MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14002 [6NO], S14088 [7NO], S14331, S14332 [13NO], S14517, S14542 [15NO]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13427, 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), S3892 [27MR], S4030, S4049 [28MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), S6202 [16MY]

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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8801, S8862 [9JY], S8952, S8953 [10JY], S9041, S9044 [11JY], S9086, S9137, S9155, S9163 [12JY], S9275 [16JY], S9471, S9489 [17JY], S10836 [2AU], S11555, S11611 [17SE], S11699, S11759, S11764 [19SE], S11813, S11855, S11856, S11867, S11901, S11904 [20SE], S12143 [26SE], S12357, S12381 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9908, S9909 [25JY], S10101, S10199 [26JY]

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

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11294, S11332, S11349 [10SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S5060, S5063, S5113, S5118 [25AP]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 742), S12809 [4OC]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6537, S6563, S6571 [23MY], S6992 [4JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1294 [29JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2343, S2431 [28FE], S2564 [2MR], S2729 [6MR], S3045 [13MR]

Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7796, S7798 [15JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12713, S12723, S12748, S12749, S12750, S12802, S12804 [4OC], S12839 [15OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10606 [1AU], S10829, S10830 [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), S6024 [11MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H880 [23JA]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Army Deployed Seriously Injured Troops, Mark Benjamin, Salon.com (Internet site), S8889 [10JY]

For $7.93 an Hour, It's Worth a Trip Across a State Line, Timothy Egan, New York (NY) Times, S1030 [24JA]

``It's Tough'' To Leave Families Again—Medical Troops Off to Iraq—Many for Their Third Tour, Steve Maynard, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S8889 [10JY]

Nonprofit Groups Take Center Stage, Renae Merle, Washington (DC) Post, S14759 [5DE]

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), S5655 [7MY]

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), S11214 [6SE]

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]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 284), S754 [18JA]

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 746), S3707 [23MR]

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), S1849 [12FE]

———ensure proper administration of the discharge of members for personality disorder (see S. 1817), S9612 [19JY]

———establish a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors to enhance care and improve transition from care by the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1606), S7638 [13JN]

———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see S. 117), S7638 [13JN]

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

———provide members and veterans with traumatic brain injury the services that best meet their individual needs (see S. 1349), S5869 [9MY]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S4381 [11AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S8302 [22JN]

———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), S9917 [25JY]

———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1261), S5718 [8MY]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see S. Res. 356), S13625 [31OC]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: reauthorize (see S. 1156), S4676 [18AP]

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), S11656 [18SE]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S6267 [17MY]

———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), S11586 [17SE]

———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), S12533 [3OC]

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]

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

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 774), S5392 [1MY]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S15032 [7DE]

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

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

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 197), S10313 [30JY]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S11655 [18SE]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S3065 [13MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 721), S3609 [22MR]

Dams: authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities (see S. 1258), S8944 [10JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Market Access Program (see S. 1426), S7640 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S12865 [15OC]

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

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1557), S7454 [11JN]

———require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs (see S. 518), S1709 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S4479 [16AP]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S16006 [19DE]

———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), S12054 [25SE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1858), S12989 [17OC]

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

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 624), S5391 [1MY]

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

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see S. 1760), S11655 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S5306 [30AP]

———clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 85), S283 [9JA] (see S. 267), S445 [11JA]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S5185 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, CA, to determine suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1476), S11053 [4SE]

———convey certain land and improvements to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Minidoka Internment National Monument and establish the Minidoka National Historic Site (see S. 916), S3272 [19MR]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see S. 1816), S9612 [19JY]

———reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (see S. 1522), S6845 [24MY]

———study feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in Washington and Oregon (see S. 257), S445 [11JA]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S11327 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see S. 479), S4918 [24AP]

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

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S10902 [3AU]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S8232 [21JN]

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), S5392 [1MY]

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]

———repeal caps on amount of damages available in employment discrimination cases under the Civil Rights Act (see S. 1928), S10605 [1AU]

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), S14192 [8NO]

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

———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1551), S7070 [5JN]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S6128 [15MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2599 [5MR]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S5392 [1MY]

———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), S11118 [5SE]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see S. 1415), S7005 [4JN]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 968), S5392 [1MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2969 [9MR]

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), S4918 [24AP]

Education: authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 116), S9470 [17JY]

———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), S3607 [22MR]

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

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S5498 [2MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide for school improvement, multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers (see S. 1979), S10788 [2AU]

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

———provide family and medical leave to primary caregivers of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see S. 1894), S10606 [1AU]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see S. 1681), S8358 [25JN]

———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), S11504 [12SE]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 1996), S10901 [3AU]

EPA: establish a Small Public Water Assistance Program (see S. 1933), S10605 [1AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: apply minimum wage and overtime protections to certain home health workers (see S. 2061), S11654 [18SE]

———strengthen penalties for unlawful child labor (see S. 1614), S7638 [13JN]

FBI: authorize funding to hire additional agents (see S. 534), S4676 [18AP]

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), S14849 [6DE]

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

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S6400 [21MY]

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

———initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean (see S.J. Res. 17), S10902 [3AU]

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), S6128 [15MY]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S11214 [6SE]

Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see S. 1848), S9774 [23JY]

———prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S11587 [17SE]

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]

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

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see S. 823), S5184 [26AP]

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

———provide education on the health consequences of exposure to second-hand smoke (see S. 2005), S10902 [3AU]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S1576 [5FE]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S3835 [27MR]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 657), S2164 [16FE]

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

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

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence (see S. 938), S3352 [20MR]

———extend programs (see S. 1642), S7810 [18JN]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 939), S3352 [20MR]

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

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 268), S445 [11JA]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 671), S3274 [19MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 340), S753 [18JA]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1328), S11854 [20SE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 844), S9470 [17JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1200), S5185 [26AP]

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]

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

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), S9471 [17JY]

———strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S8692 [28JN]

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]

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

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

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]

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]

Lawyers and attorneys: strike exception to residency requirements for U.S. attorneys (see S. 1379), S6268 [17MY]

LIHEAP: release contingency funds (see S. 669), S2165 [16FE]

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

Medicaid: delay requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads (see S. 2085), S12003 [24SE]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S14701 [3DE]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1589), S10790 [2AU]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S5306 [30AP]

———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see S. 909), S7731 [14JN]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 799), S11854 [20SE]

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

Medicare: disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see S.J. Res. 22), S14788 [5DE]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S7639 [13JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 691), S2900 [8MR]

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

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S7638 [13JN]

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

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 1340), S7179 [6JN]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S2796 [7MR]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S2025 [15FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S2024 [15FE]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S9497 [17JY]

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), S4752 [19AP]

Middle East: support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 321), S11751 [19SE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 1655), S7887 [19JN]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1317), S7731 [14JN]

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

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

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 108), S3199 [15MR] (see S. Res. 131), S4047 [28MR]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service: lower U.S. flags to half-staff (see S. Res. 171), S5393 [1MY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 285), S10424 [31JY]

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

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 186), S5562 [3MY]

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), S2025 [15FE]

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 198), S6055 [14MY]

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

National security: hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology (see S. 575), S1902 [13FE]

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

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S1710 [7FE]

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

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 2494), S15770 [17DE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S5870 [9MY]

Nurses: fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses (see S. 2064), S15234 [12DE]

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), S4676 [18AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 222), S11588 [17SE]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions (see S. 1263), S5497 [2MY]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S6549 [23MY]

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

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), S4919 [24AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S1057 [24JA]

Senior citizens: provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 982), S13261 [23OC]

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

———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]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 764), S5929 [10MY]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S1959 [14FE]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S8232 [21JN]

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), S3065 [13MR]

———increase penalties for violations of sanctions and disclose certain activities relative to the Sudanese petroleum industry (see S. 1563), S7332 [7JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1485), S6844 [24MY]

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 773), S5498 [2MY]

———expand expenses which qualify for the Hope Scholarship Credit and make the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable (see S. 360), S1189 [25JA]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S7177 [6JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 143), S40 [4JA]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 1318), S5655 [7MY]

———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S5392 [1MY]

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

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

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 675), S2165 [16FE]

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

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

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S13768 [5NO]

Trade Act: extend benefits to service workers and firms and enhance certain trade adjustment assistance authorities (see S. 122), S1189 [25JA]

Transportation: require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see S. 2425), S14847 [6DE]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see S. 793), S8412 [26JN]

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), S4381 [11AP]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 2020), S11855 [20SE]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (see S. 214), S1284 [29JA]

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

University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see S. Res. 247), S8061 [20JN]

Veterans: extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see S. 383), S4918 [24AP]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 1146), S4675 [18AP]

———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), S1284 [29JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 57), S4305 [10AP]

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

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 164), S4809 [20AP]

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), S4676 [18AP]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S3518 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: take no action to undermine safety or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions (see S. Res. 107), S3199 [15MR]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 317), S11414 [11SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality (see S. 2032), S11269 [7SE]

———consider variations in national average market price for different classes of wheat when determining eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical payments (see S. 1706), S8610 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2444), S15138 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see S. 2004), S10902 [3AU]

———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), S4675 [18AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1789), S9262 [16JY]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 1359), S5928 [10MY]

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]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see S. 2122), S12379 [1OC]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (see S. 1344), S5869 [9MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see S. 1378), S6054 [14MY]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1952), S10787 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 742), S2488 [1MR]

Health: provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services (see S. 2065), S11654 [18SE]

Health care facilities: ensure continued availability of life saving trauma health care and prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting with certain costs, services, and needs (see S. 2319), S14062 [7NO]

Mining and mineral resources: provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents (see S. 2127), S12433 [2OC]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 23), S445 [11JA]

Richard B. Anderson Federal Building, Port Angeles, WA: designate (see S. 2336), S14284 [13NO]

Schools: provide for secondary school reform (see S. 611), S2022 [15FE]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 520), S1710 [7FE]

Veterans: extend period of time which a veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a period of war (see S. 847), S3064 [13MR]

———improve benefits for former POW (see S. 848), S3064 [13MR]

Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (see S. Res. 364), S13685 [1NO]

———establish additional place of holding court in the western district (see S. 1489), S6844 [24MY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1136), S4600 [17AP]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14387 [14NO], S14592 [16NO]

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

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], S10400 [31JY], S10716 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8918 [10JY], S8980 [11JY], S9239 [16JY], S9434 [17JY], S12023 [25SE], S12205 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), motion to proceed, S8602 [27JN]

———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]

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

———authorizing appropriations (S. 372), motion to proceed, S4294 [10AP], S4413 [12AP]

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]

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]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), motion to proceed, S3011 [12MR]

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), S6121 [15MY], S6166 [16MY]

———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

FAA air traffic control system modernization funding: Senators Baucus and Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S15833 [18DE]

———several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S15833 [18DE]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Homeland Security majority staff, S10115 [26JY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Homeland Security minority staff, S10115 [26JY]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S10082 [26JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11380, S11396 [11SE], S11464, S11465 [12SE]

Privilege of the floor

Beatty-Smith, Jacqueline, S11351 [10SE]

Bridgeman, Crystal, S7996 [19JN]

Camp, Janice, S1133 [24JA]

Peng, Fay, S3979 [27MR]

Reese, Gary, S3979 [27MR]

Watters, Jeffrey, S10208 [26JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14826 [6DE], S15180 [12DE]

American Society of Agronomy: anniversary (S. Res. 362), S13645 [31OC]

Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto, S1015 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1831, S1833 [12FE], S1884 [13FE]

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

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15832 [18DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3803, S3812 [27MR], S4003, S4013, S4015, S4018, S4019, S4027, S4032, S4034, S4035 [28MR], S4083, S4084, S4087, S4131, S4132 [29MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S6793 [24MY]

———prohibit addition of earmarked appropriations for spinach producers to legislation making supplemental appropriations for a war, S4083, S4084 [29MR]

Armed Forces: defer repayment of student loans while on active duty service, S9450 [17JY], S11253 [7SE]

———ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq, S1602 [6FE]

———ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 20), S3184 [15MR]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S9863 [25JY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1605 [6FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 7), S1602 [6FE]

———permit collection of donations in Senate buildings to be sent to military personnel on active duty overseas participating in or in support of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism (S. Res. 361), S13645 [31OC]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9430 [17JY]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S8887 [10JY], S11719 [19SE]

———take no action to undermine safety or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions (S. Res. 107), S3184, S3187 [15MR]

Beuke, Todd: National History Day (organization) Richard T. Farrell Teacher of Merit Award finalist, S7728 [14JN]

Bryant, Vanessa L.: nomination to be district judge, S4078 [28MR]

Budget: establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process, S13423 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9448, S9450 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11252 [7SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3491 [21MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, S6228 [17MY]

Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (H.R. 1808), S13646 [31OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Program funding, S4083 [29MR]

Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13312 [24OC]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), S9448, S9450 [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, S11252 [7SE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff, S5155 [26AP]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): minority party appointments (S. Res. 317), S11459 [11SE]

Congress: goals of the 110th Congress, S16 [4JA]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S11363 [11SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: waiver of prevailing wage requirements for repair and maintenance contracts of structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, S11464 [12SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S16 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asparagus Market Loss program funding, S15180 [12DE]

———restore supplemental agricultural disaster assistance from the Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund, S15180 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8887 [10JY], S9090 [12JY], S9430 [17JY], S11719 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, S15605 [14DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (S. 2340), motion to proceed, S14578 [16NO]

———treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, S2650 [6MR], S3013-S3015 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish Coal Innovation Direct Loan Program to help build low emission coal gasification plants and increase syngas-based liquid fuels and other feedstocks, S7845 [19JN]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S4084 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding to grantees who perform abortions, S13061 [18OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9813, S9823 [24JY], S9878, S9909 [25JY], S10070, S10071, S10072, S10077, S10083, S10089, S10091, S10094, S10099, S10100, S10101, S10102, S10103, S10104, S10105, S10115 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), unanimous-consent agreement, S10101 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), unanimous-consent request, S10094, S10095 [26JY]

———prohibit issuance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards) to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, S10099 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: ensure timely payments to project-based section 8 housing facilities, S11465 [12SE]

———housing programs funding, S1831, S1833 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators, S14720 [4DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15832 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: expand authority of the Sec. of Transportation to collect damages relative to repair or replacement of automated track inspection cars and provide additional funding for highway bridge program, S11294, S11295, S11296 [10SE]

———prohibit funding for bicycle paths and trails, S11383, S11396 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate agency costs, S2290 [28FE]

———decrease waiting period for appointments at medical facilities, S11492 [12SE]

———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'') (S. 1147), S4693 [18AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S14035 [7NO]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11093 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13061 [18OC], S13188 [22OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, S14035 [7NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S15832 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11292, S11294, S11295, S11296, S11305, S11311, S11313 [10SE], S11361, S11363, S11366, S11370, S11372, S11374, S11375, S11377, S11383, S11386, S11387, S11396 [11SE], S11464, S11465, S11470, S11490 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report, S14465 [15NO], S14598 [16NO], S14758, S14759 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S14758 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), unanimous-consent agreement, S11292 [10SE]

———prohibit funding for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, S11366 [11SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S5043 [25AP]

Education: funding, S3491 [21MR]

———improve college access and opportunity by increasing Pell Grants and reforming student loan programs (S. 7), S16 [4JA]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (S. 958), S3610 [22MR]

Elrod, Jennifer Walker: nomination to be circuit judge, S12753 [4OC]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (S. 1344), S5872 [9MY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system, S15832 [18DE]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, S12256 [27SE]

———prohibit funding for the Air Traffic Control Optimum Training Solution, S11313 [10SE]

FBI: authorize funding to hire additional agents, S12898 [16OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5441 [2MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10867 [3AU]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 2011), S10867 [3AU]

Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (H.R. 2779), S13646 [31OC]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 742), S12728, S12734, S12736, S12737 [4OC], S12859 [15OC]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S7998 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14379 [14NO]

———reauthorize (S. 556), S7998 [19JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1474 [1FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4365 [11AP], S7293 [7JN]

Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth and foster children, S9450 [17JY], S11253 [7SE]

———extend programs (S. 1642), S9799 [24JY]

———extend programs (S. 1868), S9824 [24JY]

———technical corrections (S. 2371), S14827 [6DE]

Housing: mortgage counseling services funding, S14758, S14759 [5DE]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 190), S10045, S10046 [25JY]

Howard, Marcia Morales: nomination to be district judge, S1988 [15FE]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S3812 [27MR], S6172 [16MY]

———ensure U.S. Armed Forces have the necessary resources to carry out their mission and require the Iraqi Government meets certain political, economic, and military benchmarks (S. Res. 70), S1602 [6FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, S14578 [16NO]

Jones, Richard A.: nomination to be district judge, S12753 [4OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Res. 231), S7845, S7846 [19JN]

LIHEAP: funding, S15180 [12DE]

Louisiana: expand uses of funding allocated under the hazard mitigation program while preserving the goals of the program to reduce future damage through disaster mitigation, S9823 [24JY]

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

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1015, S1029 [24JA]

Mining and mineral resources: provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents (S. 2127), S12441 [2OC]

National Agriculture Day: observance (S. Res. 114), S4078 [28MR]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 316), S11459 [11SE]

National History Day (organization): tribute to Washington competition participants, S9825 [24JY]

Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (H.R. 710), S14827 [6DE]

Pacific Northwest States: impact of heavy rains and flooding, S14759 [5DE]

Patriotism: presrcibe that members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform may render the military salute during hoisting, lowering, or passing of flag (S. 1877), S10045 [25JY]

Patterson, Gilbert E.: tribute (S. Res. 133), S4078 [28MR]

Peake, James B.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S15606 [14DE]

Percy Sutton Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 954), S11459, S11460 [11SE]

Petraeus, David H.: commend military service and leadership and condemn efforts of certain persons questioning his honesty, integrity, and service, S11361 [11SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S10070 [26JY]

Point of order, S11361 [11SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11459 [11SE]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4365 [11AP]

Richard B. Anderson Federal Building, Port Angeles, WA: designate (S. 2336), S14289 [13NO]

Sawal, Fausta: Corp. for National and Community Service Senior Companion Spirit of Service Award recipient, S10147 [26JY]

Schools: provide for secondary school reform, S9799 [24JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12898 [16OC]

Senate: legislative program, S4079 [28MR], S6687 [24MY], S10046 [25JY], S10100 [26JY], S11460 [11SE], S13646 [31OC]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 520), S1716 [7FE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13616 [31OC]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10569 [1AU], S12699 [4OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S3491 [21MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), motion to proceed, S14761 [5DE]

———extend deduction for State and local sales taxes, S14761 [5DE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10569 [1AU]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S12699 [4OC]

Transportation: highway, transit, aviation, truck, railroad, and pipeline inspection funding, S1831, S1833 [12FE]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), S3292 [20MR]

U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act: ensure that livestock producers impacted by natural disasters qualify for disaster assistance (S. 1716), S10045 [25JY]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement of labor provisions, S14720 [4DE]

———implementation (H.R. 3688), S14720 [4DE]

———treatment of asparagus farmers, S14720 [4DE]

Veterans: health care funding, S2650 [6MR], S4027 [28MR]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S2650 [6MR], S14135-S14137 [8NO], S14362 [14NO]

Washington: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas, S14777 [5DE]

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), S6172 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6229 [17MY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 110-131), S9262 [16JY]

Tables

Distribution of funding to States for additional obligation authority for the Dept. of Transportation highway bridge program, S11296 [10SE]

Federal Highway Administration comparison of actual 2006 obligation limitation and estimated 2007 obligation limitation, S1832 [12FE], S1886 [13FE]

Texts of

S. 520, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S1716 [7FE]

S. 2032, Puget Sound Watershed Comprehensive Conservation Project Act, S11270 [7SE]

S. 2336, Richard B. Anderson Federal Building, Port Angeles, WA, S14289 [13NO]

Tributes

Gibson, Muriel, S6125 [15MY]

Maleng, Norm, S6953 [25MY]

Moriuchi, Davis, S1406 [31JA]

O'Brien, John L., S5168 [26AP]

Peters, Leonard K., S3832 [27MR]

Snaring, Caitlin, S6547 [23MY]

Thomas, Craig, S7035 [5JN]

Wellstone, Paul D., S13402 [25OC]

Williams, Timothy, S3267 [19MR]