SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14010 [6NO], S14193 [8NO], S15235 [12DE], S15476 [13DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S1577 [5FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12185 [26SE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3904 [27MR], S4030, S4035 [28MR]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3540 [21MR], S3645 [22MR], S3677, S3700, S3707, S3721 [23MR]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4661, S4714 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8877, S8878 [9JY], S8958 [10JY], S9137, S9155 [12JY], S9280, S9284 [16JY], S10904, S10905 [3AU], S11559, S11607, S11614 [17SE], S11760 [19SE], S11901, S11910 [20SE], S11925 [21SE], S12093, S12112, S12143 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12443 [2OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9945, S9948 [25JY], S10059, S10194 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13005 [17OC], S13044, S13046, S13103, S13104 [18OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11305, S11350 [10SE], S11404, S11405, S11428, S11430, S11431 [11SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5514, S5517 [2MY], S5565 [3MY], S5702 [8MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6625, S6900 [24MY], S7122, S7203, S7259, S7260 [6JN]

———reform (S. 1639), S8432 [26JN], S8571, S8624 [27JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1058 [24JA], S1411 [31JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2432 [28FE], S2663, S2732, S2740 [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), S7567 [12JN], S7706 [14JN]

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

Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15698 [14DE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10510 [31JY], S10646 [1AU]

Analyses

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S. 1348): Coleman Amendment on Facilitating Information Sharing Between Federal and Local Law Enforcement Officials Related to an Individual's Immigration Status, S6587 [24MY]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Arlen Specter ``Would Meet'' Ahmadinejad, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S544 [16JA]

Resolve Funding for Quality Care, Scranton (PA) Times Tribune, S3346 [20MR]

Why Congress Can and Must Assert Itself in Foreign Policy, by, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S545 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S6954 [25MY]

African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5184 [26AP]

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), S9020 [11JY]

American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see S. Res. 394), S14848 [6DE]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 146), S5185 [26AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see S. 1881), S10148 [26JY]

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

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (see S. 480), S1521 [1FE]

Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 878), S3124 [14MR]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 496), S2489 [1MR]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see S. 2052), S11585 [17SE]

Billington, James H.: tribute (see S. Res. 336), S12287 [27SE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S2231 [26FE]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 16), S7730 [14JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: place an artistic tribute to the speech given by Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall (see S. Con. Res. 1), S7547 [12JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see S. 807), S11117 [5SE]

Chesapeake Bay: reduce nutrient loads in the Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers in making changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management (see S. 1346), S6056 [14MY]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S12334 [28SE]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 627), S2023 [15FE]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S7811 [18JN]

———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), S3065 [13MR]

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S4919 [24AP]

Colombia: condemn hostage-taking of 3 U.S. citizens by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demand their immediate and unconditional release (see S. Con. Res. 53), S15462 [13DE]

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), S233 [8JA]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 378), S1057 [24JA]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 62), S15911 [18DE]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 352), S827 [22JA]

Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft (see S. 2168), S12936 [16OC]

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

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (see S. 2304), S13768 [5NO]

———restore fairness relative to bail bond forfeitures (see S. 2495), S15910 [18DE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S445 [11JA]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 963), S3836 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 838), S8302 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S9020 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3000 [12MR]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 535), S7333 [7JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see S. 1060), S4160 [29MR]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see S. 431), S2356 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1233), S5656 [7MY]

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), S7888 [19JN]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 1843), S9658 [20JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2356 [28FE]

Drugs: reduce disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses and more broadly focus punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (see S. 1685), S8356 [25JN]

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

Ecology and environment: reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy (see S. 1766), S9019 [11JY]

Education: conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (see S. 1787), S9211 [13JY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S1409 [31JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 21), S13078 [18OC]

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

———extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies (see S. 922), S3352 [20MR] (see S. 1934), S10904 [3AU]

———preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 435), S1327 [30JA]

———reform Essential Air Service Program (see S. 1571), S12055 [25SE]

False Claims Act: amend (see S. 2041), S11504 [12SE]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see S. 535), S7333 [7JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S5869 [9MY]

Firearms: modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see S. 376), S1057 [24JA]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reiterate exclusivity as the sole authority to permit conduct of electronic surveillance and streamline procedures authorizing surveillance (see S. 1114), S4478 [16AP]

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), S14742 [4DE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see S. 849), S3201 [15MR] (see S. 2488), S15651 [14DE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S4047 [28MR]

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

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA] (see S. 997), S3835 [27MR]

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S15234 [12DE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 237), S754 (see S. 340), S753 [18JA]

———reform (see S. 1639), S7810 [18JN]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see S. 1984), S10788 [2AU] (see S. 2294), S13684 [1NO] (see S. 2348), S14703 [3DE]

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see S. 618), S2023 [15FE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S8612 [27JN]

Intellectual property: strengthen and harmonize protection (see S. 2317), S14193 [8NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S4478 [16AP]

Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see S. 1545), S10903 [3AU]

———support federalism in Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 37), S11506 [12SE]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital prior to recognition of a Palestinian state (see S.J. Res. 12), S8358 [25JN]

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

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

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

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

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 289), S10788 [2AU]

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: address waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine (see S. 2450), S15138 [11DE]

———establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see S. 1515), S6845 [24MY]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1603), S9917 [25JY]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 1991), S13581 [30OC]

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

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S509 [12JA]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 799), S2795 [7MR]

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

———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), S13686 [1NO]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see S. 1428), S6954 [25MY]

———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 338), S4600 [17AP] (see S. 1958), S11752 [19SE]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S4048 [28MR]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see S. 2181), S14702 [3DE]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1338), S6954 [25MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2352), S15771 [17DE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S6550 [23MY]

———provide for a transition to a voluntary quality reporting program for physicians and other health professionals (see S. 1519), S6845 [24MY]

———provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices (see S. 2221), S13261 [23OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S2230 [26FE]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see S. 1484), S8796 [9JY]

Mental health: provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S4306 [10AP]

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), S11052 [4SE]

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

Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4919 [24AP]

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

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2), S233 [8JA]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see S. 767, 768), S2693 [6MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance (see S. Res. 114), S3517 [21MR]

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

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 394), S14848 [6DE]

National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention: establish (see S. 1521), S6845 [24MY]

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

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

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), S3000 [12MR]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 61), S1411 [31JA]

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

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 27), S4919 [24AP]

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), S8943 [10JY]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S7178 [6JN]

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see S. 1709), S8610 [27JN]

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (see S. 160), S9135 [12JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 1267), S12142 [26SE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S2024 [15FE]

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S3124 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242), S358 [10JA]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 936), S3352 [20MR] (see S. 1285), S5561 [3MY]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see S. 1457), S13685 [1NO]

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: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 817), S2898 [8MR]

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia: urge to overturn the sentence against rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl'' (see S. Res. 406), S15651 [14DE]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 812), S2898 [8MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S5307 [30AP]

Siemens Foundation: tribute to young women winning the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for the first time (see S. Res. 397), S15031 [7DE]

Social Security: permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1052), S4160 [29MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S5563 [3MY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 821), S15771 [17DE]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2238), S13437 [25OC]

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), S2899 [8MR]

———call for urgent deployment of robust and effective multinational peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur (see S. Res. 276), S10315 [30JY]

Sullivan, Leon H.: tribute (see S. Res. 166), S4841 [23AP]

Taxation: establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy (see S. 2129), S14742 [4DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S3609 [22MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S4841 [23AP]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see S. 940), S5929 [10MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S4842 [23AP]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see S. 1743), S8692 [28JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 777), S7810 [18JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 582), S6847 [24MY]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 2454), S15233 [12DE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S358 [10JA]

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

———provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (see S. 1944), S10787 [2AU]

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

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1027), S4159 [29MR]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S14192 [8NO]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see S. 406), S1237 [26JA]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S828 [22JA]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (see S. 214), S1849 [12FE]

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

Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see S. 1871), S14192 [8NO]

University of Hawaii: establish the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives (see S. 259), S445 [11JA]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S12379 [1OC]

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the U.S. (see S. 1721), S8610 [27JN]

Bankruptcy: authorize courts to take certain actions relative to mortgage loans in bankruptcy (see S. 2133), S12532 [3OC]

Civil liberties: expand approval time for court orders permitting already executed surveillance of certain calls and ensure Supreme Court review of Terrorist Surveillance Program (see S. 187), S41 [4JA]

Courts: provide for the substitution of the U.S. in place of any electronic communications service company in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance (see S. 2402), S14700 [3DE]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S41 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of production (see S. 1722), S8610 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see S. 186), S41 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase authorization for the major medical facility project to consolidate medical centers in Pittsburgh, PA (see S. 1392), S6126 [15MY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see S. 1918), S10604 [1AU]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (see S. 1440), S6399 [21MY]

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

Medicare: preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 1750), S8794 [9JY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 273), S445 [11JA]

———revise national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see S. Res. 305), S10902 [3AU]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 2035), S11326 [10SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Academy of Music (see S. Res. 43), S1189 [25JA]

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 1747), S8741 [29JN]

Saudi Arabia: encourage end of support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, and denounce sponsorship of extremist Wahhabi ideology (see S. 2243), S13438 [25OC]

Senate Rules: prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment (see S. Res. 83), S2024 [15FE]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see S. 697), S2273 [27FE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 344), S827 [22JA]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (see S. 813), S2898 [8MR]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 814), S2898 [8MR]

———impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (see S. 1081), S4304 [10AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see S. 734), S2488 [1MR]

Biographies

Jonker, Robert J., S8781 [9JY]

Kapala, Frederick J., S5688 [8MY]

Maloney, Paul L., S8781 [9JY]

Neff, Janet T., S8780 [9JY]

O'Grady, Liam, S8780 [9JY]

Tinder, John D., S15890 [18DE]

Certifications

Congressionally directed spending information required by S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act: Senator Byrd, S12961 [17OC]

Chronologies

Events Relating to the Interim Appointment of U.S. Attorneys in the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Reauthorization, S3246 [19MR]

Cloture motions

Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13242 [23OC], S13299 [24OC]

Court documents

Rasul v. Bush on habeas corpus applications: Supreme Court, S8912 [10JY]

Declarations

Combat Status Review Board tribunal process: Stephen Abraham, S8911 [10JY], S11643 [18SE]

Factsheets

Immigration Fact Check—CBO Report—The Rest of the Story: CBO, S8583 [27JN]

Histories

Committe on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education Hearings on Stem Cell Research, S4240 [10AP]

Letters

CIA destruction of videotapes showing interrogation of detainees: Kenneth L. Wainstein, Dept. of Justice, S15721 [17DE]

———Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, S15721 [17DE]

Clarification of points made during interview given to Indian newspaper: by, S544 [16JA]

Consideration of appropriations legislation instead of a continuing resolution: by, S1765 [8FE]

Consolidation of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers in Pittsburgh, PA: by, S6185 [16MY]

———Jim Nicholson, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6185 [16MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13678 [1NO]

Immigration reform: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10231 [30JY]

Impact of continuing resolution on judiciary funding: Paul R. Michel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, S1766 [8FE]

Make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal: several current and former Senators, S7591, S7592 [13JN]

Medicare hospital wage index classification: Denise S. Cesare, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, S3345 [20MR]

———Harold E. Anderson, Moses Taylor Hospital, S3343 [20MR]

———James D. Edwards, Greater Hazelton Health Alliance, S3344 [20MR]

———James E. May, Mercy Health Partners (healthcare system), S3343 [20MR]

———James L. Brady, Allied Services (healthcare system), S3345 [20MR]

———John Nilsson, Community Medical Center Healthcare System, S3344 [20MR]

———Mary Theresa Vautrinot, Maxis Health System, S3343 [20MR]

———Neal Bisno, Service Employees International Union, Pennsylvania's Health Care Union, S3345 [20MR]

———Raoul M. Walsh, Tyler Memorial Hospital, S3345 [20MR]

———Regis P. Cabonor, Bloomsburg Hospital, S3343 [20MR]

———William R. Host, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, S3345 [20MR]

National security, congressional ethics, and Social Security: Richard H. Morgan, S15901 [18DE]

Nomination of Leslie H. Southwick to be circuit judge: A. La'Verne Edney, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes PLLC, S9311 [17JY]

———Patrick E. Beasley, S9311 [17JY]

Power of Congress to impose conditions on appropriated funds and the Commander in Chief responsibilities of the President of the U.S.: by, S3097 [14MR]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Vice President Cheney, S15720 [17DE]

———by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15719 [17DE]

Restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror: several retired military leaders, S2770 [7MR]

Views of Michael B. Mukasey on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture: by, S14152 [8NO]

Lists

Descriptions of court cases that Leslie H. Southwick ruled in favor of criminal defendents, S13247 [23OC]

Descriptions of court cases that Leslie H. Southwick ruled in favor of individual civil suit plaintiffs over businesses, S13247 [23OC]

Descriptions of court cases that Leslie H. Southwick ruled in favor of women and homosexuals, S13247 [23OC]

Diseases for which NIH has conducted successful research, S3589 [22MR]

Statements by Senators Reid, Durbin, and Dodd on Republican Senators ``filling the amendment tree'' by filing second degree amendments to their first degree amendments, S1765 [8FE]

Memorandums

Medicare Hospital Wage Index Classification: John Wiercinski and Lissa Bryan-Smith, Geisinger Health System, S3344 [20MR]

Previous Actions Taken by Congress To Condition Appropriated Funds and Limit Action by the President of the U.S.: by, S1477 [1FE]

Motions

Immigration: reform (S. 1639), S8572, S8587 [27JN]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10736 [2AU]

Obituaries

Shearer, Kent: Salt Lake City (UT) Salt Lake Tribune, S11006 [4SE]

Privilege of the floor

Pepper, Kathleen, S8473 [26JN]

Proposals

Immigration reform, S10231-S10303 [30JY]

Questions and answers

Stem cell research: with several NIH directors, S4242 [10AP]

Remarks

AFL-CIO: replace noncompetitive earmarks for the Working for America Institute and Appalachian Council, Inc., funding with competitive grants, S13211, S13212, S13216 [23OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S15451 [13DE], S15627 [14DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13433 [25OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1763 [8FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12255, S12256, S12257 [27SE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3810 [27MR], S4088, S4154 [29MR]

Armed Forces: ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 20), S3166 [15MR]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1475-S1477 [1FE], S1668 [7FE], S1763 [8FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), unanimous-consent request, S1990, S1991 [15FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), S1668 [7FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), motion to proceed, S1559 [5FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 7), S1668 [7FE]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9437, S9438 [17JY]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S11729 [19SE]

———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, S2187 [17FE]

———take no action to undermine safety or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions (S. Res. 107), S3166 [15MR]

Aycock, Sharion: nomination to be district judge, S12760 [4OC]

Baker, Valerie L.: nomination to be district judge, S1479, S1480 [1FE]

Bankruptcy: authorize courts to take certain actions relative to mortgage loans in bankruptcy (S. 2133), S12534 [3OC], S12763 [4OC]

Border Patrol: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, provide for additional agents, and enhance physical and virtual border security measures, S6525 [23MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9593 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3561, S3562, S3588, S3589 [22MR], S3677, S3678 [23MR]

Bush, President: assertion of executive privilege in response to subpoenas from the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) concerning the firing of several U.S. attorneys, S8781, S8782 [9JY]

California: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, S13184 [22OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program funding, S13187 [22OC]

———encourage programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S13186 [22OC]

———expand folic acid food fortification efforts, S13232 [23OC]

Civil liberties: expand approval time for court orders permitting already executed surveillance of certain calls and ensure Supreme Court review of Terrorist Surveillance Program (S. 187), S183 [4JA]

Climate: global warming, S10776 [2AU]

Cochran, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000th vote, S1763 [8FE]

Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13305 [24OC]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), S9593 [19JY]

Congress: power to impose conditions on appropriated funds and the Commander in Chief responsibilities of the President of the U.S., S1475-S1477 [1FE], S3096 [14MR]

———restore budget enforcement and strengthen fiscal responsibility to offset cost of new spending, S4665 [18AP]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, S4088 [29MR]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S4739 [19AP]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S15719, S15720 [17DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4665 [18AP], S4739 [19AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), motion to proceed, S4636 [18AP]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S3589 [22MR]

———provide for the substitution of the U.S. in place of any electronic communications service company in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance (S. 2402), S14703 [3DE], S15720 [17DE]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S2663 [6MR], S2749, S2750, S2751, S2753, S2769, S2770, S2772, S2774 [7MR], S2862, S2863, S2864, S2866, S2867 [8MR], S8909, S8910 [10JY], S11642, S11643 [18SE], S11690 [19SE]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (S. 185), S179 [4JA]

Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft (S. 2168), S12940 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of production (S. 1722), S8620 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8909, S8910 [10JY], S9437, S9438 [17JY], S10593 [1AU], S11642, S11643 [18SE], S11690, S11729 [19SE], S12113 [26SE], S12260 [27SE]

Dept. of Education: deafblind services funding, S13149 [19OC]

———Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership Grants program funding, S13187 [22OC]

———William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program funding, S13234 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program funding, S13186 [22OC]

———Community Innovations for Aging in Place funding, S13068, S13069 [18OC]

———Health Information Technology program funding, S13237 [23OC]

———Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program funding, S13233 [23OC]

———National Health Service Corps funding, S13236 [23OC]

———prohibit adjustment of the formula for the allocation of HIV/AIDS funding, S13209 [23OC]

———provide funding to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, S13236 [23OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9910 [25JY], S10113 [26JY], S10308 [30JY]

———extend timeline available to obligate grant funds, S9910 [25JY]

———prohibit issuance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards) to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes, S10113 [26JY], S10308 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys, S3033 [13MR], S3791 [27MR], S7614 [13JN]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (S. 186), S181 [4JA], S545 [16JA]

Dept. of Labor: Office of Labor and Management Standards funding, S13053 [18OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S13235 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund, S10591 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, S11307 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase authorization for the major medical facility project to consolidate medical centers in Pittsburgh, PA (S. 1392), S6185 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S14027, S14040 [7NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S12955, S12980 [17OC], S13049, S13053, S13068, S13069 [18OC], S13149, S13150 [19OC], S13173, S13174, S13184, S13185, S13186, S13187 [22OC], S13209, S13211, S13212, S13213, S13215, S13216, S13227, S13232, S13233, S13234, S13235, S13236, S13237 [23OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, S14027, S14040 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), motion to commit, S13231 [23OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11307 [10SE]

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

Diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research funding, S13184 [22OC]

Ecology and environment: reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy (S. 1766), S9023 [11JY], S10776 [2AU]

Elrod, Jennifer Walker: nomination to be circuit judge, S12760 [4OC]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S6591 [24MY]

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

False Claims Act: amend (S. 2041), S11510 [12SE]

FDA: establish National Centers of Pharmaceutical Innovation, S5491 [2MY]

———provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs, S5650 [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce spending for programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool, S3561 [22MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5491 [2MY], S5650 [7MY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (S. 1918), S10609 [1AU]

Fischer, Nora Barry: nomination to be district judge, S1951 [14FE]

Foreign countries: report on trip to India, Syria, and Israel, S536 [16JA]

———report on trip to the United Kingdom, Finland, Russia, Turkey, Poland, and France, S11007 [4SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10599 [1AU], S10869 [3AU]

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

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15719, S15720, S15721 [17DE]

———reiterate exclusivity as the sole authority to permit conduct of electronic surveillance and streamline procedures authorizing surveillance (S. 1114), S10599 [1AU]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (S. 1440), S6403 [21MY]

Frizzell, Gregory K.: nomination to be district judge, S1478, S1480, S1483 [1FE]

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, S7423, S7424 [11JN]

Gutierrez, Philip S.: nomination to be district judge, S1321 [30JA]

Hardiman, Thomas M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3188, S3191 [15MR]

Hazardous substances: establish reserve for asbestos reform legislation providing compensation to victims of asbestos-related diseases, S3677 [23MR]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S26 [4JA], S4240 [10AP], S4370 [11AP]

Health Resources and Services Administration: Organ Donation and Recovery Act implementation funding, S13186 [22OC]

Howard, Marcia Morales: nomination to be district judge, S1987 [15FE]

Immigration: abolish proposed nonimmigrant temporary guest worker program, S6451, S6452 [22MY]

———allow renewal of temporary guest worker visas without mandatory return to home countries, S7119, S7121 [6JN]

———exempt spouses and minor children of permanent resident aliens from visa caps, S7150, S7151 [6JN]

———facilitate information sharing between Federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status, S6586 [24MY]

———permanently bar gang members, terrorists, and other criminals from entry, S7109 [6JN]

———prevent individuals who have violated immigration laws from being eligible for points under a merit-based system for which others aren't eligible, S7037 [5JN]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, S6619 [24MY]

———reduce number of nonimmigrants admitted under guest worker program, S6508, S6514 [23MY]

———reform, S5687 [8MY], S5835-S5837 [9MY], S10230, S10231 [30JY]

———reform (S. 1348), S6219 [17MY], S6451, S6452 [22MY], S6508, S6514, S6525, S6529 [23MY], S6586, S6591, S6593, S6619 [24MY], S7037, S7040, S7042, S7045, S7046, S7058 [5JN], S7109, S7110, S7116, S7119, S7121, S7150, S7151 [6JN], S7287, S7288, S7290, S7316 [7JN]

———reform (S. 1348), motion to proceed, S6386, S6387 [21MY]

———reform (S. 1639), S8524, S8582, S8583, S8595 [27JN], S8642, S8648 [28JN]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification, S8595 [27JN]

———require employers to recruit from domestic workforce before hiring guest workers, S7040, S7042 [5JN]

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

———sunset proposed nonimmigrant temporary guest worker program, S6591 [24MY]

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (S. 618), S2045 [15FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S5681 [8MY]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S3810 [27MR]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), S3166 [15MR]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), motion to proceed, S3095 [14MR]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S4154 [29MR]

———U.S. policy, S10593 [1AU]

Johnstown, PA: prohibit funding for National Drug Intelligence Center, S12113 [26SE], S12260 [27SE]

Jones, Richard A.: nomination to be district judge, S12760 [4OC]

Jonker, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S8779 [9JY]

Kapala, Frederick J.: nomination to be district judge, S5687 [8MY]

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, S8378 [26JN]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime, S2888 [8MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: address waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine (S. 2450), S15142 [11DE]

———protect rights of attorneys providing pro bono representation to Guantanamo Bay detainees, S545 [16JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S13185 [22OC]

Livingston, Debra A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5834 [9MY]

Louisiana Family Forum (organization): education programs funding, S12980 [17OC]

Maloney, Paul L.: nomination to be district judge, S8779 [9JY]

Mauskopf, Roslynn R.: nomination to be district judge, S12761 [4OC]

Medicare: preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (S. 1750), S8797 [9JY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 3), motion to proceed, S4635 [18AP]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 273), S455 [11JA]

———provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices (S. 2221), S13266 [23OC]

———reform hospital wage index classification system, S3341-S3346 [20MR], S12255, S12256 [27SE]

———revise national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (S. Res. 305), S10944 [3AU]

Melrose Park, PA: tribute to Saligman Middle School students visiting the Senate, S5681 [8MY]

Mental health: preemption of State regulations relative to health insurance coverage of mental health benefits, S10884, S10885 [3AU]

———provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (S. 558), S10883, S10884, S10885 [3AU]

Middle East: implement Iraq Study Group recommendation on direct diplomatic engagement with Iran and Syria relative to constructive policies in Iraq and Middle Eastern regional affairs, S10594 [1AU]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: funding, S13049 [18OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1047 [24JA]

Mukasey, Michael B.: nomination to be Attorney General, S14149, S14150, S14157, S14173 [8NO]

———views on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture, S14149, S14150, S14157 [8NO]

National Cancer Institute: study fatal and nonfatal radiogenic illnesses in New Mexico towns and communities affected by exposure to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons testing, S13150 [19OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2663 [6MR], S2749, S2750, S2751, S2753, S2769, S2770, S2772, S2774 [7MR], S2862, S2863, S2864, S2866, S2867 [8MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, S9593 [19JY]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S652 [17JA], S1372 [31JA]

Neff, Janet T.: nomination to be district judge, S8779, S8786 [9JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 2035), S11329 [10SE]

NIH: funding, S3588 [22MR]

———public access of journal articles published by private and nonprofit publishers, S13233 [23OC]

O'Grady, Liam: nomination to be district judge, S8779 [9JY]

O'Neill, Lawrence J.: nomination to be district judge, S1479, S1480 [1FE]

Osteen, William L., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S11286 [10SE]

Ozerden, Halil S.: nomination of to be district judge, S4879 [24AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3678 [23MR], S4240 [10AP]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S7590 [13JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S13227 [23OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Academy of Music (S. Res. 43), S1204 [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), S7590 [13JN]

———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, S15387 [13DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S27 [4JA]

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress, S26 [4JA]

———regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (S. 1747), S8744 [29JN]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 495), S1635 [6FE]

Reidinger, Martin K.: nomination to be district judge, S11286 [10SE]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4240 [10AP], S4370 [11AP]

Robert H. Clampitt Foundation: establish Children's PressLine, CPL, New Orleans, LA, bureau, S14040 [7NO]

Sammartino, Janis L.: nomination to be district judge, S11286 [10SE]

Sarkozy, Nicolas: address to joint meeting of Congress by French President, S14026 [7NO]

Saudi Arabia: encourage end of support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, and denounce sponsorship of extremist Wahhabi ideology (S. 2243), S13454 [25OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12956, S12958 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3093), motion to commit, S12922, S12923 [16OC]

SEC: investigation by the Committee on Finance (Senate) and Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) into the preferential treatment of certain persons accused of insider trading, S1382 [31JA], S10891 [3AU]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S14757 [5DE]

———legislative process, S4220, S4221 [29MR]

———legislative program, S5837 [9MY]

Senate Rules: procedures, S1668 [7FE]

———prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S1668 [7FE], S1763-S1766 [8FE], S1990, S1991 [15FE]

Settle, Benjamin H.: nomination to be district judge, S8671 [28JN]

Social Security: codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10754 [2AU]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to health care before funding special interest projects, S13213, S13215 [23OC]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10548, S10591 [1AU], S10719, S10720, S10736, S10754 [2AU]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S3562 [22MR]

Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9310-S9312 [17JY], S9883, S9885 [25JY], S10548 [1AU], S13246, S13247 [23OC], S13274 [24OC]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (S. 697), S2281 [27FE]

Sullivan, Richard J.: nomination to be district judge, S8671 [28JN]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 344), S831-S834 [22JA], S1257-S1259 [29JA]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (S. 813), S2908 [8MR]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (S. 814), S2908 [8MR]

———exclude charges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, S15451 [13DE]

———impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (S. 1081), S4294 [10AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S10719, S10720, S10736 [2AU]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (S. 734), S2500 [1MR]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10548, S10591 [1AU], S10719, S10720, S10736, S10754 [2AU]

Tinder, John D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S15890 [18DE]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), S3245 [19MR]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: exempt from certain requirements, S536 [16JA]

Van Bokkelen, Joseph S.: nomination to be district judge, S8671 [28JN]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, S13068 [18OC]

Wu, George H.: nomination to be district judge, S3790 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4220 [29MR]

Reports

Chronology of NIH Funding, S3589 [22MR]

Trip to India, Syria, and Israel: by, S537-S544 [16JA]

Trip to the United Kingdom, Finland, Russia, Turkey, Poland, and France: by, S11007-S11009 [4SE]

Resumes

Baker, Valerie L., S1479 [1FE]

Frizzell, Gregory K., S1478 [1FE]

Gutierrez, Philip S., S1321 [30JA]

Hardiman, Thomas M., S3191 [15MR]

Jonker, Robert J., S8781 [9JY]

Maloney, Paul L., S8781 [9JY]

Neff, Janet T., S8780 [9JY]

O'Grady, Liam, S8780 [9JY]

O'Neill, Lawrence J., S1479 [1FE]

Osteen, William L., Jr., S11287 [10SE]

Reidinger, Martin K., S11287 [10SE]

Sammartino, Janis L., S11287 [10SE]

Wu, George H., S3791 [27MR]

Statements

Allow an Above-the-Line Tax Deduction for Attorney Fees and Costs in Connection With Civil Claim Awards: by, S2908 [8MR]

Allow Tax Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases: by, S2908 [8MR]

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act: by, S181-S183 [4JA]

Employee Free Choice Act: by, S8379-S8382 [26JN]

Flat Tax Act: by, S4294-S4296 [10AP]

Free Flow of Information Act: by, S11329 [10SE]

Habeas Corpus Restoration Act: by, S179 [4JA]

Hope Offered Through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research (HOPE) Act: by, S4242 [10AP]

Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act: by, S2045 [15FE]

Nomination of Debra A. Livingston To Be Circuit Judge: by, S5835 [9MY]

Nomination of John P. Bailey To Be District Judge: by, S3189 [15MR]

Nomination of Otis D. Wright II To Be District Judge: by, S3189 [15MR]

Nomination of Thomas M. Hardiman To Be Circuit Judge: by, S3188 [15MR]

Pennsylvania Anti-Crime and Youth Violence Initiative: by, S2888 [8MR]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: by, S1259-S1262 [29JA]

Provide Individuals Relief From the Alternative Minimum Tax: by, S10719 [2AU]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: by, S12957 [17OC]

Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: by, S27 [4JA]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: by, S4241 [10AP]

Support for Leslie Southwick, S9311 [17JY]

Summaries

Combat Status Review Tribunal Cases Cited as Examples of Individuals Not Meeting Criteria Defining Enemy Combatants, S2752 [7MR]

Report on Investigation Into Potential Abuse of Authority at the SEC: by, S10890 [3AU]

Tables

Comparison of flat tax to current tax system, S4298 [10AP]

Flat tax individual return form, S4297 [10AP]

Impact on the budgetary process from fiscal year 2005 to the President's 2008 proposal for the Depts. of Labor and HHS, S1766 [8FE]

Instances where a Senate Majority Leader or designee ``filled the amendment tree'' by filing second degree amendments to his or her first degree amendments, S1766 [8FE]

Taxes owed under 20% flat tax for married couple with two children filing jointly, S4298 [10AP]

Texts of

S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act, S180 [4JA]

S. 186, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act, S183 [4JA]

S. 187, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act, S184 [4JA]

S. 273, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act, S455 [11JA]

S. 344, permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S834 [22JA]

S. 734, AMT Rate Reduction Act, S2501 [1MR]

S. 813, allow an above-the-line tax deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards, S2908 [8MR]

S. 814, allow tax deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases, S2909 [8MR]

S. 2243, Saudi Arabia Accountability Act, S13455 [25OC]

S. Res. 83, prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S1765 [8FE]

Tributes

Casey, Senator, S4879 [24AP]

Gittis, Howard, S11648 [18SE]

Grassley, Senator, S1391 [31JA]

Haury, Ada Mae Groetzinger, S11006 [4SE]

Kelly, Tom, S11006 [4SE]

Lott, Senator, S15798 [18DE]

Reid, Senator, S4220 [29MR]

Shearer, Kent, S11005 [4SE]

Sourwine, Jim, S3121 [14MR]

Stevens, Senator, S6543 [23MY]

Thomas, Craig, S8686 [28JN]