MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14010 [6NO], S14331 [13NO], S14503 [15NO], S15476 [13DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13460 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3797, S3868, S3883, S3884, S3904 [27MR], S4049 [28MR]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3564, S3583, S3634, S3635 [22MR], S3699 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8797, S8862 [9JY], S8953 [10JY], S9021, S9030, S9036, S9049 [11JY], S9086, S9137, S9155, S9174 [12JY], S9214, S9221 [13JY], S9290 [16JY], S9521 [17JY], S10833 [2AU], S11550, S11556 [17SE], S11672, S11673 [18SE], S11699, S11753, S11759 [19SE], S11855, S11901, S11903, S11904, S11905 [20SE], S11925, S11953 [21SE], S12093, S12112, S12143, S12166 [26SE], S12261, S12267, S12268, S12302, S12307, S12309 [27SE], S12357, S12361 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12445 [2OC], S12500, S12511, S12533, S12539, S12560 [3OC]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 845), S10657 [1AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9917, S9982 [25JY], S10110 [26JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11225 [6SE], S15927, S15932 [18DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13263 [23OC]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4983 [24AP], S5058 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5871 [9MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7080 [5JN], S7202 [6JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2321, S2428 [28FE], S3066 [13MR]

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (S. 487), S2114, S2115 [15FE]

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), S7656 [13JN], S7783, S7794 [15JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12706, S12707, S12711, S12713, S12723, S12748, S12750, S12788, S12801, S12803, S12804, S12806, S12811 [4OC], S12839, S12844, S12845, S12852, S12866, S12882, S12883 [15OC], S12914 [16OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10510 [31JY], S10650, S10651 [1AU], S10751, S10791, S10828, S10829, S10831, S10833 [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), S5998 [10MY], S6092 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, S7998 [19JN]

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

———H.R. 2082, intelligence services appropriations, S12691 [3OC]

———H.R. 2272, America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act, S9574 [19JY]

———H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act, S9597 [19JY]

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

———H.R. 3222, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12523 [3OC]

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

Articles and editorials

Capitol Feud—A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder, David M. Herszenhorn, New York (NY) Times, S12842 [15OC]

Sliming Graeme Frost, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, S12841 [15OC]

Walter Sondheim, Jr.—1908-2007—He Was Sage Advisor, Key Figure in City's Growth, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S2595-S2597 [5MR]

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]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 147), S283 [9JA]

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), S7178 [6JN]

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), S4811 [20AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (see S. 309), S5655 [7MY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 1921), S13079 [18OC]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 294), S2356 [28FE]

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see S. 1030), S4159 [29MR]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 496), S1626 [6FE]

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), S1411 [31JA]

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

———establish a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors to enhance care and improve transition from care by the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1606), S7889 [19JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S2165 [16FE]

———establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see S. 1649), S8945 [10JY]

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

———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see S. 117), S1849 [12FE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see S. 1065), S4479 [16AP]

———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S4306 [10AP]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 2), S754 [18JA]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S3274 [19MR]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S5393 [1MY]

———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), S10150 [26JY]

———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]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3517 [21MR]

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]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S2357 [28FE]

———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), S13624 [31OC]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see S. 739), S2599 [5MR]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S14285 [13NO]

———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), S11327 [10SE]

China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see S. Con. Res. 48), S12938 [16OC]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 132), S8063 [20JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1087), S4379 [11AP]

Colleges and universities: provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (see S. 301), S578 [16JA]

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]

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]

Crime: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 119), S446 [11JA]

———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), S1058 [24JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S14286 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs (see S. 518), S13725 [2NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S3199 [15MR]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1858), S14399 [14NO]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 612), S2022 [15FE]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S2899 [8MR]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 845), S3000 [12MR]

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), S5499 [2MY]

———authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S283 [9JA]

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

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S4752 [19AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see S. 479), S8356 [25JN]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see S. 994), S7178 [6JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see S. 2160), S13262 [23OC]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (see S. 2162), S13439 [25OC]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 644), S2230 [26FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S3352 [20MR]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see S. 1147), S5185 [26AP]

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), S6848 [24MY]

———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), S13366 [24OC]

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), S4841 [23AP]

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), S9658 [20JY]

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), S11854 [20SE]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S12380 [1OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S1958 [14FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2599 [5MR]

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

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

Education: authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 116), S39 [4JA]

———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]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S10149 [26JY]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 899), S3199 [15MR]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants for school renovation (see S. 1942), S10787 [2AU]

Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see S. 1898), S10313 [30JY] (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]

———provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors (see S. 2044), S12003 [24SE]

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]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S1958 [14FE]

FAA: extend existing laws on eligibility for Essential Air Service Program subsidies (see S. 2260), S13579 (see S. 2265), S13580 [30OC]

———extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies (see S. 1934), S10787 [2AU]

FDA: improve ability to ensure drug safety (see S. 468), S1410 [31JA]

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

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 274), S14848 [6DE]

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

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

Food Stamp Act: end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, and encourage retirement and education savings (see S. 1529), S7546 [12JN]

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see S. 1259), S8357 [25JN]

Foreign countries: expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis (see S. 342), S827 [22JA] (see S. 653), S2024 [15FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reiterate exclusivity as the sole authority to permit conduct of electronic surveillance and streamline procedures authorizing surveillance (see S. 1114), S4602 [17AP]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S7178 [6JN]

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

Head Start Program: reauthorize (see S. 556), S1959 [14FE]

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), S912 [23JA]

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see S. 823), S3836 [27MR]

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

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see S. 651), S5087 [25AP]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 972), S5087 [25AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 446), S1710 [7FE]

———establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see S. 620), S2023 [15FE]

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

Higher Education Act: extend programs (see S. 1642), S7889 [19JN]

———provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 359), S828 [22JA]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 142), S4304 [10AP]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S6845 [24MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 1257), S5657 [7MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2279), S14788 [5DE]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 671), S2489 [1MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 340), S3273 [19MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S4750 [19AP]

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]

———require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 2268), S13624 [31OC]

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

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

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1430), S6848 [24MY]

———call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see S. Res. 136), S4161 [29MR]

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

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

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

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

Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see S. Res. 367), S13989 [6NO]

Johns Hopkins University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 227), S7333 [7JN]

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]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 289), S509 [12JA]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 456), S1410 [31JA]

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

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

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 1991), S13769 [5NO]

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: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1589), S7451 [11JN]

———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), S1189 [25JA]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14702 [3DE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1678), S8231 [21JN]

———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), S9020 [11JY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 1340), S5869 [9MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S13989 [6NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 3), S36 [4JA]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 2089), S12054 [25SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S7452 [11JN]

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), S1057 [24JA]

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

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

Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see S. 576), S2489 [1MR]

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

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S9614 [19JY]

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

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

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

National Capital Region: improve mutual aid agreements (see S. 1245), S5183 [26AP]

National Courage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 45), S11656 [18SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service: lower U.S. flags to half-staff (see S. Res. 171), S5086 [25AP]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10605 [1AU]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: rename as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (see S. 2484), S15460 [13DE]

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), S5086 [25AP]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 192), S5929 [10MY]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see S. Res. 268), S9019 [11JY]

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

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see S. 333), S753 [18JA]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S12989 [17OC]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 1174), S4751 [19AP]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S10149 [26JY]

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

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

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

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (see S. 487), S1522 [1FE]

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

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions (see S. 1263), S6128 [15MY]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12379 [1OC]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see S.J. Res. 5), S2598 [5MR]

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), S6056 [14MY]

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1185), S10150 [26JY]

Senior citizens: provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 982), S3706 [23MR]

Social Security: permit qualifying States to use all or any portion of their State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid expenditures (see S. 142), S40 [4JA]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) (see S. 2501), S15910 [18DE]

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

St. Mary's College of Maryland: tribute to sailing team (see S. Res. 265), S8794 [9JY]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 798), S2795 [7MR] (see S. 1079), S4304 [10AP]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 797), S2795 [7MR]

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), S5392 [1MY]

———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]

———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]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 169), S4918 [24AP]

Taxation: allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see S. 1141), S16006 [19DE]

———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), S7004 [4JN]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S671 [17JA]

———provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 2267), S13624 [31OC]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1793), S10425 [31JY]

———provide for alternative motor vehicle facility bonds (see S. 1987), S10901 [3AU]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 1284), S5561 [3MY]

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

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

Terrorism: provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (see S. 1944), S11752 [19SE]

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1708), S14701 [3DE]

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

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see S. 793), S8611 [27JN]

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. 142), S4304 [10AP]

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

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

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

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), S1409 [31JA]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see S. 526), S1781 [8FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 423), S2230 [26FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S14702 [3DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 57), S5562 [3MY]

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

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

Voting: protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see S. 730), S2488 [1MR] (see S. 804), S2795 [7MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system (see S. 1446), S6461 [22MY]

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), S4751 [19AP]

Woods, Harriett: tribute (see S. Res. 96), S2694 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see S. 2516), S15911 [18DE]

———encourage increased investment in pain management research by the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs and NIH to improve treatment for military casualties (see S. Res. 332), S12141 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: reduce nutrient loads in the Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers in making changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management (see S. 1346), S5869 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 624), S2023 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 829), S2898 [8MR]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S3199 [15MR]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see S. Res. 273), S9262 [16JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1354), S5928 [10MY]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see S. 414), S1237 [26JA]

Health: provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1413), S6192 [16MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S3750 [26MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 1357), S5928 [10MY]

Medicare: permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1212), S5086 [25AP]

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

Ripken, Cal E., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 281), S10149 [26JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1745), S8741 [29JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1254), S5390 [1MY]

Taxation: provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S3199 [15MR]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see S. 1454, 1468), S6549 [23MY]

Cloture motions

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

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3747 [26MR], S4003 [28MR]

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

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), motion to proceed, S4470 [16AP], S4636 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8918 [10JY], S8980 [11JY], S9239 [16JY], S9434 [17JY]

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

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

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

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15830, S15844 [18DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5557 [3MY], S5641 [7MY]

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]

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

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

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]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), motion to proceed, S7877 [19JN], S8398 [26JN]

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

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

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]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), motion to proceed, S14731 [4DE], S14814 [6DE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10589 [1AU], S12123 [26SE], S12206 [27SE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10117 [26JY], S10226 [30JY]

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

Letters

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act: Elizabeth J. Clark, National Association of Social Workers, S5099 [25AP]

Motions

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12906, S12909, S12912 [16OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1950 [14FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12257 [27SE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15885, S15896 [18DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4038 [28MR]

———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, S5134 [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, S9199 [13JY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S410 [11JA]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), S1584 [6FE]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9345 [17JY]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S8971 [11JY], S11713 [19SE]

Bethesda, MD: Walter Johnson High School recipient of Best Buddies International, Inc., Chapter of the Year award, S10784 [2AU]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: funding, S12908 [16OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S11032 [4SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9558, S9560 [19JY]

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), S9558, S9560 [19JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S3153 [15MR]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S745 [18JA], S12706 [4OC]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S12743 [4OC]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S15748 [17DE]

DEA: remove prohibition on electronic prescriptions of controlled substances, S12752, S12753 [4OC]

Dept. of Commerce: require evaluations before NOAA satellite acquisition program may proceed, S12707 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8971 [11JY], S9199 [13JY], S9343, S9345 [17JY], S11713 [19SE], S12273, S12274 [27SE], S12368 [1OC]

———require implementation of certain requirements before allowing private competition for Federal contracts, S12273 [27SE], S12368 [1OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Innovations for Aging in Place funding, S13068, S13069 [18OC]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (H.R. 1132), S4224 [29MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: State and local law enforcement agencies immigration and customs enforcement assistance funding through reductions in State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S12908, S12909 [16OC]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding for investigating and prosecuting unsolved civil rights crimes through elimination of certain earmarks, S12743 [4OC]

———clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine, S12843 [15OC]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S12848 [15OC], S12915, S12916 [16OC]

———crime control and methamphetamine and alcohol abuse projects funding for Indians, S12748 [4OC]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, S12915, S12916 [16OC]

———Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program funding, S12915, S12916 [16OC]

———law enforcement funding, S12848 [15OC]

———Office of Violence Against Women funding, S12713 [4OC]

———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, S12851 [15OC], S12912 [16OC]

———prosecution of violent crimes in Indian country funding through reductions in LSC funding, S12903, S12906 [16OC]

———require reporting regarding the costs of conferences, S12706 [4OC]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, S12904, S12906 [16OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15885, S15896 [18DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13068, S13069 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), veto, S14260 [13NO]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 898), S15165 [12DE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4906 [24AP]

———invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 2272), S12710 [4OC]

Edgewater, MD: anniversary of South River Ruritan Club, S2597 [5MR]

Education: prohibit student loan forgiveness for graduates who enter into public service, S9558, S9560 [19JY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S12257 [27SE]

FDA: require studies on impact of cloned products in the food supply relative to trade, economy, and health, S14260 [13NO]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 274), S15782, S15784 [17DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5540 [3MY]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly, S14260 [13NO]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (S. 414), S1243 [26JA], S1375 [31JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10586 [1AU], S10869 [3AU]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 2011), S10869 [3AU]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15748 [17DE]

———require a warrant before surveilling U.S. citizens who are in a foreign country, S15748 [17DE]

Grand Rapids, MI: LOOP funding, S15896 [18DE]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 742), S12737 [4OC]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14380 [14NO]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4341 [11AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S410 [11JA]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), S3153 [15MR]

———support federalism in Iraq, S12274 [27SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), motion to proceed, S8343 [25JN]

LSC: funding, S12903 [16OC]

Maryland: Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System funding, S12743 [4OC]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 399), S1198 [25JA]

Medicare: permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 1212), S5098 [25AP]

Minimum wage: impact on women, S1026, S1027 [24JA]

———level (H.R. 2), S1026, S1027 [24JA]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S8178 [21JN]

NASA: aeronautics research funding, S12751 [4OC]

———report to Congress on investment in suborbital experimental launches in order to address future workforce issues and Federal funding needs, S12917 [16OC]

———return to flight activities associated with the space shuttle funding, S12723, S12726, S12739 [4OC]

———science, engineering, technology, and mathematics related activities funding, S12750 [4OC]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (S. Res. 197), S6071 [14MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2600 [5MR]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, S7867 [19JN]

NIH: funding, S14260 [13NO]

NOAA: conduct sampling, analysis, and clean-up related to the disposal of obsolete vessels owned or operated by the Federal Government in Suisun Bay, S12915 [16OC]

NSF: Plant Genome Research Program funding, S12752 [4OC]

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

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), S7867 [19JN], S8178 [21JN]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4341 [11AP]

Ripken, Cal E., Jr.: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S9608 [19JY], S10052 [26JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12702, S12706, S12707, S12708, S12710, S12711, S12712, S12713, S12721, S12722, S12723, S12726, S12728, S12737, S12739, S12742, S12743, S12748, S12750, S12751, S12752, S12753 [4OC], S12843, S12844, S12845, S12846, S12847, S12848, S12849, S12851 [15OC], S12894, S12895, S12896, S12898, S12903, S12904, S12905, S12906, S12908, S12909, S12912, S12913, S12915, S12916, S12917, S12921 [16OC], S13984 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3093), motion to commit, S12922, S12924 [16OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1745), S12281 [27SE]

———prohibit funding for business class or first class airline travel for Federal employees, S12895 [16OC]

———prohibit funding to circumvent any statutory competitive awarding process to fund earmarks requested by a Member of Congress, S12894 [16OC]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 49), S12702 [4OC]

———legislative process, S3153 [15MR]

Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S12840-S12842 [15OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S12840 [15OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: Child Protection and Safety Act implementation funding through reductions in NIST Advanced Technology Program funding, S12896, S12905 [16OC]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (S. 1468), S6559 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S12925 [16OC]

Reports filed

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 110-124), S8741 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 1468, Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act, S6560 [23MY]

Tributes

Brewster, Daniel B., S11406 [11SE]

Carliner, Nathan, S8406 [26JN]

Gardner, Emerson N., Jr., S7882 [19JN]

Lenard, Casimir I., S15458 [13DE]

Shapiro, Richard H., S1708 [7FE]

Sondheim, Walter, Jr., S2594 [5MR]

Wellstone, Paul D., S12737 [4OC]