MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14287, S14310 [13NO], S14523, S14532, S14538, S14558 [15NO], S14648, S14651, S14652 [16NO], S14862, S14864 [6DE], S15139 [11DE], S15362 [12DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3869, S3926 [27MR], S4049, S4050 [28MR], S4084 [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: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3609, S3641 [22MR], S3680, S3687, S3707, S3708 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8945, S8955 [10JY], S9137, S9158 [12JY], S9263, S9275, S9284, S9286, S9290 [16JY], S9471 [17JY], S10836 [2AU], S11119 [5SE], S11550, S11606 [17SE], S11699, S11759, S11765 [19SE], S11856, S11878, S11879 [20SE], S12009 [24SE], S12035, S12041 [25SE], S12112, S12143 [26SE], S12267, S12268 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12506, S12559 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9977, S9982 [25JY], S10091, S10100, S10104, S10109, S10110, S10198, S10205 [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], S11215 [6SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S12976, S13022 [17OC], S13036 [18OC], S13162 [19OC], S13178 [22OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11374, S11399, S11400, S11404, S11416, S11422, S11425, S11426, S11427, S11430 [11SE], S11506 [12SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4985 [24AP], S5045, S5059, S5088 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5444, S5512 [2MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (S. Res. 299), S14415, S14417 [14NO]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6568, S6569 [23MY], S6598, S6904, S6907, S6916, S6918 [24MY], S6933, S6945 [25MY], S7088 [5JN], S7209, S7247, S7249, S7257 [6JN]

———reform (S. 1639), S8628 [27JN], S8715 [28JN]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2421 [28FE], S2449, S2521 [1MR], S2635, S2642, S2644 [5MR], S2657, S2662, S2663, S2726 [6MR], S2985 [9MR], S3041 [13MR]

NATO: endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (S. 494), S3146 [14MR], S3227, S3234 [15MR]

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), S7566, S7567 [12JN], S7641, S7656 [13JN], S7697, S7712, S7766, S7768 [14JN], S7792 [15JN], S7832 [18JN], S7920, S7927, S7964 [19JN], S8010 [20JN], S8214 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12711, S12802 [4OC], S12938 [16OC]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (H.R. 1419), S7823 [18JN]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10513 [31JY], S10647 [1AU], S10829, S10830 [2AU]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3781 [27MR], S13647 [1NO], S14808 [6DE]

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), S7545 [12JN]

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: 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), S4750 [19AP]

———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]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2355 [28FE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see S. 1880), S14286 [13NO]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 714), S14192 [8NO]

———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see S. 1406), S9917 [25JY]

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), S2598 [5MR]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S8611 [27JN]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1113), S5656 [7MY]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see S. 1390), S10903 [3AU]

———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S11117 [5SE]

———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. 233), S359 [10JA] (see S. 287), S509 [12JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S5183 [26AP]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see S. 1718), S12142 [26SE]

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

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 2136), S14192 [8NO]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S2230 [26FE]

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

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), S12379 [1OC]

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), S14788 [5DE]

———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), S7811 [18JN]

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), S9917 [25JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1337), S7639 [13JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 138), S4161 [29MR]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S2599 [5MR]

———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), S7333 [7JN]

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

———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), S13990 [6NO]

———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), S2795 [7MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 766), S2693 [6MR]

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

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S4049 [28MR]

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]

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

———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), S5392 [1MY]

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), S15913 [18DE]

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

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

Conservation of energy: promote efficient use of oil, natural gas, and electricity, reduce oil consumption, and heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial equipment (see S. 1115), S4919 [24AP]

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

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

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

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 749), S2599 [5MR]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S8794 [9JY]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2045), S13725 [2NO]

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), S3000 [12MR]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit most extraterritorial detention and rendition, modify definition of unlawful enemy combatant for purposes of military commissions and extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees (see S. 1876), S13769 [5NO]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S9498 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S11587 [17SE]

———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 1920), S10791 [2AU]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1557), S7177 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 838), S5498 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S3707 [23MR]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S6462 [22MY]

———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), S2796 [7MR]

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), S2898 [8MR]

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), S3125 [14MR]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S4842 [23AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see S. 327), S12433 [2OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency and take action to remedy such manipulation (see S. 1677), S10425 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S6127 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1233), S12142 [26SE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S11117 [5SE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 2069), S14849 [6DE]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S8796 [9JY]

———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), S15771 [17DE]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 177), S5306 [30AP]

Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see S. Res. 65), S2600 [5MR]

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), S6401 [21MY]

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), S13438 [25OC]

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), S9020 [11JY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1551), S7811 [18JN]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S7005 [4JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S3354 [20MR]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see S. 1415), S6401 [21MY]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S4677 [18AP]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 968), S8357 [25JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2023 [15FE]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see S. 1734), S13490 [26OC]

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

Ecology and environment: codify executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations and implement EPA and GAO recommendations on environmental justice (see S. 642), S2023 [15FE]

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

Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN]

———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]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see S. Res. 381), S14398 [14NO]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 453), S16006 [19DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen mentoring programs (see S. 1812), S11328 [10SE]

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

Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see S. 1975), S10788 [2AU]

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

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 1996), S14620 [16NO]

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), S12055 [25SE]

FBI: place reasonable limitations on the use of national security letters (see S. 2088), S12990 [17OC]

FCC: promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see S. 2332), S15771 [17DE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S3001 [12MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S10605 [1AU]

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

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

FHA: increase mortgage amount limits applicable to housing insured by FHA mortgage insurance (see S. 1805), S9833 [24JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 126), S3835 [27MR]

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), S11270 [7SE]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1744), S11118 [5SE]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see S. 1259), S8302 [22JN]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S7731 [14JN]

———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (see S. 2135), S12990 [17OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 367), S2489 [1MR]

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

Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see S.J. Res. 14), S6846 [24MY]

Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (see S. Res. 341), S12433 [2OC]

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), S5498 [2MY]

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), S11053 [4SE]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 1818), S11416 [11SE]

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]

———improve prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 2278), S13725 [2NO]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S3353 [20MR]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see S. 651), S8944 [10JY]

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

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S5087 [25AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 972), S9832 [24JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1487), S6844 [24MY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize efforts and contributions of Louis A. Martin-Vega and other Hispanic scientists (see S. Res. 340), S12379 [1OC]

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

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

Homeless: authorize a pilot program within the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD to prevent at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness (see S. 2330), S14191 [8NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S8232 [21JN]

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

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 1257), S9263 [16JY]

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]

———reduce (see S. 1172), S6847 [24MY]

Hurricanes: assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes (see S. 1668), S13685 [1NO]

———improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (see S. 1509), S8413 [26JN]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 671), S11327 [10SE]

———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]

———reform (see S. 1348), S5869 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S12864 [15OC]

Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see S. 1694), S8411 [26JN]

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), S670 [17JA]

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), S11415 [11SE]

———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), S10904 [3AU]

———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]

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

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

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7812 [18JN]

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]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 449), S1410 [31JA]

Lebanon: support free and fair Presidential elections without intimidation or foreign interference, security from terrorists, and democracy and reconstruction efforts (see S. Res. 353), S13078 [18OC]

LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see S. 2405), S14741 [4DE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 301), S11119 [5SE]

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), S11587 [17SE]

———expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see S. 1075), S9497 [17JY]

———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), S1902 [13FE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S14700 [3DE]

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

———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see S. 909), S3707 [23MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14285 [13NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 932), S3352 [20MR]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S1848 [12FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 691), S11214 [6SE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1842), S9658 [20JY]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1338), S5716 [8MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2352), S14398 [14NO]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S2559 [2MR]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S11213 [6SE]

Mental health: provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S4841 [23AP]

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), S4439 [12AP]

Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see S. 576), S1902 [13FE]

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]

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]

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S14063 [7NO]

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), S7730 [14JN]

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 First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S8796 [9JY]

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), S1958 [14FE]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 213), S7547 [12JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 311), S11269 [7SE]

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

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

National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see S. 1015), S11586 [17SE]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S8945 [10JY]

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

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S6400 [21MY]

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]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 162), S4809 [20AP]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S7732 [14JN]

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), 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), S671 [17JA]

Product safety: establish Office of International and Domestic Product Safety and Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve product safety and develop a centralized database for product recalls, advisories, and alerts (see S. 2256), S13990 [6NO]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates (see S. 2275), S13990 [6NO]

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), S13990 [6NO]

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

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 348), S12936 [16OC]

Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see S. Con. Res. 39), S8062 [20JN]

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

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S579 [16JA]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S3835 [27MR]

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), S12866 [15OC]

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: permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 764), S10314 [30JY]

———prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2049), S11504 [12SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S2229 [26FE]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S7546 [12JN]

———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), S9613 [19JY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 548), S10424 [31JY]

———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), S6055 [14MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1466), S16006 [19DE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S10605 [1AU]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S1627 [6FE]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 858), S3064 [13MR]

———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 1416), S8612 [27JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S12379 [1OC]

———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S3274 [19MR]

———provide tax relief and protections to military personnel (see S. 1593), S8063 [20JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 582), S8611 [27JN]

Teach for America, Inc.: award a grant to enable implementation and expansion of its teaching program (see S. 959), S3607 [22MR]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (see S. 602), S3273 [19MR]

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]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1027), S14192 [8NO]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S283 [9JA]

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), S4439 [12AP] (see S. Res. 142), S4382 [11AP]

Truth in Lending Act: provide protection to consumers relative to certain subprime and high-cost loans (see S. 2452), S15233 [12DE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see S. 695), S2273 [27FE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S11953 [21SE]

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

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 439), S10313 [30JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S13625 [31OC]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1084), S4304 [10AP]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 57), S2229 [26FE]

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

Voting: prevent voter caging (see S. 2305), S13768 [5NO]

Voting Rights Act: revise short title of reauthorization legislation to include Cesar E. Chavez (see S. 188), S41 [4JA]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 686), S2229 [26FE]

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]

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), S1902 [13FE]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

Charities: improve disclosures for charitable giving, protect charities, and inform consumers (see S. 2529), S16005 [19DE]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (see S. 1137), S4600 [17AP]

———create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children (see S. 2344), S14285 [13NO]

Crime: require listing of cruelty to animals as a separate offense category by National Incident Based Reporting System, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program (see S. 2439), S15062 [10DE]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see S. Res. 331), S12054 [25SE]

Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see S. 2107), S12287 [27SE]

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]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 963), S3607 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: better serve persons with limited English language proficiency by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds (see S. 2018), S11116 [5SE]

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

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see S. 2350), S14398 [14NO]

———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]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see S. 1016), S4047 [28MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit an entity under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency from paying for travel by employees of that agency (see S. 2315), S14062 [7NO]

Financial institutions: preserve and expand minority depository institutions (see S. 2397), S14619 [16NO]

FTC: authorize appropriations for research and enforcement activities relative to misleading mortgage advertisements (see S. 2459), S15234 [12DE]

Health: prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see S. 2525), S16005 [19DE]

———protect health care workers and first responders at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza (see S. 2526), S16005 [19DE]

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

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 299), S10902 [3AU]

Housing: increase financial education and counseling services available to homeowners and prospective homebuyers in financial turmoil or who seek credit or other personal financial assistance (see S. 2399), S14619 [16NO]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 990), S3750 [26MR]

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

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see S. Res. 300), S10902 [3AU]

McAllister, Malachy and family: relief (see S. 2301), S13725 [2NO]

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

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]

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

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

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

NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see S. 810), S2898 [8MR]

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

Securities: authorize guarantees for bonds and notes issued for community or economic development purposes (see S. 2528), S16005 [19DE]

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

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 2120), S12379 [1OC]

Social Security: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see S. 1023), S4159 [29MR]

Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see S. Res. 203), S6193 [16MY]

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), motion to proceed, S1513 [1FE], S1566 [5FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S1232 [26JA], 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]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S502, S503 [12JA], S569 [16JA], S666 [17JA]

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), S9239 [16JY], S9434 [17JY], S12023 [25SE], S12205 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12416 [2OC]

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

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), motion to proceed, S6077 [14MY], S6387 [21MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 372), S4428 [12AP], S4471 [16AP], S4580 [17AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), motion to proceed, S3011 [12MR], S3085 [14MR]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2849 [7MR], S2958 [9MR]

———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, S15004, S15009 [7DE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13492 [26OC], S13657, S13675 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13610 [31OC]

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

Democracy for Cuba: Oscar E. Biscet, S13654 [1NO]

Dept. of the Interior Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Donald R. Schregardus, Dept. of the Navy, S7714 [14JN]

Modify deadline for family-sponsored immigrants who have legally applied for visas: several immigration organizations, S7132 [6JN]

Nomination of Leslie H. Southwick to be circuit judge: Alan Reuther, UAW, S13277 [24OC]

———Robert Bernstein, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, S13276 [24OC]

———several environmental organizations, S13276 [24OC]

———Vicki D. Blanton, J.L. Turner Legal Association, S13277 [24OC]

Views of Michael B. Mukasey on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture: Senators McCain, Graham, and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14159 [8NO]

Motions

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7147 [6JN]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S3781 [27MR], S13647 [1NO], S14807 [6DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14400 [14NO], S15630 [14DE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary, S2269 [27FE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13416 [25OC], S13662 [1NO]

———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, S5142 [26AP]

Armed Forces: 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, S9110 [12JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 22), S14373 [14NO]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1681 [7FE], S3099 [14MR]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9363 [17JY]

———require a pilot program on facilitation of the transition of members to receipt of veterans health care benefits upon completion of military service (S. 882), S3136-S3138 [14MR]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S8991, S8993 [11JY], S11705 [19SE]

Black History Month: observance, S1956 [14FE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S12982 [17OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9459 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11245 [7SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3502 [21MR], S3591, S3592 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, S6248, S6249 [17MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S13597 [31OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (S. Res. 138), S4217 [29MR]

Chicago, IL: congratulate for being chosen U.S. representative in competition to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee (H. Con. Res. 118), S7677 [13JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (S. 1137), S4616 [17AP]

Coastal zones: require approval of certain nearby States before allowing natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of a State petitioning for such leases, S7698, S7699, S7701, S7702 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13321 [24OC]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), S9459 [17JY]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11245 [7SE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, S3114 [14MR]

Couch, Robert M.: nomination to be Dept. of HUD General Counsel, S7676 [13JN]

Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, S6501 [23MY]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S11648 [18SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S12103 [26SE]

———require listing of cruelty to animals as a separate offense category by National Incident Based Reporting System, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program (S. 2439), S15064 [10DE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (S. 261), S7677 [13JN]

Cuba: democracy assistance programs funding, S11174, S11176 [6SE]

———human rights violations, S13653, S13654 [1NO]

Cyprus: establish partnerships with foreign companies and countries to develop oil and natural gas deposits, S4156 [29MR]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (S. Res. 331), S12068 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (S. 919), S3354 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8991, S8993 [11JY], S9110 [12JY], S9363 [17JY], S11648 [18SE], S11705 [19SE], S11795 [20SE], S12103, S12124 [26SE]

———limit cost growth associated with major defense base closure and realignments (S. 1902), S10318 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12506, S12514 [3OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to proceed, S14469 [15NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 963), S3613 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (S. 624), S7677 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9864-S9866 [25JY], S10094 [26JY]

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

———require grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerability, S2583 [5MR]

———revise formula for calculating allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, S2673 [6MR]

Dept. of HUD: programs and documents to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, S11400 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S12978 [17OC]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to be used in contravention of the law relating to information sharing about an individual's immigration status, S12850 [15OC], S12910 [16OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11174, S11176 [6SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11110 [5SE], S14373 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S12976 [17OC], S13065 [18OC], S13179 [22OC], S13434 [25OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11399, S11400 [11SE]

Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (S. 1459), S6555 [23MY]

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, S14817 [6DE]

———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S2904 [8MR], S5041 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5490 [2MY]

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

GAO: study efficacy of FAA and Dept. of Transportation strategies to address flight delays, S11399 [11SE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14375 [14NO]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4277 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 1642), S9764 [23JY]

———technical corrections (S. 2371), S14567 [15NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S11850 [20SE]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (S. 2338), S15583 [14DE]

Immigration: extend special adjustment of status to certain aliens who are parents of a U.S. citizen, S6534 [23MY], S6991 [4JN], S7282 [7JN]

———facilitate information sharing between Federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status, S6583, S6584, S6595 [24MY]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (S. 340), S13321 [24OC]

———improve border security, S12514 [3OC]

———modify deadline for family-sponsored immigrants who have legally applied for visas, S6598-S6600 [24MY], S6991 [4JN], S7130, S7133, S7136, S7146 [6JN]

———modify the allocation of family-sponsored immigrant visas, S7147 [6JN]

———permanently bar gang members, terrorists, and other criminals from entry, S6585 [24MY]

———reform policies relative to undocumented immigrants attaining an earned legalization application, S6991 [4JN]

———reform (S. 1348), S6254 [17MY], S6501, S6533, S6534 [23MY], S6583, S6584, S6593, S6595, S6596, S6598 [24MY], S6990 [4JN], S7130, S7133, S7136, S7146, S7147 [6JN], S7282 [7JN]

———reform (S. 1348), motion to proceed, S6386 [21MY]

———reform (S. 1639), S8588 [27JN], S8659 [28JN]

———require undocumented immigrants receiving legal status to pay owed back taxes, S6593 [24MY]

———revise merit-based point system to place more emphasis on family ties, S8588 [27JN]

———strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders, including international land and maritime borders, S10094 [26JY], S12330 [28SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S5318 [1MY], S12977 [17OC], S13065 [18OC], S14778 [5DE], S15971, S15972 [19DE]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), motion to proceed, S3098 [14MR]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S8991, S8993 [11JY]

———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, S13661-S13663 [1NO], S14373 [14NO], S14778 [5DE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, S11795 [20SE], S14469 [15NO]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 990), S3757 [26MR]

Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (S. 1420), S6301 [17MY]

Minimum wage: level, S9913 [25JY]

———level (H.R. 2), S820 [22JA]

Montclair State University: anniversary, S11746 [19SE]

Mukasey, Michael B.: nomination to be Attorney General, S14158, S14159 [8NO]

———views on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture, S14158, S14159 [8NO]

NAACP: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 10), S7677 [13JN]

National Association of Cuban American Women: tribute to Las Plantadas members receiving Elena Mederos Award, S3749 [26MR]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 170), S4980 [24AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2347 [28FE], S2451, S2461 [1MR], S2583 [5MR], S2661, S2673 [6MR]

National Guard: ensure provision of necessary equipment to accomplish their mission inside the U.S., S12124 [26SE]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 234), S7676 [13JN]

National security: improve security of cargo containers destined for the U.S., S2451, S2461 [1MR], S2661 [6MR]

———U.S. northern border security improvement funding, S12506 [3OC]

NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (S. 810), S2904 [8MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7700 [14JN]

Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: funding, S12976 [17OC], S13179 [22OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs certified by the Sec. of HHS, S5490 [2MY]

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), S7577, S7627 [13JN], S7698, S7699, S7701, S7702, S7714, S7715 [14JN], S8010 [20JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7676 [13JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (S. Res. 150), S5523 [2MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S7627 [13JN]

Puerto Rico: make eligible for the Federal weatherization program, S8010 [20JN]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4277 [10AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12746 [4OC], S12850 [15OC], S12910 [16OC]

Securities: authorize guarantees for bonds and notes issued for community or economic development purposes (S. 2528), S16016 [19DE]

Senate: legislative program, S5524 [2MY], S7677 [13JN], S12340 [28SE], S14803 [5DE]

———reform earmark process (S. Res. 123), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR]

———tribute to staff, S15973 [19DE]

Senate Rules: authorize printing (S. Res. 337), S12340 [28SE]

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, S10364 [31JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13662 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13604 [31OC]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 764), S10349 [31JY]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10347, S10364 [31JY], S12229 [27SE], S13065 [18OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S3502 [21MR]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (S. 1022), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (S. 1023), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR]

Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13274 [24OC]

Sudan: call for urgent deployment of robust and effective multinational peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur, S10344 [31JY]

———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (S. Res. 203), S6199 [16MY]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10347, S10364 [31JY]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), House amendments, S12229 [27SE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S13065 [18OC]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (S. 2416), S14803 [5DE], S14817 [6DE]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (S. 1084), S14373 [14NO]

Virginia: allow natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State, S7698, S7699, S7701, S7702, S7714, S7715 [14JN]

Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings, S4650 [18AP]

Texts of

S. 810, establish a laboratory science pilot program at NSF, S2904 [8MR]

S. 1420, require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation, S6301 [17MY]

S. 1459, Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act, S6555 [23MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S15971 [19DE]

Fenske, Helen, S1281 [29JA]

Jones, Reginald, S1956 [14FE]

Simunovich, Joseph, S8227 [21JN]

Smith, Tommie, S1957 [14FE]