SANDERS, BERNARD (a Senator from Vermont)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14022 [6NO], S14213 [8NO], S14303 [13NO], S14544 [15NO], S15139, S15144 [11DE], S15462 [13DE]
Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13510, S13526 [29OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3901, S3902 [27MR], S4064 [28MR], S4084 [29MR]
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S9929 [25JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3537 [21MR], S3564, S3583, S3635, S3641, S3642 [22MR], S3673, S3678, S3680, S3699 [23MR]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S400 [10JA], S527 [12JA], S552 [16JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8862 [9JY], S8956, S8960 [10JY], S9021 [11JY], S9086, S9137, S9155, S9162, S9174, S9180, S9181 [12JY], S9220 [13JY], S9263, S9264, S9283 [16JY], S9834 [24JY], S11656, S11674, S11675 [18SE], S11699, S11759, S11765 [19SE], S11788, S11855, S11856, S11899, S11902, S11912 [20SE], S12036 [25SE], S12096, S12142, S12143, S12157, S12185 [26SE], S12261, S12264, S12268, S12296, S12297, S12300 [27SE], S12361, S12363, S12381 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12414, S12445 [2OC], S12484, S12486, S12533, S12556 [3OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9977 [25JY], S10092, S10194, S10198, S10199 [26JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S15845, S15929 [18DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11121 [5SE], S11140 [6SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13194 [22OC], S13228, S13262 [23OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11404, S11420 [11SE]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4988, S5001 [24AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5408 [1MY], S5522 [2MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6609, S6618, S6914 [24MY], S7093 [5JN], S7208 [6JN]
———reform (S. 1639), S8626, S8627 [27JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1200, S1201 [25JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2634 [5MR], S2653 [6MR]
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), S7564, S7565, S7567, S7569 [12JN], S7656, S7662 [13JN], S7706, S7732, S7768 [14JN], S7828 [18JN], S7909, S7927, S7964 [19JN], S8063, S8064, S8114 [20JN], S8215 [21JN]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10514 [31JY], S10646, S10647 [1AU], S10720 [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), S5997 [10MY], S6073, S6074 [14MY], S6100 [15MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S13029 [18OC]
British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9186 [12JY]
Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, S7998 [19JN]
———H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act, S9597 [19JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S9643 [19JY]
Articles and editorials
Americans More in Favor of Heavily Taxing Rich Now Than in 1939, Frank Newport, Gallup Poll (Internet site), S4735 [19AP]
Britain To Hand Over Control in Basra—British Defense Secretary Says Iraqis Are Ready To Address the South's Persistent Violence, Doug Smith and Said Rifai, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S13663 [1NO]
Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts, Seth Borenstein, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S15185 [12DE]
Republicans Grow Skeptical on Free Trade, John Harwood, Wall Street Journal, S12738 [4OC]
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), S5087 [25AP]
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), S8795 [9JY]
Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 1502), S9614 [19JY]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 1033), S11052 [4SE]
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), S6016 [11MY]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S2355 [28FE]
———ensure proper administration of the discharge of members for personality disorder (see S. 1817), S10150 [26JY]
———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]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S2165 [16FE]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. 233), S283 [9JA] (see S. 287), S509 [12JA]
———prohibit use of funds to continue deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq beyond a certain date (see S. 448), S1577 [5FE]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see S. 1444), S7179 [6JN]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see S. Res. 356), S13438 [25OC]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see S. 2400), S14700 [3DE]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 1139), S4675 [18AP]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3517 [21MR]
Burma: impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, and support democracy efforts and promote efforts to restore civilian democratic rule (see S. 2257), S14286 [13NO]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 16), S7730 [14JN]
Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see S. 2058), S14742 [4DE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1337), S8063 [20JN]
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 1148), S4675 [18AP]
Children and youth: ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 1823), S10904 [3AU]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S6550 [23MY]
———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), S7640 [13JN]
———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), S13685 [1NO]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status and apply certain provisions of the Trade Act to products (see S. 571), S2489 [1MR]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 132), S4047 [28MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 766), S4380 [11AP]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1087), S4379 [11AP]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S4049 [28MR]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 354), S1237 [26JA]
———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), S12141 [26SE]
Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish (see S. 1825), S9613 [19JY]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 381), S3000 [12MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 577), S2230 [26FE]
Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (see S. 215), S509 [12JA]
Congress: express need for congressional approval before any offensive military action by the U.S. against another nation (see S. Res. 39), S1328 [30JA]
Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1586), S7451 [11JN]
Conservation of energy: promote efficient use of oil, natural gas, and electricity, reduce oil consumption, and heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial equipment (see S. 1115), S4919 [24AP]
Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (see S. 2147), S14702 [3DE]
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: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S7638 [13JN]
CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see S. 1306), S11052 [4SE]
Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see S. 1925), S10605 [1AU]
———prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see S. 1309), S14742 [4DE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1105), S4842 [23AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S4048 [28MR]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 721), S5391 [1MY]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S13990 [6NO]
Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 2111), S12287 [27SE]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S11587 [17SE]
———establish a Federal Supplemental Loan Program for student financial aid (see S. 1720), S8610 [27JN]
———establish Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows grant program to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, community learning centers, and after-school programs (see S. 778), S2693 [6MR]
———revise regulations for student loan payment deferment for borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs (see S. 1066), S7639 [13JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6127 [15MY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 634), S2165 [16FE] (see S. 1858), S13521 [29OC]
———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S2899 [8MR]
———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 1098), S4437 [12AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S5655 [7MY]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S4842 [23AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S16005 [19DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see S. 994), S5306 [30AP]
———improve certain authorities (see S. 1215), S8232 [21JN]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S5564 [3MY]
———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), S5930 [10MY]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S8742 [29JN]
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), S9470 [17JY]
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), S13193 [22OC]
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), S8692 [28JN]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1551), S7640 [13JN]
———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), S6128 [15MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S6401 [21MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1398), S6848 [24MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2356 [28FE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S4752 [19AP]
———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), S7640 [13JN]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S5306 [30AP]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 968), S9658 [20JY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 22), S4752 [19AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2274 [27FE]
———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see S. 1343), S9833 [24JY]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (see S. 1374), S11118 [5SE]
———authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 116), S7638 [13JN]
———conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (see S. 1787), S9211 [13JY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S3001 [12MR]
———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), S12532 [3OC]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see S. 1339), S6551 [23MY]
———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 899), S3199 [15MR]
———provide for the use of longitudinal data systems (see S. 2014), S10902 [3AU]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S5498 [2MY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see S. 2122), S12379 [1OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see S. 2143), S12774 [4OC]
———promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S14286 [13NO]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see S. 595), S4306 [10AP]
Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 910), S3199 [15MR]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 125), S3835 [27MR]
EPA: establish a Small Public Water Assistance Program (see S. 1933), S10605 [1AU]
———establish an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies (see S. 1411), S6268 [17MY]
———establish deadlines for issuance of a decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under the Clean Air Act (see S. 1785), S9135 [12JY]
Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S1958 [14FE]
FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 435), S1327 [30JA]
FBI: place reasonable limitations on the use of national security letters (see S. 2088), S14702 [3DE]
FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 1675), S10606 [1AU]
———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), S14702 [3DE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S2023 [15FE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see S. 1356), S8693 [28JN]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit an entity under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency from paying for travel by employees of that agency (see S. 2315), S14062 [7NO]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1354), S9263 [16JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S11053 [4SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 1870), S9916 [25JY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S1237 [26JA]
Food: address emergency shortages in food banks (see S. 2431), S15139 [11DE]
———improve access to healthy foods (see S. 1432), S6266 [17MY]
Food Security Act: include pollinators in certain conservation programs (see S. 1496), S6845 [24MY]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]
Foreign trade: prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S12989 [17OC]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 367), S911 [23JA]
Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see S. 849), S6193 [16MY] (see S. 2488), S15651 [14DE]
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]
GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 506), S3836 [27MR]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 178), S10904 [3AU]
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), S1848 [12FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see S. 823), S5087 [25AP]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 1042), S5718 [8MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1451), S13725 [2NO]
———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 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), S671 [17JA]
———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S5087 [25AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 972), S5499 [2MY]
———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (see S. 1342), S8796 [9JY]
Health care facilities: allow community health centers to enroll employees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 2186), S12988 [17OC]
———authorize grants and loan guarantees for health centers to enable the centers to fund capital needs projects (see S. 1990), S10901 [3AU]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and medical residents serving health professional shortage areas (see S. 896), S3199 [15MR]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1487), S6844 [24MY]
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]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 1257), S8302 [22JN]
Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 1148), S4675 [18AP]
Immigration: reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see S. 1035), S11214 [6SE]
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 Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 13), S11053 [4SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S12936 [16OC]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see S. 433), S1577 [5FE] (see S.J. Res. 9), S2899 [8MR]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S. 121), S1327 [30JA] (see S. 1077), S4304 [10AP]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7812 [18JN]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 1041), S4160 [29MR]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1603), S7889 [19JN]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S509 [12JA]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see S. 288), S3835 [27MR]
Medicaid: encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 1013), S5087 [25AP]
———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S11587 [17SE]
———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), S2356 [28FE]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S11505 [12SE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S3064 [13MR]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see S. 909), S3707 [23MR]
———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), S7639 [13JN]
———require States to provide diabetes screening tests for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors and ensure States offer a package of benefits for individuals with diabetes (see S. 755), S7639 [13JN]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14702 [3DE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 932), S9775 [23JY]
———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 1277), S8795 [9JY]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see S. 2103), S14620 [16NO]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see S. 1428), S9775 [23JY]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see S. 2188), S12988 [17OC]
———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 321), S3273 [19MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S6462 [22MY]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S7072 [5JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1164), S5870 [9MY]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S14620 [16NO]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see S. 2181), S13725 [2NO]
———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 beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 1340), S6401 [21MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S2694 [6MR]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S2694 [6MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S2598 [5MR]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2056), S14702 [3DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 1107), S9263 [16JY]
Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (see S. 1375), S7640 [13JN]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S7332 [7JN]
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), S5498 [2MY]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see S. 576), S3751 [26MR]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2), S1057 [24JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S9614 [19JY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 357), S1237 [26JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1848 [12FE]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S6055 [14MY]
National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]
National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S8063 [20JN]
National Geothermal Initiative: establish (see S. 1543), S7334 [7JN]
National Healthy Schools Day: observance (see S. Res. 176), S5306 [30AP]
National Housing Act: include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance (see S. 2270), S14702 [3DE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 579), S1958 [14FE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 343), S12433 [2OC]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 61), S1411 [31JA]
National School Lunch Act: make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (see S. 1755), S10790 [2AU]
———permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 790), S5870 [9MY]
National Summer Learning Day: designate (see S. Res. 268), S9019 [11JY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 204), S6193 [16MY]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see S. 1015), S14701 [3DE]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S7732 [14JN]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S7452 [11JN]
Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish (see S. 2249), S13490 [26OC]
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), S4048 [28MR]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 222), S8358 [25JN]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S5184 [26AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242), S358 [10JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S8063 [20JN]
Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 3), S5393 [1MY]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 1747), S9263 [16JY]
Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 495), S1626 [6FE]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1170), S14701 [3DE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12379 [1OC]
Race Day in America: designate (see S. Res. 410), S15911 [18DE]
Schindler, Oskar: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 111), S3272 [19MR]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S2274 [27FE]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S4049 [28MR]
Senior citizens: improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1854), S13768 [5NO]
———provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 982), S9658 [20JY]
Social Security: expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S14286 [13NO]
———prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2049), S11656 [18SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S2488 [1MR]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S7178 [6JN]
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), S8611 [27JN]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 548), S1848 [12FE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1466), S6848 [24MY]
———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 and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S14192 [8NO]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see S. 590), S4380 [11AP]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 858), S3064 [13MR]
———improve health coverage tax credit (see S. 1739), S9659 [20JY]
———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see S. 1697), S9775 [23JY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see S. 673), S7004 [4JN]
———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 1840), S11053 [4SE]
———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 1284), S12288 [27SE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 582), S3751 [26MR]
———treat controlled foreign corporations established in tax havens as domestic corporations (see S. 396), S12287 [27SE]
Teach for America, Inc.: award a grant to enable implementation and expansion of its teaching program (see S. 959), S3751 [26MR]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S9774 [23JY]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1708), S9659 [20JY]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see S. 793), S8611 [27JN]
Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2093), S12054 [25SE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 986), S3750 [26MR]
———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), S3517 [21MR]
———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), S5392 [1MY]
———improve benefits for former POW (see S. 848), S5392 [1MY]
———improve compensation and specially adapted housing in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes and use National Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes (see S. 1163), S8357 [25JN]
———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]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]
White Rocks National Recreation Area: redesignate as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (see S. 159), S40 [4JA]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S4162 [29MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S2694 [6MR]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S9614 [19JY]
Zimbabwe: support democracy and human rights (see S. 1500), S7546 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 1201), S4918 [24AP]
———reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (see S. 309), S579 [16JA]
Armed Forces: require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2024 [15FE]
Atomic Energy Act: improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities (see S. 1008), S4047 [28MR]
Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see S. 2398), S14619 [16NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 1982), S10788 [2AU]
Drugs: provide incentives for investment in research and development of new medicines and to enhance access to new medicines (see S. 2210), S13152 [19OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see S. 818), S2898 [8MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance (see S. 2157), S12775 [4OC]
Employment: increase wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening the labor provisions in the H-2B guestworker program (see S. 2094), S12141 [26SE]
Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see S. 2031), S11269 [7SE]
Health care facilities: increase Federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps to ensure health care access for persons living in medically-underserved areas (see S. 941), S3352 [20MR]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see S. 2405), S14741 [4DE]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see S. 1564), S7332 [7JN]
Veterans: improve and enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and other benefits (see S. 1326), S5716 [8MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14387 [14NO], S14592 [16NO]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S1232 [26JA], S1512 [1FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S12023 [25SE], S12205 [27SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5557 [3MY]
Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (S.J. Res. 14), motion to proceed, S7152 [6JN], S7441 [11JN]
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]
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]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13492 [26OC], S13657, S13675 [1NO]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13610 [31OC]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10589 [1AU]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10117 [26JY], S10226 [30JY]
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
Dept. of Labor Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy Workforce Training Program: Donald D. Gilligan, National Association of Energy Service Companies, S7525 [12JN]
———Jerome Ringo, Apollo Alliance, S7527 [12JN]
———John D. Podesta, Center for American Progress Action Fund, S7526 [12JN]
———several clean energy business associations, S7526 [12JN]
———several environmental, energy efficiency, and clean energy advocacy representatives, S7526 [12JN]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S7527 [12JN]
Importation of prescription drugs: Donna E. Shalala, Dept. of HHS, S5544 [3MY]
Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act: Bruce Goldstein, Farmworker Justice (organization), S12145 [26SE]
———Mary Bauer, Southern Poverty Law Center, S12144 [26SE]
———Michael J. Wilson, United Food and Commerical Workers International Union, S12144 [26SE]
———Nelson Carrasquillo, Comite de Apoyo a Los Trabajadores Agricolas (organization), S12145 [26SE]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S12144 [26SE]
Views of Michael B. Mukasey on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture: Bob Edgar, Common Cause (organization), S14177 [8NO]
———Caroline Fredrickson and Christopher E. Ander, ACLU, S14176 [8NO]
———several organizations, S14176 [8NO]
Lists
Jobs available in Northern Vermont and Littleton, NH, S6441 [22MY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [4JA]
Opinion polls
Condition of the economy: CBS News, S4734 [19AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S13029 [18OC]
Privilege of the floor
Garlow, Charlie, S7571 [12JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S13664 [1NO], S14586 [16NO], S15118 [11DE], S15185, S15186 [12DE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 1201), S4969 [24AP]
———reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (S. 309), S602 [16JA], S7625 [13JN], S13086 [18OC]
Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (H.R. 742), S1873 [12FE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1937 [14FE]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15879 [18DE], S15986 [19DE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4034 [28MR], S4084 [29MR]
Armed Forces: encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (H. Con. Res. 175), S10335 [30JY]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S2013 [15FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), motion to proceed, S1569 [5FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 7), S1569 [5FE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran, S2158 [16FE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (S. Con. Res. 13), S2013, S2113 [15FE]
———support and protect those who have served, oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, and require the President to submit monthly reports on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq (S. 574), motion to proceed, S2158 [16FE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9193 [13JY]
Atomic Energy Act: improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities (S. 1008), S4054 [28MR]
Budget: allocation of funds, S1937-S1939 [14FE], S11035 [4SE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9446 [17JY], S9575 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3509 [21MR], S3564, S3566, S3584 [22MR], S3676 [23MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, S6233 [17MY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S11026-S11029 [4SE], S12926 [16OC]
Central Vermont Community Action Council: tribute to honorees, S15458
Climate: global warming, S12927 [16OC], S14263 [13NO], S15185, S15186 [12DE]
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), S9446 [17JY], S9575 [19JY]
Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: require a report regarding political contributions before and after the enactment of certain laws, S553 [16JA]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S553 [16JA]
———relationship with special interest groups, S5465 [2MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: restore supplemental agricultural disaster assistance from the Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund, S15118 [11DE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the U.S. Employee Ownership Competitiveness Fund to provide loans, grants, and technical assistance to expand employee ownership, S4890 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S12322, S12324 [28SE], S12354 [1OC]
———establish pilot program to assess feasibility of assisting States in creating comprehensive soldier and family preparedness and reintegration outreach programs for members and their families, S12414 [2OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12414 [2OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S15879 [18DE]
Dept. of Education: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy, S13228 [23OC]
Dept. of Energy: require certification that certain proposed tax increases will not increase gasoline prices or U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources before such taxes can take effect, S8173 [21JN]
———Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S4034 [28MR], S4084 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: National Health Service Corps funding, S13235 [23OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S10092, S10098 [26JY]
———prevent implementation of regulations that would eliminate certification process for H-2B visa applicants, S10092 [26JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish an Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy Workforce Training Program, S7524, S7528 [12JN]
———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S13234 [23OC]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15879 [18DE], S15986 [19DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (S. 1982), S10821 [2AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit rounding down of whole dollar amounts of veteran's disability benefits, S11133, S11140 [6SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11133, S11140 [6SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13220, S13228, S13234, S13235 [23OC]
Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, S4734-S4737 [19AP]
———growth, S4734-S4737 [19AP], S11035, S11037 [4SE]
———impact of tax cuts, S11026 [4SE]
———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4890 [24AP], S5023 [25AP]
———national objectives priority assignments, S3509 [21MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (S. 818), S2910-S2913 [8MR]
Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys, S9758 [23JY]
Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S14690 [3DE]
———increase the competitiveness of American workers through the expansion of employee stock ownership plans, S5023 [25AP]
———increase wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening the labor provisions in the H-2B guestworker program (S. 2094), S12143 [26SE]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 2191), S13086 [18OC], S14263 [13NO]
Federal employees: provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Federal employees giving birth (S. 80), S1873 [12FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5465 [2MY], S5530, S5538, S5539, S5542, S5543 [3MY], S5633 [7MY]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S14689-S14691 [3DE]
———reform U.S. policies, S12927 [16OC]
———U.S. deficit, S14716 [4DE]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14383 [14NO]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S10303 [30JY]
Health care facilities: increase Federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps to ensure health care access for persons living in medically-underserved areas, S6233 [17MY]
———increase Federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps to ensure health care access for persons living in medically-underserved areas (S. 941), S3512 [21MR], S10303 [30JY]
Health Resources and Services Administration: Community Health Centers program funding, S13220 [23OC]
Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 1642), S9758 [23JY]
Hunger: abolish, S13664 [1NO]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (H. Con. Res. 193), S12943 [16OC]
Immigration: abolish proposed nonimmigrant temporary guest worker program, S6440, S6443 [22MY]
———eligibility of temporary guest workers to claim the earned income tax credit, S7137, S7138 [6JN]
———reform (S. 1348), S6440, S6443 [22MY], S6610, S6623 [24MY], S7137, S7138 [6JN], S7282 [7JN]
———require employers to recruit from domestic workforce before hiring guest workers, S10098 [26JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in tax cuts, S3564, S3566, S3584 [22MR]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1569 [5FE], S13664 [1NO]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S13664 [1NO]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), S3116 [14MR]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S1569 [5FE]
Koren, Edward: Vermont Arts Council Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts recipient, S13191
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, S8338 [25JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2771), unaniomus-consent request, S15827 [18DE]
LIHEAP: funding, S15118 [11DE], S15822, S15827 [18DE]
———provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (S. 2405), S14743 [4DE]
Lucey, Jerold F.: Nemours Foundation Alfred I. duPont Award for Excellence in Children's Health Care recipient, S12861
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S896 [23JA], S1154, S1155, S1156 [25JA]
Mukasey, Michael B.: nomination to be Attorney General, S13663 [1NO], S14175 [8NO]
———views on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture, S14175 [8NO]
NAFTA: impact on job creation, illegal immigration, and trade deficit, S14716 [4DE]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 326), S12943 [16OC]
NSF: establish American Competitiveness Scholarship Program, S6610-S6612, S6623 [24MY]
Nussle, Jim: nomination to be OMB Director, S11026, S11035, S11037 [4SE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S5465 [2MY], S5530, S5538, S5539, S5542, S5543 [3MY], S5633 [7MY]
———importation of prescription drugs certified by the Sec. of HHS, S5530, S5538, S5539, S5542, S5543 [3MY], S5633 [7MY]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, S1155, S1156 [25JA]
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), S7524, S7528 [12JN], S7625 [13JN], S7806 [18JN], S8173 [21JN]
———move toward energy independence through a coordinated development of renewable energy sources, including wave, solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels production, S14263 [13NO]
———provide for the use of net metering for certain small electric energy generation systems, S7806 [18JN]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1873 [12FE], S12943 [16OC]
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 399), S3147 [14MR]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 348), S12943, S12944 [16OC]
Senate: legislative program, S1580 [5FE], S3147 [14MR], S3545 [21MR], S10338 [30JY], S12944 [16OC]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in City and County of Denver v. Susan I. Gomez, Daniel R. Egger, and Carter Merrill (S. Res. 284), S10335 [30JY]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (S. 1564), S10303 [30JY]
———establish an incentive program to encourage enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10721 [2AU]
———limit use of funds for States receiving an increased match under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to health care-related activities, S10721 [2AU]
———provide funding and incentives to increase enrollment of uninsured children under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10578 [1AU]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10303 [30JY], S10346 [31JY], S10578 [1AU], S10721 [2AU], S12131 [26SE], S12927 [16OC]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (S. Res. 203), S10336, S10337 [30JY]
Taxation: amend tax laws to provide for energy advancement and investment, S8173 [21JN]
———limit tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business, S15185, S15186 [12DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10346 [31JY], S10578 [1AU], S10721 [2AU]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), House amendments, S12131 [26SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10303 [30JY]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S12927 [16OC]
———repeal estate tax, S11035 [4SE]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S896 [23JA]
Tooker, George: National Medal of Arts recipient, S14783
Treaties and agreements: application of fast-track authority to trade agreements relative to impact on employment and the economy, S12737 [4OC]
U.S. Fire Administration: provide for the long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (S. 153), S1580 [5FE]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), S14689 [3DE], S14716 [4DE]
Vanderwagen, W. Craig: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Preparedness and Response, S3545 [21MR]
Vermont: tribute to Vermont Feed program for efforts to bring local, fresh foods to school cafeterias, S14586 [16NO]
Veterans: develop a pilot outreach program to assist members of the military with post-traumatic stress disorder, S12323, S12324 [28SE], S12354 [1OC]
———eliminate offset between military retired pay and veterans service-connected disability compensation for certain retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability, S3676 [23MR]
———Gulf War Illness research funding, S12322 [28SE]
———improve and enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and other benefits (S. 1326), S5719 [8MY]
White Rocks National Recreation Area: redesignate as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (S. 159), S200
Statements
FDA Revitalization Act: Executive Office of the President, S5543 [3MY]
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act: James M. Jeffords, S603 [16JA]
Tables
Prescription drug price comparisons, S5539 [3MY]
Vermont occupational wage estimates (2005), S6440 [22MY]
Texts of
S. 309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, S603-S610 [16JA]
S. 1008, improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities, S4055 [28MR]
S. 1201, Clean Power Act, S4969-S4978 [24AP]
S. 1326, Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Improvements Act, S5720-S5725 [8MY]
Tributes
Dooley, Mark, S9193 [13JY]
Hilberg, Raul, S11653
Paley, Grace, S12378
Wellstone, Paul D., S13401 [25OC]