SHELBY, RICHARD C. (a Senator from Alabama)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14652 [16NO]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3737, S3777 [26MR], S3904 [27MR], S4049 [28MR]
California: repeal prohibition on funding for tunneling in certain areas relative to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Motor Rail project (H.R. 238), S14705, S14706 [3DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8800 [9JY], S9162 [12JY], S11545 [17SE], S12264, S12306 [27SE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11405, S11431, S11432 [11SE]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4891, S4994 [24AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5668 [7MY]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (S. 2338), S15583, S15653 [14DE]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6551 [23MY]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (S. 1610), S8749 [29JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12711, S12713, S12723, S12748, S12788, S12803, S12804, S12806 [4OC], S12839, S12846, S12875, S12876, S12880 [15OC], S12938 [16OC]
Sudan: authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (S. 2271), S15365 [12DE]
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), S6076 [14MY]
Appointments
British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9186 [12JY]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Improving America's Security Act, S8881 [9JY]
———H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, S4146 [29MR]
———H.R. 3093, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S12925 [16OC]
———H.R. 3222, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12523 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 1921), S13079 [18OC]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 496), S1626 [6FE]
Armed Forces: ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (see S. 641), S2166 [16FE] (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3200 [15MR]
———recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see S. Res. 378), S14398 [14NO]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S6266 [17MY]
Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see S. 637), S2166 [16FE]
Corzine, Jon S.: extend best wishes and express hope for his speedy and complete recovery from auto accident (see S. Res. 157), S4676 [18AP]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3517 [21MR]
———grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see S. 2511), S15911 [18DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency and take action to remedy such manipulation (see S. 1677), S8231 [21JN]
Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2023 [15FE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1001), S3835 [27MR]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
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]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S15234 [12DE] (see S. Res. 405), S15461 [13DE]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S5563 [3MY]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 1829), S9613 [19JY]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 82), S6268 [17MY]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6846 [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), S11052 [4SE]
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 502), S3836 [27MR]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 1623), S7730 [14JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 439), S4048 [28MR]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 19), S12379 [1OC]
Taxation: repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 1040), S4160 [29MR]
Motions
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12747 [4OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3783 [27MR], S4131 [29MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, S5155 [26AP]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1759-S1762 [8FE]
Bessemer, AL: anniversary of Bright Star restaurant, S5864
Cochran, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000th vote, S1759 [8FE]
Dept. of Commerce: require evaluations before NOAA satellite acquisition program may proceed, S12707 [4OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: State and local law enforcement agencies immigration and customs enforcement assistance funding through reductions in State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S12909 [16OC]
Dept. of Justice: Office of Violence Against Women funding, S12713 [4OC]
———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to be used in contravention of the law relating to information sharing about an individual's immigration status, S12911 [16OC]
———require reporting regarding the costs of conferences, S12707 [4OC]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, S12904 [16OC]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4895, S4897 [24AP], S5023 [25AP]
Employment: increase the competitiveness of American workers through the expansion of employee stock ownership plans, S5023 [25AP]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (S. 2338), S15585 [14DE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1759-S1762 [8FE]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S3783 [27MR]
NASA: return to flight activities associated with the space shuttle funding, S12726 [4OC]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (S. 1610), S8755 [29JN]
Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act: allow SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to complete revision of implementation of provisions dealing with internal controls and audits, S4895, S4897 [24AP]
———allow small businesses to opt out of requirement of public companies to conduct an additional audit on their internal controls, S4897 [24AP]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12705, S12707, S12711, S12712, S12713, S12722, S12723, S12726 [4OC], S12849 [15OC], S12895, S12897, S12904, S12909, S12911, S12924 [16OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3093), motion to commit, S12922 [16OC]
———prohibit funding for business class or first class airline travel for Federal employees, S12895, S12897 [16OC]
Taxation: repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (S. 1040), S4574 [17AP]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (S. Res. 220), S7170 [6JN]
Tributes
Gallion, MacDonald, S11112
Millican, Johnathon M., S9209 [13JY]
Mitchell, Mayer (Bubba), S12374 [1OC]
Richardson, Ed, S9016
Sittason, Julie, S10413
Stevens, Senator, S6999 [4JN]
Van Tassel, George M., S8300
Walker, Beasor, S1621 [6FE]