589, S9592, S9629, S9641 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3468, S3538 [21MR], S3667, S3720 [23MR]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), S9589, S9592, S9629, S9641 [19JY]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S615, S625 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8862 [9JY], S8958, S8961 [10JY], S9036, S9038 [11JY], S9137, S9175 [12JY], S9212 [13JY], S9494, S9498 [17JY], S11699, S11759 [19SE], S11874, S11875, S11900, S11902 [20SE], S12006 [24SE], S12041 [25SE], S12096, S12113 [26SE], S12267, S12268, S12297, S12303 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12445 [2OC], S12513, S12533, S12556, S12557 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9849 [24JY], S9900, S9981 [25JY], S10059, S10096, S10101, S10109, S10194, S10198, S10203, S10206, S10207 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11108, S11121, S11122, S11123 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13066, S13104, S13111 [18OC], S13163, S13166 [19OC], S13182, S13194 [22OC], S13263 [23OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11294, S11349, S11350 [10SE], S11376 [11SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S5063, S5117 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5375, S5407, S5430 [1MY], S5702, S5719 [8MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7179, S7226 [6JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 372), S4521 [16AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S803, S867 [22JA], S1121, S1122 [24JA], S1294 [29JA], S1355 [30JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2519, S2521 [1MR], S2545, S2563 [2MR], S2642 [5MR], S2663 [6MR], S2785, S2825, S2826, S2832 [7MR], S2948 [8MR], S2985 [9MR], S3041 [13MR]

Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7561 [12JN], S7665 [13JN], S7812, S7823, S7830 [18JN], S7918 [19JN], S8038, S8063, S8113 [20JN], S8245 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12722, S12723, S12741, S12802, S12803, S12804, S12806 [4OC], S12913, S12938 [16OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10523 [31JY], S10740, S10831, S10832 [2AU]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), S6074, S6075 [14MY], S6144, S6145 [15MY]

Analyses

Federal Bridge Program in Louisiana: Johnny Bradberry, Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, S11306 [10SE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4231 [10AP], S6417 [22MY], S7017 [5JN], S7837 [19JN]

Committee To Escort French President Nicolas Sarkozy Into the House Chamber, H13210 [7NO]

Conferee: H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, S4146 [29MR]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S3722 [23MR]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S10676 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Experts Warn of Worse Hurricane Forecasts if Satellite Fails, Jessica Gresko, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S6871 [24MY]

Failing Hurricane Tracking Satellite, Institute for Emergency Management, S6871 [24MY]

Home Sweet Home, Washington (DC) Post, S11377 [11SE]

Key Hurricane-Detecting Satellite May Fail Soon, Jim Waymer, Melbourne (FL) Florida Today, S6871 [24MY]

Our Coast To Fix—Or Lose, John M. Barry, Washington (DC) Post, S6048 [14MY]

TV Weather Report Saves Lives, Lance Griffin, Dothan (AL) Eagle, S5111 [25AP]

2 Stations Take Real-Time Lead—KSSK Radio and KITV Become the Primary Sources for the Latest News After the Quakes, Gary C.W. Chun, Honolulu (HI) Star-Bulletin, S5111 [25AP]

With Power Out, Local Radio Station Becomes Voice in the Dark, John Curran, Associated Press (news service), S5110 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Development Foundation: redesignate name and modify administrative authorities (see S. 1295), S5562 [3MY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 51), S13078 [18OC]

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 195), S233 [8JA] (see S. 284), S509 [12JA]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 1921), S10605 [1AU]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 146), S4479 [16AP]

American Red Cross: amend congressional charter to modernize governance structure and to enhance ability of the board of governors to support critical mission (see S. 655), S2164 [16FE]

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 746), S7333 [7JN]

———permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella (see S. 540), S1781 [8FE]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 430), S1627 [6FE]

———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S2355 [28FE]

———establish a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors to enhance care and improve transition from care by the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1606), S9614 [19JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S6549 [23MY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see S. 1065), S6267 [17MY]

———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S9613 [19JY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. 470), S1522 [1FE] (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1057 [24JA] (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1577 [5FE]

———provide certain employment protections for family members caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty (see S. 1885), S10425 [31JY]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S3199 [15MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see S. 648), S11327 [10SE]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces and provide support to military personnel (see S. 8), S36 [4JA]

———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see S. 513), S2599 [5MR]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 678), S2357 [28FE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S2204 [17FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S1627 [6FE]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement and reduce budget deficits by strengthening budget enforcement and fiscal responsibility (see S. 10), S37 [4JA]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 16), S7730 [14JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools (see S. Res. 62), S1411 [31JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1337), S8741 [29JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see S. 807), S2898 [8MR]

Children and youth: expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 667), S14285 [13NO]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S14701 [3DE]

———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. 771), S10424 [31JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S6399 [21MY]

Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 292), S509 [12JA]

Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish (see S. 1825), S9613 [19JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see S. 500), S3125 [14MR]

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (see S. 1492), S13990 [6NO]

Conservation of energy: provide national energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps (see S. 2017), S11215 [6SE]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel (see S. 606), S2022 [15FE]

Corzine, Jon S.: extend best wishes and express hope for his speedy and complete recovery from auto accident (see S. Res. 157), S4676 [18AP]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 1638), S13768 [5NO]

Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see S. 1729), S13685 [1NO]

———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see S. 863), S3064 [13MR]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 119), S234 [8JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1105), S4437 [12AP]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see S. 1673), S8231 [21JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 721), S5717 [8MY]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S2796 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize appropriations to address equipment reset and other equipment needs of the National Guard (see S. 756), S3751 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S12533 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: conduct feasibility study relative to construction and operation of pipelines and carbon dioxide sequestration facilities (see S. 2144), S12774 [4OC]

———develop efficiency standards for general service lamps to assist in reducing costs to consumers, business concerns, government entities, and other users and require future lamps to meet those standards (see S. 1526), S6846 [24MY]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 838), S3000 [12MR]

———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see S. 696), S7545 [12JN]

———reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program (see S. 962), S4601 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6193 [16MY]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S6267 [17MY]

———modify program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating authority for removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes (see S. 1916), S10604 [1AU]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2141), S12774 [4OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3000 [12MR]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 535), S2165 [16FE]

———grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see S. 2511), S15911 [18DE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S13625 [31OC]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see S. 431), S5563 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see S. 617), S5929 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S6400 [21MY]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see S. 2310), S14287 [13NO]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 911), S12775 [4OC]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1551), S13768 [5NO]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S12334 [28SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S4306 [10AP]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S12775 [4OC]

District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (see S. 343), S827 [22JA]

Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]

Ecology and environment: develop a methodology for, and complete a national assessment of, geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide (see S. 731), S4676 [18AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 561), S4162 [29MR]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S2598 [5MR]

Education: improve college access and opportunity by increasing Pell Grants and reforming student loan programs (see S. 7), S36 [4JA]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S1710 [7FE]

———track student growth and teacher performance, equitably distribute effective teachers, accurately measure achievement of minority students, and develop voluntary testing standards (see S. 2001), S10902 [3AU]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 453), S3273 [19MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S13078 [18OC]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see S. 535), S2165 [16FE]

Federal employees: enhance the Federal Telework Program (see S. 1000), S3835 [27MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1126), S4599 [17AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 1427), S6266 [17MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S5184 [26AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 388), S2489 [1MR]

Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see S. Res. 208), S6266 [17MY]

Food Security Act: include pollinators in certain conservation programs (see S. 1496), S6845 [24MY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]

Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see S. 1848), S11053 [4SE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see S. 849), S5306 [30AP] (see S. 2488), S15651 [14DE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 95), S2694 [6MR]

Health: ensure that all Americans have basic health literacy skills to function effectively as patients and health care consumers (see S. 2424), S14847 [6DE]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (see S. 158), S40 [4JA]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see S. 651), S10424 [31JY]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 334), S12379 [1OC]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 605), S2022 [15FE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see S. 1488), S6844 [24MY]

Horseracing: recognize Louisiana jockeys for their continued success in the Kentucky Derby (see S. Res. 200), S6126 [15MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 1257), S5499 [2MY]

Hurricanes: assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes (see S. 1668), S8061 [20JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S12864 [15OC]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 615), S3065 [13MR]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see S. 2368), S14488 [15NO]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 844), S5929 [10MY]

Indonesia: recognize and support democracy, civil liberties, and human rights efforts (see S. Res. 252), S12289 [27SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 459), S1410 [31JA]

———further competition in the insurance industry (see S. 618), S2023 [15FE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 93), S2598 [5MR] (see S. Res. 102), S2969 [9MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S3751 [26MR]

Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S4677 [18AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see S.J. Res. 9), S2899 [8MR]

———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see S. 1545), S8945 [10JY]

Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see S. Res. 367), S14489 [15NO]

John `Marty' Thiels Southpark Station, Alexandria, LA: designate (see S. 2272), S13769 [5NO]

Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]

Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]

Jordan, Barbara: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 269), S9135 [12JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7732 [14JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 1041), S4160 [29MR]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 456), S10789 [2AU]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S579 [16JA]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S12003 [24SE]

———provide for congressional disapproval of a rule on cost limits for providers operated by units of government (see S.J. Res. 18), S11414 [11SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 932), S15912 [18DE]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 1277), S6268 [17MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 921), S8944 [10JY]

———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 1958), S13438 [25OC]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S6016 [11MY]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 45), S37 [4JA]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S10903 [3AU]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S12864 [15OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S15461 [13DE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 961), S4601 [17AP]

Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see S. Res. 92), S2600 [5MR]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2), S36 [4JA]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1317), S5655 [7MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1848 [12FE]

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S12863 [15OC]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S14192 [8NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 4), S36 [4JA]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 130), S4047 [28MR]

National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S7889 [19JN]

National Geothermal Initiative: establish (see S. 1543), S12055 [25SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10791 [2AU]

National Hurricane Museum and Science Center: create in southwest Louisiana (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1522 [1FE]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6846 [24MY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see S. 931), S3352 [20MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 579), S12864 [15OC]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 61), S1411 [31JA]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 288), S10605 [1AU]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S3608 [22MR]

National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S14192 [8NO]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 244), S8061 [20JN]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 174), S5184 [26AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S13490 [26OC]

National Women's History Museum: provide a site within the District of Columbia (see S. 1841), S9658 [20JY]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 4), S2488 [1MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 1267), S5497 [2MY]

NSF: establish a Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering (see S. 1372), S8612 [27JN]

———provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 291), S1577 [5FE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S1781 [8FE]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 1713), S8610 [27JN] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S11505 [12SE]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S7005 [4JN]

Power resources: increase cooperation on energy issues between the U.S. and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the U.S. (see S. 193), S41 [4JA]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see S. 154, 155), S40 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: provide individual development accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning out of the foster care system (see S. 2341), S14285 [13NO]

Puerto Rico: provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 1936), S10787 [2AU]

Racial relations: investigate and prosecute the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation (see S. Res. 396), S15462 [13DE]

Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see S. 953), S3516 [21MR]

Roads and highways: designate portion of Interstate Route 14 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see S. 407), S13078 [18OC]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 1093), S4437 [12AP]

Saudi Arabia: urge to overturn the sentence against rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl'' (see S. Res. 406), S15651 [14DE]

SBA: improve the disaster loans program (see S. 163), S40 [4JA]

———improve the disaster loans program by creating a private disaster loan program (see S. 599), S1958 [14FE]

———increase Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program expenditures (see S. 1932), S10605 [1AU]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 1256), S5564 [3MY]

———require reporting regarding the disaster loan program (see S. 598), S1958 [14FE]

Science: prohibit human-animal hybrids (see S. 2358), S14488 [15NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1036), S4160 [29MR]

———provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see S. 1373), S8612 [27JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S282 [9JA]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (see S. 246), S358 [10JA]

———foster development of minority-owned small businesses (see S. 98), S38 [4JA]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (see S. 1784), S9135 [12JY]

Social Security: ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 95), S38 [4JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S3608 [22MR]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 798), S3836 [27MR] (see S. 1079), S4304 [10AP]

Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see S. Res. 203), S8796 [9JY]

———increase penalties for violations of sanctions and disclose certain activities relative to the Sudanese petroleum industry (see S. 1563), S8796 [9JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 402), S1189 [25JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 773), S10314 [30JY]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1627), S7730 [14JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S7071 [5JN]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S3273 [19MR]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see S. 590), S1958 [14FE]

———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1239), S5718 [8MY]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1322), S8612 [27JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 505), S1627 [6FE]

———make permanent the option of including combat pay when computing earned income (see S. 516), S3125 [14MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S3608 [22MR]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see S. 584), S1958 [14FE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see S. 2170), S13686 [1NO]

———provide a credit for renovation and construction of manufacturing facilities for incandescent lamps (see S. 1527), S6846 [24MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S5498 [2MY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see S. 1125), S4599 [17AP]

———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S12775 [4OC]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 1155), S4675 [18AP]

Technology: promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see S. 1190), S5499 [2MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S2356 [28FE]

Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 369), S911 [23JA]

Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S12380 [1OC]

Trade Act: extend benefits to service workers and firms and enhance certain trade adjustment assistance authorities (see S. 122), S5929 [10MY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see S. 406), S5086 [25AP]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (see S. 214), S3125 [14MR]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S3607 [22MR]

U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act: ensure that livestock producers impacted by natural disasters qualify for disaster assistance (see S. 1716), S9833 [24JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 609), S3836 [27MR]

Valenti, Jack: tribute (see S. Res. 182), S5391 [1MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 439), S3000 [12MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 117), S3608 [22MR] (see S. Res. 122), S3706 [23MR]

Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see S. 2067), S15031 [7DE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S4918 [24AP]

YWCA: clarify age discrimination rules applicable to pension plan maintained by the YWCA Retirement Fund (see S. 1206), S5085 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 384), S1057 [24JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see S. 1679), S8231 [21JN]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 379), S1057 [24JA]

Climate: provide for efficient containment and management of climate change costs (see S. 1874), S9916 [25JY]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 2458), S15234 [12DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1012), S4047 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the single family housing loan guarantee program (see S. 2008), S10902 [3AU]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: permit cancellation of certain loans (see S. 253), S358 [10JA]

Disasters: provide adequate case management services (see S. 2335), S14284 [13NO]

———provide funding to a State or local government for the acquisition of real property for the replacement of certain public facilities based on cost estimates provide by FEMA (see S. 925), S3352 [20MR]

———provide funds to certain State and local governments to pay for utility costs resulting from provision of temporary housing units to Hurricane Katrina evacuees (see S. 517), S1709 [7FE]

———support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see S. 1223), S5086 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: extend period in which States may spend funds from additional allotments provided under the Social Services Block Grant program for expenses related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 293), S509 [12JA]

Health: provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S15911 [18DE]

Hurley, Michael A.: relief (see S. 983), S3750 [26MR]

Hurricanes: address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 537), S1781 [8FE]

———improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (see S. 1509), S6845 [24MY]

———provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 664), S2164 [16FE]

———provide for increased export assistance staff in areas in which the President declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 745), S2488 [1MR]

———provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 808), S2898 [8MR]

———reduce wage taxes for certain employers, provide a bonus business travel tax deduction, and extend certain expiring tax credits and benefits for businesses in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 538), S1781 [8FE]

———revive tourist travel to States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 539), S1781 [8FE]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S7451 [11JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S670 [17JA]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (see S. 783), S2694 [6MR]

Jiao Ying Li: relief (see S. 984), S3750 [26MR]

Lafayette: tribute (see S. Res. 310), S11269 [7SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1686), S8356 [25JN]

Louisiana: authorize the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction (see S. 123), S39 [4JA]

———provide protection, conservation, and restoration of wetlands and support observance of World Wetlands Day (see S. Res. 72), S1627 [6FE]

———require the match of Federal funding for the Road Home Program (see S. 2028), S11213 [6SE]

———Road Home Program funding (see S. 825), S2898 [8MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO]

National Architecture Week: observance (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1627 [6FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research database (see S. 295), S578 [16JA]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 183), S5391 [1MY]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 374), S14192 [8NO]

Power resources: provide disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities (see S. 2006), S10902 [3AU]

Robinson, Eddie G.: tribute (see S. Res. 143), S4305 [10AP]

SBA: improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (see S. 738), S2488 [1MR]

———provide expedited disaster assistance (see S. 715), S2355 [28FE]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (see S. 690), S2273 [27FE] (see S. 981), S3706 [23MR] (see S. 1071), S4161 [29MR]

Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund: transfer certain funds to the Senate Employee Child Care Center (see S. 1537), S6954 [25MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority (see S. 29), S37 [4JA]

———extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 1180), S4809 [20AP]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see S. 1207), S5085 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1746 [8FE], S1890 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), motion to proceed, S9436 [17JY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 1257), motion to proceed, S11516 [12SE], S11631 [18SE]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), motion to proceed, S2217 [17FE]

Letters

Award Congressional Gold Medal to Michael E. DeBakey: by, S3982 [27MR]

Case Management Services Improvement Act: F. Thomas Hazelwood, United Methodist Committee on Relief, S14288 [13NO]

———Heather Feltman, Lutheran Disaster Response (organization), S14289 [13NO]

———Jim Cox, United Methodist Committee on Relief, S14289 [13NO]

Federal bridge program in Louisiana: Johnny Bradberry, Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, S11306 [10SE]

Provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: by, S2784 [7MR]

Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act: by, S235 [8JA]

———Steven C. Preston, SBA, S10983 [3AU]

Lists

Louisiana projects included in H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, S6049 [14MY]

Organizations supporting S. 1223, First Response Broadcasters Act, S5109 [25AP]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day participants, S5128 [26AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9589 [19JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S4231 [10AP], S6417 [22MY], S7017 [5JN], S7837 [19JN]

Press releases

First response broadcast during Hurricane Katrina: Chris Slaughter, WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA), S5109 [25AP]

———Dave Vincent, WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS), S5110 [25AP]

First response broadcast during Hurricane Rita: Jim Serra, KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA), S5109 [25AP]

First Response Broadcast during September 11th terrorist attacks: Vicki Burns, WRC-TV (Washington, DC), S5110 [25AP]

Remarks

Acadiana, LA: tribute to World War II veterans visiting the District of Columbia, S12771 [4OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S15209 [12DE]

———strengthen limitations on payments and benefits to farmers and use savings to improve certain programs, S15209 [12DE]

Animals: permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella, S5375 [1MY]

———permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella (S. 540), S1777 [8FE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), House amendment, S6794 [24MY]

Armed Forces: provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9356 [17JY]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (S. 384), S1070 [24JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9589 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11248 [7SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3668 [23MR]

Cameron Parish, LA: tribute to individuals who were part of the rescue and support services during Hurricane Audrey on the anniversary of the storm, S8606 [27JN]

Chicago Bears (football team): tribute, S1397 [31JA]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11248 [7SE]

Corps of Engineers: hurricane preparedness funding, S11975 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the single family housing loan guarantee program (S. 2008), S10935 [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9356 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program funding, S13187 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS: require the Child Trauma Stress Network Initiative to give priority to programs providing mental health services to children affected by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, S13066 [18OC]

———require the Child Trauma Stress Network Initiative to give priority to programs providing mental health services to children affected by disasters, S13182 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9900, S9901 [25JY], S10067, S10077, S10096 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), unanimous-consent request, S10095 [26JY]

———collect unpaid anti-dumping and countervailing duties owed under trade laws, S10067 [26JY]

———include levees in list of critical infrastructure, S2545 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: waive certain matching requirements for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program in counties and parishes deemed disaster areas as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, S12741 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: expand authority of the Sec. of Transportation to collect damages relative to repair or replacement of automated track inspection cars and provide additional funding for highway bridge program, S11306 [10SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S14040 [7NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13066 [18OC], S13182, S13187 [22OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, S14040 [7NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11306 [10SE], S11376, S11377 [11SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: permit cancellation of certain loans, S2545 [2MR], S2886 [8MR]

———permit cancellation of certain loans (S. 253), S393 [10JA]

Disasters: provide adequate case management services (S. 2335), S14288 [13NO]

———support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (S. 1223), S5019, S5106 [25AP]

Education: track student growth and teacher performance, equitably distribute effective teachers, accurately measure achievement of minority students, and develop voluntary testing standards (S. 2001), S10929 [3AU]

Families and domestic relations: repeal sunset of expansion of adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, S9589 [19JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5375 [1MY]

FEMA: develop regional evacuation and sheltering plan, S10096 [26JY]

Health: expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (S. 158), S150 [4JA]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (S. 2510), S15920 [18DE]

Higher Education Act: clarify definition of independent student relative to orphans, foster children, or wards of the court, S11248 [7SE]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (S. Res. 142), S4391 [11AP]

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), S8076 [20JN]

Hurricanes: address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 537), S1790-S1792 [8FE]

———assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes (S. 1668), S8075 [20JN]

———improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (S. 1509), S6869 [24MY]

———provide additional funding to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S11032 [4SE]

———provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S2545 [2MR], S2783 [7MR], S2885 [8MR], S2966 [9MR]

———provide for increased export assistance staff in areas in which the President declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 745), S2514 [1MR]

———revive tourist travel to States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 539), S1790-S1792 [8FE]

Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (S. 1545), S9356 [17JY]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (S. 783), S2718 [6MR]

Louisiana: authorize the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction (S. 123), S125, S201 [4JA]

———levee system funding, S11974, S11987 [24SE]

———prioritize Federal spending to meet housing needs of those displaced as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita before spending to design or construct a visitors center, S6043, S6048 [14MY]

———provide pemanent supportive housing for homeless, disabled, and elderly persons affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11376, S11377 [11SE]

———provide protection, conservation, and restoration of wetlands and support observance of World Wetlands Day (S. Res. 72), S1652 [6FE]

———require the match of Federal funding for the Road Home Program (S. 2028), S11217 [6SE]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S13435 [25OC], S13682 [1NO]

NASA: funding, S12740, S12741 [4OC]

National Adoption Day: observance, S14463 [15NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 384), S14572 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 384), S14572 [15NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research database (S. 295), S596 [16JA]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 183), S5434 [1MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2545 [2MR], S2783 [7MR], S2885 [8MR], S2959, S2966 [9MR]

Nussle, Jim: nomination to be OMB Director, S11032 [4SE]

Peter A. Mayer Advertising, Inc.: anniversary, S11322 [10SE]

Robert H. Clampitt Foundation: establish Children's PressLine, CPL, New Orleans, LA, bureau, S14040 [7NO]

Robinson, Eddie G.: tribute (S. Res. 143), S4235 [10AP]

SBA: improve the disaster loans program (S. 163), S234 [8JA], S9297, S9298 [17JY], S10981 [3AU]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (S. 738), S2503 [1MR]

———provide expedited disaster assistance (S. 715), S2365 [28FE]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (S. 690), S2276 [27FE]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (S. 1071), S4150-S4153 [29MR]

Science: prohibit human-animal hybrids (S. 2358), S14491 [15NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12740, S12741 [4OC]

Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S12347 [1OC]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S5128 [26AP]

Taxation: clarify treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority (S. 29), S70 [4JA]

———extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (S. 1180), S4813 [20AP]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (S. 1207), S5092 [25AP]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S3668 [23MR]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S12347 [1OC]

Terrorism: bring Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaeda to justice, S9900, S9901 [25JY], S10077 [26JY]

Treaties and agreements: urge International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) to ratify Bonn Accords Treaty amendments to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (S. Res. 142), S4391 [11AP]

Votes: position on missed, S4391 [11AP], S10540 [1AU]

Walgreen Co.: tribute to 6,000th store opening, S13359 [24OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), conference report, S11974, S11975, S11987, S11995 [24SE]

Wetlands: protection, conservation, and restoration funding, S11974, S11987 [24SE]

WGNO-TV (New Orleans, LA): tribute, S11503 [12SE]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2771), S8691 [28JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1686) (S. Rept. 110-89), S8356 [25JN]

Summaries

Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Profiles, S6048 [14MY]

Texts of

S. 123, Morganza, LA, to the Gulf of Mexico hurricane and storm damage reduction project authorization, S125 [4JA]

S. 253, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, S393 [10JA]

S. 537, Gulf Coast Back to Business Act, S1792 [8FE]

S. 538, Work, Hope, and Opportunity for the Disaster Area Today Act, S1793-S1795 [8FE]

S. 539, Helping Our States Through Tourism (HOST) Act, S1795 [8FE]

S. 690, Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Improvements Act, S2277 [27FE]

S. 715, Small Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Improvement Act, S2366 [28FE]

S. 738, Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act, S2504 [1MR]

S. 745, Gulf Coast Export Recovery Act, S2515 [1MR]

S. 783, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act, S2719 [6MR]

S. 808, Revitalizing New Orleans by Attracting America's Leaders (RENEWAAL) Act, S2901-S2903 [8MR]

S. 1180, Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act, S4814 [20AP]

S. 1223, First Response Broadcasters Act, S5107-S5109 [25AP]

S. 1509, Improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act, S6870 [24MY]

S. 2028, Louisiana Road Home Act, S11217 [6SE]

S. 2335, Case Management Services Improvement Act, S14288 [13NO]

S. 2510, Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act, S15920 [18DE]

Tributes

Gesser, Herman J., III, S2790 [7MR]

Kennedy, Senator, S2244 [27FE]

Lee, Harry, S12347 [1OC]

McKinney, Joan, S6838 [24MY]

Picard, Cecil J., S2245 [27FE]

Saudabayev, Kanat, S7725 [14JN]

Thomas, Craig, S7026 [5JN]

Waggonner, Joe D., Jr., S12928 [16OC]