LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14014 [6NO], S14345, S14347 [13NO], S14523 [15NO], S14864 [6DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S626 [16JA], S13346, S13367 [24OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12289 [27SE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3902 [27MR], S4066 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8945 [10JY], S9158, S9163 [12JY], S9214 [13JY], S9284 [16JY], S9471, S9521 [17JY], S11544, S11556 [17SE], S11674 [18SE], S11699, S11753, S11759, S11760, S11768, S11772 [19SE], S11869, S11878, S11907 [20SE], S12009 [24SE], S12041 [25SE], S12112, S12143 [26SE], S12268, S12297, S12298 [27SE], S12358 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12446 [2OC], S12508 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9851 [24JY], S9977, S9982 [25JY], S10109, S10110, S10198 [26JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11181, S11221, S11225 [6SE], S15845, S15929 [18DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11065 [4SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13047, S13102, S13111 [18OC], S13216 [23OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11349, S11351 [10SE], S11374, S11399, S11404, S11425, S11426, S11430 [11SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S5119 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5607 [3MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6568 [23MY], S6598, S6904 [24MY], S7257 [6JN]

———reform (S. 1639), S8628 [27JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1237 [26JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2421 [28FE], S2521, S2522 [1MR], S2635, S2644 [5MR], S2730 [6MR], S2943 [8MR], S3045 [13MR]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 226), S9056, S9057 [11JY]

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), S7640 [13JN], S7763, S7766, S7768 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12806, S12809 [4OC], S12844, S12852 [15OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10830, S10835 [2AU]

Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 3432), S16055 [19DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, S6254 [17MY]

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

———H.R. 3093, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S12925 [16OC]

Senate National Security Working Group, S6491 [22MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S9643 [19JY]

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

Articles and editorials

David A. Waks, 66, Led Life of Service, Suzanne Travers, Passaic (NJ) Herald News, S10146 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 1173), S4751 [19AP]

Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see S. 805), S11586 [17SE]

African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5718 [8MY]

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

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 1160), S11586 [17SE]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S1189 [25JA]

———extend and improve agricultural programs (see S. 2228), S13365 [24OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (see S. 309), S579 [16JA]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see S. 1880), S11053 [4SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 714), S3836 [27MR]

———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see S. 1406), S12533 [3OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2316), S14062 [7NO]

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), S5563 [3MY]

———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S3001 [12MR]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S7638 [13JN]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1113), S7334 [7JN]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 2), S828 [22JA]

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

———recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see S. Res. 378), S14398 [14NO]

———require a pilot program on facilitation of the transition of members to receipt of veterans health care benefits upon completion of military service (see S. 882), S3124 [14MR]

———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see S. 2400), S14700 [3DE]

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

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]

———strengthen security (see S. 509), S1627 [6FE]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3706 [23MR]

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

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 106), S3125 [14MR]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see S. 2058), S16006 [19DE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 105), S3125 [14MR]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 118), S11053 [4SE]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S4306 [10AP]

———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), S4306 [10AP]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see S. 739), S6055 [14MY]

———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), S4438 [12AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 766), S2797 [7MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1087), S4677 [18AP]

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S4919 [24AP]

Coast Guard: reauthorize (see S. 1892), S10149 [26JY]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1142), S4675 [18AP]

———develop observation system for coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve management of coastal and marine resources (see S. 950), S3516 [21MR]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S15461 [13DE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see S. 500), S1626 [6FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 577), S1902 [13FE]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 1), S36 [4JA]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 2108), S12287 [27SE]

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]

———study and investigate wartime contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see S. 1825), S12142 [26SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1580), S13768 [5NO]

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), S11587 [17SE]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 749), S6267 [17MY]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S2356 [28FE]

Crime: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 119), S39 [4JA]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S3200 [15MR]

Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see S. 2107), S13725 [2NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see S. 919), S3352 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: limit cost growth associated with major defense base closure and realignments (see S. 1902), S10313 [30JY]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S9469 [17JY]

———transmit to Congress a report on contingency plans regarding redeployment of troops from Iraq (see S. 1950), S10787 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S12288 [27SE]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1557), S10314 [30JY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 963), S3836 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S5498 [2MY]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S15063 [10DE]

———establish a grant program for individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York, NY, and the Pentagon (see S. 120), S39 [4JA] (see S. 201), S233 [8JA]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 624), S4306 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants (see S. 608), S2022 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 829), S11327 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S4478 [16AP]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see S. 1464), S6549 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 391), S1189 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S2273 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see S. 479), S1521 [1FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S11327 [10SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S10150 [26JY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1183), S6462 [22MY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 1843), S13685 [1NO]

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), S7004 [4JN]

———allow flexibility in the use of HIV prevention funds in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by removing abstinence-until-marriage programs funding requirement (see S. 1553), S7177 [6JN]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1551), S14787 [5DE]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 1359), S11328 [10SE]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S7888 [19JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1398), S10314 [30JY]

———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), S7452 [11JN]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 1459), S6549 [23MY]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see S. 1415), S7889 [19JN]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S4479 [16AP]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 968), S11327 [10SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S3200 [15MR]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see S. 1734), S8691 [28JN]

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

Ecology and environment: enhance ability of the U.S. to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see S. 2355), S14788 [5DE]

———ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (see S. 452), S1410 [31JA]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S2900 [8MR]

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), S5498 [2MY]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 453), S14787 [5DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S15063 [10DE]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 910), S3199 [15MR]

EPA: establish deadlines for issuance of a decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under the Clean Air Act (see S. 1785), S9135 [12JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: apply minimum wage and overtime protections to certain home health workers (see S. 2061), S11855 [20SE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see S. 1204), S11327 [10SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S2023 [15FE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 274), S445 [11JA]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 2521), S16005 [19DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 1870), S9916 [25JY]

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), S1522 [1FE]

Firearms: increase Federal regulation of .50 caliber sniper rifles (see S. 1331), S5716 [8MY]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 1316), S11415 [11SE]

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]

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

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1478), S6844 [24MY]

GAO: affirm authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see S. 82), S38 [4JA]

Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see S.J. Res. 14), S7072 [5JN]

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

Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 178), S11506 [12SE]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 742), S8944 [10JY]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 21), S37 [4JA]

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see S. 823), S7004 [4JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S10314 [30JY]

———improve prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 2278), S15771 [17DE]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S827 [22JA]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see S. 2121), S12379 [1OC]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S6017 [11MY]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 446), S12287 [27SE]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 299), S12142 [26SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S12433 [2OC]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 142), S4382 [11AP]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S10150 [26JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1240), S5183 [26AP]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1172), S6462 [22MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S15651 [14DE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1328), S12142 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S14062 [7NO]

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]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S1058 [24JA]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1430), S8357 [25JN]

———strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S3607 [22MR]

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

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies (see S. 335), S753 [18JA]

Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 175), S5184 [26AP]

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), S13989 [6NO]

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

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7890 [19JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1692), S8356 [25JN]

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), S7731 [14JN] (see S. 990), S3750 [26MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2481), S15460 [13DE]

Lawyers and attorneys: strike exception to residency requirements for U.S. attorneys (see S. 1379), S6194 [16MY]

Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see S. Res. 103), S2969 [9MR]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1603), S7638 [13JN]

Libya: require periodic reports on claims related to acts of terrorism against Americans perpetrated or supported by the Libyan government (see S. 1839), S9613 [19JY]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S509 [12JA]

Medicaid: encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 1013), S4047 [28MR]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S12434 [2OC]

———expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see S. 1075), S4161 [29MR]

———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see S. 578), S5391 [1MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S3064 [13MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 799), S6267 [17MY]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see S. 1420), S6266 [17MY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14788 [5DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 932), S11953 [21SE]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S6267 [17MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 691), S5656 [7MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S15913 [18DE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1842), S11587 [17SE]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1338), S9658 [20JY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2352), S15771 [17DE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S4305 [10AP]

———revise national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see S. Res. 305), S10902 [3AU]

Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (see S. 1375), S6016 [11MY]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 382), S1057 [24JA]

———provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S1848 [12FE]

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), S4479 [16AP]

Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see S. Res. 92), S2488 [1MR]

Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see S. 576), S2230 [26FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S15911 [18DE]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S11328 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 357), S827 [22JA]

Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see S. Res. 69), S1576 [5FE]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S6055 [14MY]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 170), S4918 [24AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 4), S36 [4JA] (see S. 328), S671 [17JA]

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), S1958 [14FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 343), S12433 [2OC]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S12142 [26SE]

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 204), S6193 [16MY]

National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see S. 1015), S12288 [27SE]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S12937 [16OC]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S5392 [1MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see S. Res. 349), S12988 [17OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1244), S5183 [26AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S911 [23JA]

———improve grant program for secure schools (see S. 677), S2204 [17FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S2898 [8MR]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions (see S. 1263), S5870 [9MY]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S7179 [6JN]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming (see S. 6), S36 [4JA]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 339), S7452 [11JN]

Public buildings: reduce emissions and use of taxpayer money through accelerated use of cost-efficient technologies and establish a grant program for local governments to improve building efficiency (see S. 992), S3835 [27MR]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1170), S4750 [19AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 150), S4600 [17AP]

Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see S. Con. Res. 39), S8413 [26JN]

Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 111), S3272 [19MR]

Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see S. 1217), S5086 [25AP]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S4049 [28MR]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: extend deadline for filing certain claims (see S. 1119), S4478 [16AP]

Siemens Foundation: tribute to young women winning the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for the first time (see S. Res. 397), S15031 [7DE]

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

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1669), S11587 [17SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S282 [9JA]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see S. 401), S1189 [25JA]

Sudan: authorize States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan (see S. 831), S4810 [20AP]

———call for urgent deployment of robust and effective multinational peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur (see S. Res. 276), S10150 [26JY]

———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), S6193 [16MY]

Taxation: 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), S4162 [29MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S11327 [10SE]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S828 [22JA]

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

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S11586 [17SE]

———provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 2068), S14063 [7NO]

———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S7452 [11JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 55), S2229 [26FE]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see S. 601), S2274 [27FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 582), S8231 [21JN]

Teach for America, Inc.: award a grant to enable implementation and expansion of its teaching program (see S. 959), S6462 [22MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S282 [9JA]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 675), S6550 [23MY]

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]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see S. 2329), S14191 [8NO]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S8693 [28JN]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S41 [4JA]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see S. 793), S8357 [25JN]

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 (see S. Res. 141), S4304 [10AP] (see S. Res. 142), S4382 [11AP]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S12288 [27SE]

Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2488 [1MR]

Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see S. 1871), S13580 [30OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S12379 [1OC]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1084), S6462 [22MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 57), S7545 [12JN]

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]

Voting: protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see S. 804), S2795 [7MR]

Water: protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (see S. 150), S40 [4JA]

———protect the health of pregnant women, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion (see S. 1911), S10604 [1AU]

———require a health advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate (see S. 24), S37 [4JA]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1498), S6845 [24MY]

Willis, William K.: tribute (see S. Res. 415), S15911 [18DE]

Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: amend (see S. 428), S4478 [16AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S3835 [27MR]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S4306 [10AP]

World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 382), S14398 [14NO]

World War II: tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see S. Res. 223), S7178 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 294), S578 [16JA]

Armed Forces: limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S2022 [15FE]

Aviation: prohibit limitation of certain air traffic in the New York and New Jersey region (see S. 2493), S15770 [17DE]

Business and industry: simplify tax and eliminate drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in non-beverage products manufactured in a U.S. foreign trade zone for domestic use and export (see S. 1535), S6953 [25MY]

———strengthen liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by their foreign-based subsidiaries (see S. 1234), S5183 [26AP]

Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 354), S827 [22JA]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1555), S7177 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 1237), S5183 [26AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see S. 595), S1958 [14FE]

EPA: establish an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies (see S. 1411), S6192 [16MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 354), S13152 [19OC]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 1506), S6845 [24MY]

GAO: address certain questions relative to the closing of Fort Monmouth, NJ, and the transfer of personnel, functions, and activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (see S. 1836), S9613 [19JY]

———require report and audit on transfer of personnel and functions from Fort Monmouth, NJ (see S. 1835), S9613 [19JY]

GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 506), S1627 [6FE]

Health: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 972), S3607 [22MR]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (see S. 1575), S7332 [7JN]

Immigration: 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), S2023 [15FE]

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

Maritime Administration: authorize certain activities (see S. 1778), S9135 [12JY]

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

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 226), S7333 [7JN]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see S. 1039), S4160 [29MR]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 1581), S7333 [7JN]

Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (see S. 148), S40 [4JA]

Railroads: authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal railroad safety laws (see S. 918), S3272 [19MR]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see S. 719), S2355 [28FE]

———improve safety by reducing accidents and preventing railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see S. 1889), S10149 [26JY]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see S. Res. 85), S2165 [16FE]

Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 156), S4676 [18AP]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see S. 836), S2969 [9MR]

———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 2080), S11853 [20SE]

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos (see S. 1594), S7544 [12JN]

Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 1853), S9774 [23JY]

Terrorism: provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (see S. 1944), S10787 [2AU]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14387 [14NO], S14774 [5DE], S15450 [13DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13466 [26OC], S13541 [30OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), S6117 [15MY], S6218 [17MY]

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S1512 [1FE]

Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13202 [22OC], S13306 [24OC]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4666 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8918 [10JY], S8980 [11JY], S12023 [25SE], S12205 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to proceed, S14474 [15NO], S14591 [16NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5557 [3MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15647 [14DE], S15726 [17DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7063 [5JN], S7279, S7313 [7JN]

———reform (S. 1639), S8403 [26JN], S8650 [28JN]

———reform (S. 1639), motion to proceed, S8159 [20JN], S8398 [26JN]

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 (H.R. 800), motion to proceed, S7877 [19JN], S8398 [26JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S821 [22JA], S1020 [24JA], S1232 [26JA], S1314 [30JA], S1380 [31JA]

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), S7877 [19JN], S8177, S8220 [21JN]

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

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), motion to proceed, S5609 [3MY], S5896 [10MY]

Letters

Coastal areas acquisition to ensure their protection from conversion or development: several organizations, S4681 [18AP]

Lists

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10886 [3AU], S13355 [24OC], S14610 [16NO], S15985 [19DE]

Privilege of the floor

Burke, Michael F., S13464 [25OC]

Remarks

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3564), S13390 [24OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S15101 [11DE]

Amtrak: allow unlimited number of routes to be open to competition from freight rails in exchange for Federal subsidies, S13425 [25OC]

———clarify mission to provide efficient and effective intercity passenger mobility as a service quality competitive travel option, S13468, S13469 [26OC]

———disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak, S13544 [30OC]

———prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any train route, S13406, S13410 [25OC]

———reauthorize (S. 294), S579 [16JA], S13318, S13319, S13344, S13346, S13348, S13354 [24OC], S13406, S13409, S13410, S13413, S13414, S13425, S13427 [25OC], S13466, S13468, S13469 [26OC], S13537, S13538, S13539, S13540, S13541, S13543, S13544, S13546, S13564, S13565 [30OC]

———remove limits on the number of routes available for competitive bids, S13413 [25OC]

———require operational self-sufficiency, S13414 [25OC]

———require quarterly report on the food and beverage service profits or losses and limit service on rail lines incurring losses, S13538, S13539, S13540 [30OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12256 [27SE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15879 [18DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, S5157 [26AP]

Armed Forces: limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (S. 604), S2025 [15FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1669 [7FE], S1999, S2000 [15FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), S1230 [26JA]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9418 [17JY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S6582 [24MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9013 [11JY], S10886 [3AU], S13355 [24OC], S14610 [16NO], S15985 [19DE]

Black History Month: observance, S2016 [15FE]

Business and industry: strengthen liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by their foreign-based subsidiaries (S. 1234), S5214 [26AP]

Children and youth: prohibit funding for abstinence education programs that include medically inaccurate information, S13047 [18OC]

Climate: global warming, S13547 [30OC]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 1142), S4681 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9418 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, S15614 [14DE]

———limit cost growth associated with major defense base closure and realignments (S. 1902), S11143 [6SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S10114 [26JY], S10868 [3AU]

———prohibit from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security, S15879 [18DE]

———require grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerability, S2584 [5MR], S2682 [6MR]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15879 [18DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11110 [5SE], S11143 [6SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13047, S13074 [18OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11315 [10SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1789), S10868 [3AU]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 995), S13389 [24OC]

Disasters: improve disaster relief programs, S5711 [8MY]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (S. 595), S1974 [14FE]

EPA: establish an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies (S. 1411), S6195 [16MY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system, S13546 [30OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5528 [3MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (S. 1506), S6868 [24MY]

Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System, S12917 [16OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10868 [3AU]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 2011), S10868 [3AU]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendation for closing Army base, S11110 [5SE]

GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings, S8202 [21JN]

———coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (S. 506), S1644 [6FE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4280 [10AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (S. 972), S3625 [22MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S5157 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S249 [9JA], S1230 [26JA]

———U.S. policy, S249 [9JA]

Jordan, Barbara: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 269), S9153 [12JY]

Kean University: tribute to baseball team, S8605 [27JN]

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 (H.R. 800), motion to proceed, S8179 [21JN]

Medicare: reform hospital wage index classification system, S12256 [27SE]

Montclair State University: anniversary, S11851 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S8202 [21JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2459 [1MR], S2584 [5MR], S2682 [6MR]

National security: improve security of cargo containers destined for the U.S., S2459 [1MR]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, S249 [9JA]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (S. 1581), S7377 [7JN]

Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (S. 148), S135 [4JA]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S5528 [3MY]

———importation of prescription drugs certified by the Sec. of HHS, S5528 [3MY]

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), S7714 [14JN], S8202 [21JN]

Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (S. 719), S2371 [28FE]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4280 [10AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12917 [16OC]

Senate: legislative program, S13390 [24OC]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (S. 2080), S11859 [20SE]

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos (S. 1594), S7554 [12JN]

Social Security: eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S10577, S10582 [1AU]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10352 [31JY], S10577, S10582 [1AU], S13074 [18OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10352 [31JY], S10577, S10582 [1AU]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S13074 [18OC]

Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (S. 1853), S9778 [23JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S11368 [11SE]

———provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (S. 1944), S10793 [2AU]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), S178 [4JA]

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: anniversary, S5559 [3MY]

Virginia: allow natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State, S7714 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8175 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 148, Paterson Great Falls National Park Act, S136-S138 [4JA]

S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, S580-S595 [16JA]

S. 506, High-Performance Green Buildings Act, S1645-S1648 [6FE]

S. 595, Toxic Right-To-Know Protection Act, S1975 [14FE]

S. 604, Military Health Care Protection Act, S2026 [15FE]

S. 615, September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act, S2043 [15FE]

S. 719, Clean Railroads Act, S2371 [28FE]

S. 972, Responsible Education About Life Act, S3625 [22MR]

S. 1234, Stop Business With Terrorists Act, S5214 [26AP]

S. 1411, Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act, S6196 [16MY]

S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act, S7377 [7JN]

S. 1594, Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act, S7554-S7556 [12JN]

S. 1853, Community Broadband Act, S9779 [23JY]

S. 1944, Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act, S10793 [2AU]

Tributes

Baldinger, Daniel, S10146 [26JY]

Brown, William N., S2016 [15FE]

Waks, David A., S10146 [26JY]

Wellstone, Paul D., S13402 [25OC]