LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I. (a Senator from Connecticut)
Addresses
Tribute to Francis J. Harvey: Peter J. Schoomaker, S4434
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14489 [15NO], S15561 [13DE]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3737, S3777 [26MR], S3869, S3871, S3907 [27MR], S4163 [29MR]
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), S9580, S9629 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3536, S3539, S3542 [21MR], S3609, S3634, S3642, S3644, S3645, S3646 [22MR], S3673, S3687, S3708 [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), S9580, S9629 [19JY]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S260 [9JA], S433, S469 [11JA], S503, S522 [12JA]
Contracts: ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting (S. 680), S14089 [7NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8958 [10JY], S8981, S9001, S9035, S9044, S9045, S9046 [11JY], S9086, S9103, S9104, S9137, S9138, S9165, S9177, S9184 [12JY], S9267, S9275, S9284, S9290 [16JY], S9482, S9488 [17JY], S10833, S10836 [2AU], S11546, S11550, S11606 [17SE], S11770 [19SE], S11827, S11856, S11865, S11873, S11875, S11911 [20SE], S12006 [24SE], S12036, S12037 [25SE], S12093, S12112, S12166, S12183 [26SE], S12264, S12268, S12296, S12305, S12307, S12309 [27SE], S12356 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12446 [2OC], S12508, S12556 [3OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9851 [24JY], S9945, S9946, S9948, S9967, S9977, S9982 [25JY], S10093, S10101, S10108, S10109, S10110, S10195, S10203, S10204 [26JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11184, S11220, S11222, S11235 [6SE], S15927, S15932 [18DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11119, S11122 [5SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13067, S13080, S13103 [18OC], S13161 [19OC], S13181, S13194 [22OC], S13217, S13263 [23OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11374, S11425 [11SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5718 [8MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6565, S6568 [23MY], S6900, S6917 [24MY], S7141, S7250, S7252, S7255 [6JN], S7335, S7391 [7JN]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 372), S4467, S4521 [16AP]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1121 [24JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2343, S2381, S2431 [28FE], S2457, S2464, S2518, S2530 [1MR], S2560 [2MR], S2632, S2642 [5MR], S2730 [6MR], S2846 [7MR], S2931, S2932, S2945, S2946, S2949 [8MR], S2985 [9MR], S3037, S3039, S3040, S3066 [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), S7522, S7561, S7567 [12JN], S7661 [13JN], S7706, S7716, S7759, S7767 [14JN], S7785 [15JN], S7890, S7922 [19JN], S8064, S8102, S8146 [20JN], S8246, S8247 [21JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12723 [4OC]
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15698 [14DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10606 [1AU], S10829 [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), S6129 [15MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort French President Nicolas Sarkozy Into the House Chamber, H13210 [7NO]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Improving America's Security Act, S8881 [9JY]
———H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, S6254 [17MY]
———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S12385 [1OC]
———H.R. 2272, America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act, S9574 [19JY]
Senate National Security Working Group, S6491 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Iran's Proxy War, S8995 [11JY]
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), S4843 [23AP]
Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see S. Res. 76), S3837 [27MR]
———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), S7334 [7JN]
African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5871 [9MY]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 51), S13078 [18OC]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1424), S6266 [17MY]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S4380 [11AP]
Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 1168), S4811 (see S. 1177), S4809 [20AP]
———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 1201), S4918 [24AP]
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]
Amistad (Freedom Schooner): tribute to transatlantic voyage to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the United Kingdom (see S. Res. 258), S8611 [27JN]
Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 294), S1237 [26JA]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see S. 1880), S11506 [12SE]
Animals: strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see S. 1406), S7072 [5JN]
Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 878), S5870 [9MY]
Armed Forces: ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S2489 [1MR]
———ensure proper administration of the discharge of members for personality disorder (see S. 1817), S9612 [19JY]
———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), S7638 [13JN]
———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1113), S7005 [4JN]
———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), S14849 [6DE]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2063), S12334 [28SE]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see S. 1641), S14620 [16NO]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 359), S13521 [29OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S2204 [17FE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3517 [21MR]
Burma: condemn violence against peaceful protestors, release political prisoners, call on the People's Republic of China to condemn actions of Burmese Government, and encourage democracy efforts (see S. Res. 339), S12435 [2OC]
———impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, and support democracy efforts (see S. 2172), S12990 [17OC]
———impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, support democracy efforts, and promote efforts to restore civilian democratic rule (see S. 2257), S15139 [11DE]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the Capitol powerplant (see S. 1523), S7454 [11JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 138), S4161 [29MR]
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), S11854 [20SE]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S11214 [6SE]
———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1514), S7334 [7JN]
———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), S2693 [6MR]
Citizenship: assist lawfully-admitted aliens in becoming U.S. citizens by removing certain bureaucratic barriers (see S. 795), S4479 [16AP]
Civil liberties: reaffirm constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed domestic mail (see S. Res. 22), S358 [10JA]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S6399 [21MY]
Clean Air Act: promote use of advanced clean fuels that help reduce air and water pollution and protect the environment (see S. 1297), S5562 [3MY]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S1903 [13FE]
———evaluate foreign greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and assess the economic impact of existing U.S. programs before implementing a mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reduction program (see S. Res. 212), S6399 [21MY]
Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1142), S4675 [18AP]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 774), S2693 [6MR]
———provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (see S. 301), S578 [16JA]
Colombia: condemn hostage-taking of 3 U.S. citizens by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demand their immediate and unconditional release (see S. Con. Res. 53), S15652 [14DE]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 381), S1284 [29JA]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 621), S2023 [15FE]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 621), S2023 [15FE]
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] (see S. 230), S283 [9JA]
Contracts: ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting (see S. 680), S2204 [17FE]
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), S11328 [10SE]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 749), S4162 [29MR]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 789), S2795 [7MR]
Crime: 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), S3065 [13MR]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see S. 919), S6017 [11MY]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S9469 [17JY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S11855 [20SE]
———establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see S. 2428), S15771 [17DE]
———extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the Reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations (see S. 2246), S14193 [8NO]
———reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program (see S. 1592), S12434 [2OC]
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]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S4307 [10AP]
———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S13580 [30OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see S. 332), S753 [18JA]
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (see S. 2292), S13684 [1NO]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see S. Res. 94), S2598 [5MR]
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), S5564 [3MY]
———authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S4478 [16AP]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S7639 [13JN]
Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see S. 1464), S15234 [12DE]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S12989 [17OC]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see S. 2166), S14702 [3DE]
Disabled: promote employment of individuals with severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting and procurement processes (see S. 1702), S8610 [27JN]
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), S15912 [18DE]
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), S7546 [12JN]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S11752 [19SE]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1398), S7453 [11JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2165 [16FE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S12988 [17OC]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2969 [9MR]
District of Columbia: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (see S. 550), S1848 [12FE]
District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (see S. 343), S1189 [25JA]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
Ecology and environment: address challenges relating to energy independence, air pollution, and climate change (see S. 1554), S7177 [6JN]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S2598 [5MR]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 883), S4307 [10AP]
———improve college access and opportunity by increasing Pell Grants and reforming student loan programs (see S. 7), S36 [4JA]
———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 899), S3199 [15MR]
———provide for higher education affordability, access, and opportunity (see S. 1360), S5928 [10MY]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S5498 [2MY]
———provide student borrowers with basic rights, including the right to timely information about their loans and the right to make fair and reasonable loan payments (see S. 511), S1709 [7FE]
Eightmile River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 553), S1848 [12FE]
Elections: provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions (see S. 1905), S10423 [31JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see S. 2060), S11654 [18SE]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see S. 1975), S10788 [2AU]
———provide family and medical leave to primary caregivers of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see S. 1894), S10149 [26JY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 910), S3199 [15MR]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 125), S3835 [27MR]
Esfandiari, Haleh: call for immediate and unconditional release by Iran (see S. Res. 214), S6846 [24MY]
Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (see S. Res. 187), S5562 [3MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S38 [4JA]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S4478 [16AP]
Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see S. 1345), S5869 [9MY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 274), S445 [11JA]
———extend date on which the National Security Personnel System will first apply to certain defense laboratories (see S. 457), S1410 [31JA]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S14848 [6DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 1870), S9916 [25JY]
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), S1237 [26JA]
Food Stamp Act: end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, and encourage retirement and education savings (see S. 1529), S8612 [27JN]
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]
———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S4381 [11AP]
———prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S14489 [15NO]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1478), S6844 [24MY]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see S. 192), S41 [4JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 95), S2694 [6MR]
GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 506), S3836 [27MR]
Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 843), S3000 [12MR]
———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 742), S4048 [28MR]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S15234 [12DE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 1042), S4677 [18AP]
———optimize delivery of critical medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see S. 718), S4380 [11AP]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S5086 [25AP]
———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 334), S14285 [13NO]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA]
———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S7731 [14JN]
Health care facilities: increase Federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps to ensure health care access for persons living in medically-underserved areas (see S. 941), S7888 [19JN]
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]
———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see S. 1120), S4599 [17AP]
Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 359), S828 [22JA]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S12433 [2OC]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 142), S4304 [10AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S6954 [25MY]
Hunger: reduce (see S. 1172), S6551 [23MY]
Hurricanes: address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 537), S1781 [8FE]
———provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 664), S2164 [16FE]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S3750 [26MR]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 340), S3353 [20MR]
———increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (see S. 1104), S4437 [12AP]
———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]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 844), S3126 [14MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S4750 [19AP]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see S. 2324), S14191 [8NO]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 522), S4162 [29MR]
———improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 522), S4478 [16AP]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 13), S11855 [20SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S1577 [5FE]
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), S6848 [24MY]
———call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see S. Res. 136), S4161 [29MR]
———hold the current regime accountable for its human rights record and support a transition to democracy (see S. 1534), S10790 [2AU]
———strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S3607 [22MR]
Iraq: assist certain Iraqis who have worked directly with, or are threatened by their association with, the U.S. (see S. 1651), S7887 [19JN]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see S.J. Res. 9), S2899 [8MR]
———ensure U.S. Armed Forces have the necessary resources to carry out their mission and require the Iraqi Government meets certain political, economic, and military benchmarks (see S. Res. 70), S1576 [5FE]
IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies (see S. 335), S753 [18JA]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 175), S5184 [26AP]
———recognition of Jerusalem as capital prior to recognition of a Palestinian state (see S.J. Res. 12), S5307 [30AP]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Julian, Percy L.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1411 [31JA]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7812 [18JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: meet certain benchmarks before certain restrictions are lifted and prohibit financial assistance until certifications regarding submission of refugee status applications are made (see S. Res. 399), S15063 [10DE]
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: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see S. 1369), S6016 [11MY]
———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 456), S10789 [2AU]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see S. 2405), S14741 [4DE]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S509 [12JA]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S10787 [2AU]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S7071 [5JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 799), S2795 [7MR]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14702 [3DE]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 921), S6017 [11MY]
———disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see S.J. Res. 22), S15139 [11DE]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see S. 2103), S12141 [26SE]
———expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the prescription drug program and revise eligibility standards for an income-related subsidy (see S. 1102), S14619 [16NO]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S7731 [14JN]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S7453 [11JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1164), S4750 [19AP]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S6016 [11MY]
———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (see S. 1108), S14619 [16NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S7730 [14JN]
Mental health: 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), S1328 [30JA]
———provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S3353 [20MR]
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), S6847 [24MY]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see S. Res. 92), S2488 [1MR]
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]
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]
NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1848 [12FE]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S6055 [14MY]
National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]
National Anthem Project: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 236), S7890 [19JN]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S13078 [18OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 183), S5391 [1MY]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 4), S36 [4JA]
National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (see S. 775), S10789 [2AU]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service: lower U.S. flags to half-staff (see S. Res. 171), S5393 [1MY]
National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S7792 [15JN]
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 226), S7333 [7JN]
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), S5656 [7MY]
National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S4809 [20AP]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 174), S5184 [26AP]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 388), S14786 [5DE]
National Women's History Museum: provide a site within the District of Columbia (see S. 1841), S11328 [10SE]
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), S4308 [10AP]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S9659 [20JY]
New England National Scenic Trail: designate (see S. 923), S4439 [12AP]
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), S6056 [14MY]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 725), S5306 [30AP]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S911 [23JA]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 1713), S8693 [28JN] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S11505 [12SE]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S5870 [9MY]
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]
———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), S753 [18JA]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 3), S7454 [11JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see S. 886), S12988 [17OC]
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 safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12379 [1OC]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 150), S4600 [17AP]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: increase appropriations and modify date on which Dept. of the Interior authority terminates (see S. 1182), S4809 [20AP]
Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 83), S38 [4JA]
Real estate: establish on behalf of consumers a fiduciary duty and other standards of care for mortgage brokers and originators and require assessment of borrowers ability to repay mortgages (see S. 1299), S14285 [13NO]
———temporarily raise portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and provide financing to facilitate refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, prime loans (see S. 2169), S14286 [13NO]
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), S7179 [6JN]
Saudi Arabia: urge to overturn the sentence against rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl'' (see S. Res. 406), S15651 [14DE]
SBA: require reporting regarding the disaster loan program (see S. 598), S1958 [14FE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S282 [9JA]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S3835 [27MR]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S8062 [20JN]
Serbia: support democracy efforts (see S. Res. 31), S671 [17JA]
Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (see S. 1784), S9263 [16JY]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see S. 2522), S16005 [19DE]
———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), S12989 [17OC]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 434), S1326 [30JA]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S6954 [25MY]
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), S2899 [8MR]
———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), S9917 [25JY]
———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]
———increase penalties for violations of sanctions and disclose certain activities relative to the Sudanese petroleum industry (see S. 1563), S7332 [7JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see S. 1988), S10901 [3AU]
———allow a special depreciation allowance for reuse and recycling property and provide tax-exempt financing of recycling equipment (see S. 1587), S7451 [11JN]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 548), S1848 [12FE]
———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), S12002 [24SE]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 819), S4048 [28MR]
———establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy (see S. 2129), S14788 [5DE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1466), S12334 [28SE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1394), S14399 [14NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S7177 [6JN]
———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), S9136 [12JY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 858), S9774 [23JY]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see S. 822), S6267 [17MY]
———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see S. 2389), S14618 [16NO]
———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see S. 785), S2694 [6MR]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see S. 584), S2274 [27FE]
———provide a credit for renovation and construction of manufacturing facilities for incandescent lamps (see S. 1527), S6846 [24MY]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 700), S2355 [28FE]
———provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 851), S4438 [12AP]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see S. 1078), S4304 [10AP]
———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S12988 [17OC]
———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 1219), S5086 [25AP]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see S. 601), S1958 [14FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S282 [9JA]
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]
———provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (see S. 1944), S10787 [2AU]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1708), S11655 [18SE]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S41 [4JA]
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, 142), S4304 [10AP]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 2020), S15771 [17DE]
Turkey: importance of friendship and cooperation (see S. Res. 358), S13581 [30OC]
University of Hawaii: establish the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives (see S. 259), S445 [11JA]
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), S2356 [28FE]
———make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers for graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see S. 1334), S6847 [24MY]
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: 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), S13366 [24OC]
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]
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), S2969 [9MR]
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]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (see S. Con. Res. 25), S4381 [11AP]
———support democracy and human rights (see S. 1500), S7640 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1832), S9613 [19JY]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 1033), S4160 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2316), S14062 [7NO]
Armed Forces: improve mental health care for wounded members (see S. 1196), S4917 [24AP]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1832), S9613 [19JY]
Climate: establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (see S. 280), S508 [12JA]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 60), S1411 [31JA]
Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see S. Res. 401), S15138 [11DE]
Connecticut: authorize land acquisition for development of visitor and administrative facilities at Weir Farm National Historic Site (see S. 1247), S5183 [26AP]
Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see S. 2010), S10902 [3AU]
Disasters: provide for flexibility of certain disaster relief funds and for improved evacuation and sheltering during disasters and catastrophes (see S. 2445), S15138 [11DE]
Education: provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see S. 2212), S13152 [19OC]
———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]
E-Government Act: reauthorize appropriations (see S. 2321), S14062 [7NO]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (see S. 2191), S13077 [18OC]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: amend relative to labeling of cigarette packages (see S. 1162), S4750 [19AP]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 2521), S16005 [19DE]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 1257), S5390 [1MY]
Immigration: temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see S. 1397), S6126 [15MY]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S3124 [14MR]
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]
Kosovo: support independence (see S. Res. 135), S4161 [29MR]
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 948), S3516 [21MR]
Native Americans: provide extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe (see S. 2457), S15233 [12DE]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1832), S9613 [19JY]
Trachtenberg, Stephen J.: tribute (see S. Res. 210), S6266 [17MY]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 686), S2229 [26FE]
Wildlife: establish a global animal information network for surveillance to combat the threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals (see S. 1246), S5183 [26AP]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13466 [26OC], S13541 [30OC]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1746 [8FE], S1890 [13FE]
Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13202 [22OC], S13306 [24OC]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S502, S503 [12JA], S569 [16JA], S666 [17JA], S10400 [31JY], S10716 [2AU]
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4666 [18AP]
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]
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]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2849 [7MR], S2958 [9MR]
———implement recommendations (S. 4), motion to proceed, S2245, S2246 [27FE]
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), House amendment, S15218 [12DE], S15389 [13DE]
Letters
Improving America's Security Act: several members of 9/11 victims' organizations, S2858 [8MR]
Provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: by, S2784 [7MR]
Motions
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S3023 [13MR]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [4JA]
Privilege of the floor
Blankenship, Terry, S474 [11JA]
Firoved, Aaron, S2285 [27FE]
Lesser, Nathan, S2285 [27FE]
Poldberg, Seth, S2565 [2MR]
Remarks
Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13549 [30OC]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 1033), S4169 [29MR]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15856, S15882 [18DE], S15986 [19DE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3744 [26MR], S3811 [27MR]
———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, S5131, S5132 [26AP]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, S5371 [1MY]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), S5918 [10MY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S2248 [27FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), motion to proceed, S1561, S1563 [5FE]
———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9357 [17JY], S11820 [20SE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S11721 [19SE]
———support and protect those who have served, oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, and require the President to submit monthly reports on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq (S. 574), motion to proceed, S2124 [16FE]
Aviation: strengthen security, S2326 [28FE]
Bridgeport, CT: Bridgeport Public School System finalist for the Broad Foundation Broad Prize for Urban Education, S11046
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3599 [22MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen (S. Con. Res. 15), S2662 [6MR]
Climate: establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (S. 280), S511 [12JA], S6390 [21MY]
———evaluate foreign greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and assess the economic impact of existing U.S. programs before implementing a mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reduction program (S. Res. 212), S6390 [21MY]
———global warming, S10775, S10776 [2AU]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S258, S259, S301 [9JA], S319, S324 [10JA], S433, S434 [11JA], S561 [16JA], S660 [17JA], S743, S744 [18JA], S905 [23JA], S10690 [2AU]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S12744, S12745 [4OC]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S2768, S2769 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8884 [10JY], S8981, S8984, S8986, S8996, S8999, S9000, S9002 [11JY], S9357 [17JY], S11721 [19SE], S11820 [20SE], S11969 [24SE], S12095 [26SE], S12353 [1OC]
———Battlefield Surveillance and Management Radar System funding, S12519 [3OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12519 [3OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S15856 [18DE]
———require implementation of certain requirements before allowing private competition for Federal contracts, S12353 [1OC]
———successful missile defense intercept test, S12353 [1OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9893, S9894 [25JY], S10094, S10098 [26JY]
———ensure fiscal integrity of grant program, S3022, S3023 [13MR]
———establish a Rural Policing Institute at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, S2547 [2MR]
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (S. 2292), S13693 [1NO]
———first responders communications interoperability grants and Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding, S3599 [22MR]
———Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program funding, S10094, S10098 [26JY]
———prohibit issuance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards) to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, S2329, S2341 [28FE]
———require grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerability, S2578 [5MR], S2682, S2684 [6MR]
———revise formula for calculating allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, S2665, S2667, S2668, S2674, S2682, S2685 [6MR]
———specify the criminal offenses that disqualify applicants from receipt of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards), S10116 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding for investigating and prosecuting unsolved civil rights crimes through elimination of certain earmarks, S12744 [4OC]
Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, S11969 [24SE], S12095 [26SE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11184, S11185 [6SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15856, S15882 [18DE], S15986 [19DE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue grants to States for capital cost of facilities and equipment necessary to provide new or improved intercity passenger rail service, S13549 [30OC]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: permit cancellation of certain loans, S2551 [2MR]
Dystonia Awareness Week; observance, S7725 [14JN]
Ecology and environment: reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy (S. 1766), S10775 [2AU]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S2627 [5MR], S5037 [25AP]
Education: provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (S. 2212), S13157 [19OC]
———track student growth and teacher performance, equitably distribute effective teachers, accurately measure achievement of minority students, and develop voluntary testing standards (S. 2001), S10908 [3AU]
Elections: provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions (S. 1905), S10430 [31JY]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 2191), S13081, S13082 [18OC]
Ethics in Government Act: establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willingly falsifying or failing to file or report certain required information, S324 [10JA]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 2521), S16008 [19DE]
Foreign countries: prohibit countries with visa refusal rates that exceed certain levels from participating in the visa waiver program, S2321 [28FE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10865 [3AU]
———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 2011), S10865 [3AU]
Health: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S14276 [13NO]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 1257), S5394 [1MY]
———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 1257), motion to proceed, S11626, S11630 [18SE]
Hurricanes: provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S2551 [2MR]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6623 [24MY], S7140, S7143 [6JN]
Improving America's Security Act: sunset provisions to ensure congressional review and oversight, S3022 [13MR]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (S. 2324), S14199 [8NO]
Iran: democracy assistance programs funding, S11184, S11185 [6SE]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S3744-S3746 [26MR], S3811 [27MR]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), S3115 [14MR]
———U.S. policy, S8884 [10JY]
Jarvey, John A.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2883 [8MR]
Library of Congress: transfer police to the Capitol Police (H.R. 3690), S15790 [17DE]
Lioi, Sara E.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2883 [8MR]
Lobbyists: repeal reporting and disclosure requirements imposed on paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying, S660 [17JA], S743 [18JA]
Middle East: require a report on role of Iranian government in attacks against coalition forces in Iraq, S8984, S8986, S8996, S8999, S9000, S9002 [11JY]
Mukasey, Michael B.: nomination to be Attorney General, S13673 [1NO], S14178 [8NO]
———views on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture, S14178 [8NO]
Mystic, CT: Mystic Aquarium funding, S12744 [4OC]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, S10116, S10117, S10122 [26JY]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report—motion to recommit, S10116 [26JY]
———implement recommendations (S. 4), S2248 [27FE], S2318, S2321, S2326, S2329, S2332, S2341, S2346 [28FE], S2443, S2444, S2446, S2447, S2455, S2460, S2461 [1MR], S2547, S2551 [2MR], S2573, S2578 [5MR], S2656, S2665, S2667, S2668, S2674, S2675, S2682, S2684, S2685 [6MR], S2749, S2759, S2760, S2768, S2769, S2786 [7MR], S2857, S2878, S2881, S2882 [8MR], S2958, S2959 [9MR], S3022, S3024, S3029, S3032, S3033, S3034, S3045, S3046, S3055 [13MR]
———implement recommendations (S. 4), motion to proceed, S2246 [27FE]
———implement recommendations (S. 4), unanimous-consent request, S2459 [1MR]
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 948), S3519-S3521 [21MR]
National security: extend deadline by which State identification documents shall comply with certain minimum standards, S2444, S2447 [1MR]
———improve security of cargo containers destined for the U.S., S2455, S2460, S2461 [1MR]
Nussle, Jim: nomination to be OMB Director, S11025 [4SE]
O'Connell, Douglas K.: Rotary International Paul Harris Award recipient, S3348
OMB: implement an action plan to reduce oil consumption, S7500-S7502, S7523, S7531, S7532 [12JN]
Political ethics: extend certain laws and rules to the executive and judicial branches of Government, S905 [23JA]
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), S7522, S7523, S7531, S7532 [12JN], S7807 [18JN]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), motion to proceed, S7500 [12JN]
———reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies, S7807 [18JN]
Refugees: reform asylum procedures, S6623 [24MY], S7140, S7143 [6JN]
Safety: improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment, S2326, S2333 [28FE]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12744, S12745 [4OC], S12858 [15OC]
Senate: establish an Office of Public Integrity, S433, S434 [11JA], S561 [16JA], S744 [18JA]
———legislative program, S10208 [26JY]
Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10755 [2AU]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10755 [2AU]
———use revenues from increased income taxes to support U.S. troops in war on terror and provide health care to veterans, S3599 [22MR]
Terrorism: ensure interoperable communications grant funding does not exclude Internet protocol-based interoperability based solutions, S2446 [1MR]
———first responder interoperable communications funding, S9893, S9894 [25JY]
———report on issues associated with awarding spectrum for cross-border interoperability, S2446 [1MR]
———require a report to Congress on intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other suspected terrorists to justice, S2878 [8MR]
Trachtenberg, Stephen J.: tribute (S. Res. 210), S6312 [17MY]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security, S2326 [28FE]
Transportation Security Administration: extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, S2334 [28FE], S2656 [6MR], S2759 [7MR]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), S14724 [4DE]
Votes: position on missed, S10540 [1AU]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (S. 686), S2234 [26FE]
Wildlife: establish a global animal information network for surveillance to combat the threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals (S. 1246), S5221 [26AP]
Reports filed
Accountability in Government Contracting Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 680), S12936 [16OC]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 680) (S. Rept. 110-201), S13193 [22OC]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 625), S6461 [22MY]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2290), S14397 [14NO]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1781), S10604 [1AU]
Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building, Cantonment, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3518), S14397 [14NO]
Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building, Inverness, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3530), S14397 [14NO]
Claude Ramsey Post Office, Harrison, TN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1260), S10603 [1AU]
Clem Rogers McSpadden Post Office Building, Chelsea, OK: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2127), S10604 [1AU]
Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building, Vassar, MI: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2276), S14397 [14NO]
Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office, Suffield, CT: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3325), S14397 [14NO]
Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3307), S14397 [14NO]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107), S14397 [14NO]
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1257) (S. Rept. 110-123), S8691 [28JN]
District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 110-52), S4379 [11AP]
Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr., Post Office Building, Uvalde, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1596), S10604 [1AU]
Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building, Fairbury, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1352), S6461 [22MY]
Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office Building, Fort Collins, CO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2570), S10604 [1AU]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1732)), S10604 [1AU]
Eleanor McGovern Post Office Building, Woonsocket, SD: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2654), S12140 [26SE]
Establish Procedures for Consideration of Claims of Constitutionally Based Privilege Against Disclosure of Presidential Records: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1255), S8061 [20JN]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 886), S8061 [20JN]
Expenditures: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 60), S1409 [31JA]
Extend Date on Which the National Security Personnel System Will First Apply to Certain Defense Laboratories: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 457) (S. Rept. 110-79), S7451 [11JN]
Extend Issuance of Special Postage Stamps To Fund Breast Cancer Research: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 597) (S. Rept. 110-222), S14062 [7NO]
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 274) (S. Rept. 110-232), S14618 [16NO]
Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2467), S12140 [26SE]
George B. Lewis Post Office Building, Blue Creek, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2077), S10603 [1AU]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1617), S10603 [1AU]
Improve Mutual Aid Agreements for National Capital Region: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1245) (S. Rept. 110-237), S14847 [6DE]
Improving America's Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4), S2229 [26FE]
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Post Office Building, Cambridge, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3052), S12141 [26SE]
John `Marty' Thiels Southpark Station, Alexandria, LA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2272), S14487 [15NO]
Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr., Post Office Building, Memphis, TN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2587), S12140 [26SE]
Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office, Atwood, IN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3308), S14397 [14NO]
Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2110), S14397 [14NO]
Leonard W. Herman Post Office, Boca Raton, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1722), S10603 [1AU]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 988), S6461 [22MY]
Lino Perez, Jr., Post Office, Rio Grande City, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 437), S6461 [22MY]
Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office, New Orleans, LA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2089), S14397 [14NO]
Major Scott Nisely Post Office, Marshalltown, IA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2563), S10604 [1AU]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1539), S10604 [1AU]
Make Individuals Employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission in Canada Eligible To Obtain Federal Health Insurance: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1099), S7887 [19JN]
Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office, Hughesville, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2765), S12140 [26SE]
Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building, Marshall, MI: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3446), S14397 [14NO]
Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building, Mayaguez, PR: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 414), S6461 [22MY]
Nate DeTample Post Office Building, Morrisville, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3297), S14397 [14NO]
Nomination of Dennis R. Schrader To Be FEMA Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10604 [1AU]
Nomination of Ellen C. Williams To Be Postal Service Governor: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S14398 [14NO]
Nomination of Gregory B. Cade To Be U.S. Fire Administration Administrator: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S4675 [18AP]
Nomination of Jim Nussle To Be OMB Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10604 [1AU]
Nomination of Julie L. Myers To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S12141 [26SE]
Nomination of Robert D. Jamison To Be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S16005 [19DE]
Nomination of W. Ross Ashley III To Be FEMA Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S14398 [14NO]
Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office, Hillsborough, NH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1896), S10604 [1AU]
Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office Building, Princeton, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2825), S12141 [26SE]
Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building, Tiffin, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2174), S14397 [14NO]
Permit Certain Congressional Office of Compliance Officers To Serve One Additional Term: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3571), S15909 [18DE]
Philip A. Baddour, Sr., Post Office, Goldsboro, NC: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3382), S14397 [14NO]
Presidential Library Donation Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1254) (S. Rept. 110-202), S13193 [22OC]
Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office, Gardner, KS: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1772), S10604 [1AU]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1434), S10603 [1AU]
Reaffirm Constitutional and Statutory Protections Accorded Sealed Domestic Mail: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 22), S11051 [4SE]
Robert Merrill Postal Station, New Rochelle, NY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2778), S12140 [26SE]
Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building, Lecanto, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1402), S6461 [22MY]
Smart Response Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2445) (S. Rept. 110-240), S15137 [11DE]
S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office Buildin, Seneca, SC: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1335), S10603 [1AU]
Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office, Ferdinand, IN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3106), S12141 [26SE]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2023), S12141 [26SE]
Staff Sergeant Marvin ``Rex'' Young Post Office Building, Odessa, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1425), S10603 [1AU]
Staff Sergeant Omer T. ``O.T.''Hawkins Post Office, Cherry Fork, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2078), S10603 [1AU]
Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3572), S14397 [14NO]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2150), S14397 [14NO]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Additional Federal Contributions for Maintaining and Improving the Transit System: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1446) (S. Rept. 110-188), S12532 [3OC]
Willye B. White Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2025), S10603 [1AU]
Rules
Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (Senate): Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, S2350 [28FE]
———Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, S2349 [28FE]
———Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Mangement, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, S2349 [28FE]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1050-S1054 [24JA]
Summaries
All Students Can Achieve Act (S. 2001), S10928 [3AU]
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 2521), S16009 [19DE]
Testimonies
Improving America's Security Act: Carie Lemack, S2574 [5MR]
———Carol Ashley, S2574 [5MR]
———Mary Fetchet, S2573 [5MR]
Texts of
S. 948, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S3521 [21MR]
S. 1257, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, S5395 [1MY]
S. 2001, All Students Can Achieve Act, S10909-S10928 [3AU]
S. 2521, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, S16008 [19DE]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S11969 [24SE]
Cogen, Joel, S6839
Dodd, Thomas J., S6125 [15MY]
Edmonds, Edwin (Doc), S14281
Empson, G. Raymond, S15997
Galloway, Archie, S2476 [1MR]
Harvey, Francis J., S4434
Lott, Senator, S15811 [18DE]
Mitchell, Mayer (Bubba), S12375 [1OC]
Pace, Peter, S12281 [27SE], S12353 [1OC]
Ross, Lynne M., S12431
Shapiro, Richard H., S750 [18JA]
Stone, Deanne C., S2486
Wagner, G. Martin, S1620