STEVENS, TED (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14007, S14014 [6NO], S14088, S14089 [7NO], S14203 [8NO], S14312 [13NO], S14509, S14522 [15NO], S14859, S14998 [6DE], S15051 [10DE], S15139 [11DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13462 [25OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1718 [7FE], S1810 [8FE]

———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], S3892, S3900 [27MR], S4065 [28MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), S6208 [16MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3609, S3633 [22MR], S3687 [23MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S334, S397 [10JA], S439, S473 [11JA], S10654 [1AU]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4752 [19AP]

Dept. of Commerce: provide necessary authority for establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (S. 1609), S7665 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9521 [17JY], S11556 [17SE], S11869 [20SE], S12358 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12515, S12561 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9981, S9982 [25JY], S10101 [26JY]

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

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11123 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13162 [19OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11387, S11429 [11SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4831, S4856 [23AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5663 [7MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7205 [6JN]

———reform (S. 1639), S8626 [27JN]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2343, S2431 [28FE], S2522 [1MR], S2560 [2MR], S2585, S2634, S2643, S2645 [5MR], S2653, S2724 [6MR], S2785 [7MR], S2933, S2945, S2946, S2950 [8MR], S3041 [13MR]

Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7561, S7563 [12JN], S7768 [14JN], S7916 [19JN], S8103, S8105, S8106, S8127, S8128, S8135, S8139, S8142 [20JN], S8181, S8212, S8256 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12810 [4OC], S12879, S12883 [15OC], S12913, S12938 [16OC]

Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10457 [31JY], S10791 [2AU]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H880 [23JA]

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

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

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S10840 [2AU]

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

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group, S3076 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S6845 [24MY]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S1189 [25JA]

Alaska: include certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 1680), S8231 [21JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see S. 1746), S8741 [29JN]

American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see S. Res. 216), S6846 [24MY] (see S. Res. 394), S14848 [6DE]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 714), S4307 [10AP]

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]

———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), S15461 [13DE]

Aviation: strengthen security (see S. 509), S1627 [6FE]

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

Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see S. Res. 196), S10606 [1AU]

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

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2488 [1MR]

———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]

———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see S. 2198), S13194 [22OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see S. 807), S6400 [21MY]

Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see S. 1026), S6056 [14MY]

Chicago, IL: congratulate for being chosen U.S. representative in competition to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee (see S. Con. Res. 28), S4676 [18AP]

Children and youth: 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), S2797 [7MR]

Coast Guard: reauthorize (see S. 1892), S10149 [26JY]

Coastal zones: develop observation system for coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve management of coastal and marine resources (see S. 950), S3516 [21MR]

Coffman Cove, AK: convey certain Forest Service lands (see S. 202), S233 [8JA]

Colorado Springs, CO: transfer certain Federal property to the U.S. Paralympics, Inc., a subsidiary of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see S. 589), S5391 [1MY]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 381), S1057 [24JA]

Conservation of energy: provide national energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps (see S. 2017), S11051 [4SE]

Consumers: improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 545), S3125 [14MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1580, 1583), S7333 [7JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see S. 1128), S4599 [17AP]

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: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 525), S1781 [8FE]

CPSC: establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see S. 1771), S9019 [11JY]

Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft (see S. 2168), S13769 [5NO]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 2071), S15063 [10DE]

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

Denali National Park: authorize land exchange (see S. 1808), S9469 [17JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide necessary authority for establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see S. 1609), S7638 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see S. 113), S39 [4JA]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see S. 2340), S14285 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a small business child care grant program (see S. 228), S283 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see S. Res. 94), S2598 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3517 [21MR]

———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), S1411 [31JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on groundwater resources in Alaska (see S. 200), S579 [16JA]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see S. 617), S9614 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S2357 [28FE]

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

———enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1233), S8357 [25JN]

Disasters: support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see S. 1223), S5086 [25AP]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S14848 [6DE]

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

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see S. Res. 273), S12142 [26SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1001), S3835 [27MR]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: provide for certain administrative and support services (see S. 890), S3199 [15MR]

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

Ecology and environment: conduct carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects (see S. 2323), S14287 [13NO]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 181), S41 [4JA]

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

Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S2488 [1MR]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see S. 1681), S8231 [21JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system (see S. 1300), S5562 [3MY]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (see S. 1076), S4161 [29MR]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S38 [4JA]

FCC: require enforcement of regulations on the broadcast of indecent programming and maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent (see S. 1780), S9135 [12JY]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 388), S1781 [8FE]

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

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

FTC: extend authority to collect ``do-not-call'' registry fees (see S. 781), S10789 [2AU]

Graham, Ruth Bell: tribute (see S. Res. 249), S8301 [22JN]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 310), S670 [17JA]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S4380 [11AP]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and medical residents serving health professional shortage areas (see S. 896), S3199 [15MR]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 408), S1237 [26JA]

Hurricanes: provide adequate funding for local governments harmed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 664), S2164 [16FE]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1582, 1584), S7333 [7JN]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1200), S6401 [21MY]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see S. 2324), S14400 [14NO]

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: adopt harvesting moratorium and review compliance with conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species (see S. Res. 368), S13989 [6NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S1577 [5FE]

Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S6462 [22MY]

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), S10904 [3AU]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1692), S9659 [20JY]

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

Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see S. 1515), S11655 [18SE]

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

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

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), S3607 [22MR]

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

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 Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 216), S6846 [24MY] (see S. Res. 394), S14848 [6DE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S13078 [18OC]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN]

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

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

National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S6846 [24MY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 240), S357 [10JA]

National Geothermal Initiative: establish (see S. 1543), S7179 [6JN]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]

National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2024 [15FE]

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

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

Native American Heritage Day: designate (see S. 1852), S9774 [23JY] (see S. Res. 400), S15138 [11DE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S10789 [2AU]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1236), S5183 [26AP]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 291), S671 [17JA] (see S. 1650), S8612 [27JN]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 1581), S14701 [3DE]

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects: expedite staffing, provide readily available funding, and clarify legal processes surrounding pipeline projects (see S. 1089), S4379 [11AP]

Olympic Games: support ideals and values of the Olympic Movement (see S. Res. 185), S7812 [18JN]

Power resources: move toward energy independence through a coordinated development of renewable energy sources, including wave, solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels production (see S. 1020), S4047 [28MR]

———provide incentives for renewable energy production, increase fuel economy standards for automobiles, and provide tax incentives for renewable energy production (see S. 298), S578 [16JA]

Privacy: strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see S. 1178), S4809 [20AP]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 84), S38 [4JA]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 150), S4600 [17AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 1936), S10787 [2AU]

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

Ronald Reagan Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S1627 [6FE]

Safety: improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see S. 385), S1057 [24JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S1057 [24JA] (see S. 779), S2797 [7MR]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S3835 [27MR]

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos (see S. 1594), S7544 [12JN]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 1578), S7333 [7JN]

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]

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]

———allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 1132), S4919 [24AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S4677 [18AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 180), S41 [4JA]

———provide a credit to rural primary health providers (see S. 290), S509 [12JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S5086 [25AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see S. 1125), S4599 [17AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 170), S40 [4JA]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 502), S11953 [21SE]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see S. 1546), S7070 [5JN]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 552), S1848 [12FE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 1853), S9774 [23JY]

———promote innovation and basic research that will enhance or facilitate availability and affordability of advanced information and communications services (see S. 1493), S6845 [24MY]

Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (see S. 2096), S12141 [26SE]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 704), S8231 [21JN]

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

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

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S7887 [19JN]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S41 [4JA]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 1623), S7730 [14JN]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 84), S38 [4JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 609), S2274 [27FE]

University of Alaska Fairbanks: tribute to rifle team (see S. Res. 109), S3199 [15MR]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S1577 [5FE]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 1146), S5564 [3MY]

———provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-connected disability at non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments under Medicare or TRICARE programs (see S. 815), S3065 [13MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 57), S5497 [2MY]

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]

Western States: recognize efforts of firefighters to contain wildfires and protect lives, homes, and rural economies (see S. Res. 286), S10424 [31JY]

Willis, William K.: tribute (see S. Res. 415), S15911 [18DE]

World War II: tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see S. Res. 223), S7178 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 49), S1327 [30JA]

———grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments (see S. 205), S233 [8JA]

———tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see S. Con. Res. 64), S16006 [19DE]

Children and youth: prevent carriage of child pornography by video service providers, protect children from online predators, and restrict sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce (see S. 49), S37 [4JA]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 132), S4047 [28MR]

Communications Act: update and reinvigorate universal service (see S. 101), S38 [4JA]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 92), S38 [4JA]

———protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (see S. 1965), S10787 [2AU]

Denali Commission: reauthorize (see S. 1368), S6016 [11MY]

Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 2232), S13437 [25OC]

Dept. of Energy: develop efficiency standards for general service lamps to assist in reducing costs to consumers, business concerns, government entities, and other users and require future lamps to meet those standards (see S. 1526), S6846 [24MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities (see S. 1072), S4161 [29MR]

Federal employees: enhance the Federal Telework Program (see S. 1000), S3835 [27MR]

———provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Federal employees giving birth (see S. 80), S38 [4JA]

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

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

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 380), S14398 [14NO]

Motor vehicles: assure compliance with basic standards for all-terrain vehicles (see S. 1815), S9497 [17JY]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see S. 183), S41 [4JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: borrow against anticipated Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts to migrate to a national IP-enabled emergency network (see S. 93), S38 [4JA]

National Youth Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 296), S10788 [2AU]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see S. 39), S37 [4JA]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging on oil and gasoline products by merchants during certain abnormal market disruptions (see S. 94), S38 [4JA]

Senate: provide paid leave for employees giving birth (see S. 880), S3124 [14MR]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see S. Con. Res. 57), S14700 [3DE]

Taxation: provide a credit for renovation and construction of manufacturing facilities for incandescent lamps (see S. 1527), S6846 [24MY]

Telephones: facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider (see S. 1769), S9019 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

President pro tempore: tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (see S. Res. 6), S41 [4JA]

Biographies

Breitweiser, Robert A., S10592 [1AU]

Cloture motions

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13350 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S12122, S12123 [26SE], S12270 [27SE]

Letters

Importance and responsibilities of military service: Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S12510 [3OC]

Use of Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts for national IP-enabled emergency network: National Emergency Numbering Association and Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials International, Inc., S2785 [7MR]

Veterans Day: Seth Chapel, S14616 [16NO]

Lists

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) Republican staff members who worked on the fuel economy compromise within H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act, S15425 [13DE]

NCAA rifle championship team and individual qualifiers, S2790 [7MR]

Senator Stevens' family and current and former staff members, S4411-S4413 [12AP]

Motions

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2784 [7MR]

Poems

``Great Men,'' Ralph Waldo Emerson, S4422 [12AP]

Privilege of the floor

Perritt, Eric, S12447 [2OC]

Rilington, Earl, S12447 [2OC]

Remarks

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 49), S1514 [1FE]

———anniversary of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, S8054 [20JN]

———grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments (S. 205), S240 [8JA]

———observance of Alaska Day, S13071 [18OC]

———tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, S12948 [17OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1949 [14FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15854 [18DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), House amendment, S6698 [24MY]

Armed Forces: ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (S. 641), S2143 [16FE]

———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, S9110 [12JY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), unanimous-consent request, S1991 [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, S2143 [16FE], S2196, S2197 [17FE]

Aviation: modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (H.R. 4343), S15619 [14DE]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (S. Res. 132), S4062 [28MR]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S334, S344 [10JA], S439 [11JA], S496 [12JA], S10701 [2AU]

Denali Commission: reauthorize (S. 1368), S6018 [11MY]

Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (S. 2232), S13449 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9110 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12405 [2OC], S12484, S12510, S12513, S12514, S12515, S12518 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), conference report, S14144 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), unanimous-consent agreement, S12510 [3OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S15854 [18DE]

Dept. of Energy: develop efficiency standards for general service lamps to assist in reducing costs to consumers, business concerns, government entities, and other users and require future lamps to meet those standards (S. 1526), S6895 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: oversight responsibilities of Senate committees, S3048 [13MR]

———redirect funding to the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Grants program and study feasibility of commercial entities developing public safety communications networks, S2780, S2782 [7MR]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15854 [18DE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4827 [23AP]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (S. 1681), S8242 [21JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (S. 1076), S4214 [29MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities (S. 1072), S4210 [29MR]

Federal employees: enhance the Federal Telework Program (S. 1000), S3843 [27MR]

Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (S. Res. 208), S6359 [17MY]

———initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean (S.J. Res. 17), S10936 [3AU]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 380), S14418 [14NO]

Library of Congress: National Digital Information Infrastruture and Preservation Program funding, S1949 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S15424 [13DE]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S8185 [21JN]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (S. 183), S168 [4JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, S10128 [26JY]

———implement recommendations (S. 4), S2448 [1MR], S2780, S2782, S2785 [7MR], S3048 [13MR], S3193 [15MR]

National Guard: Operation Jump Start funding to maintain deployment of troops on the southern land border of the U.S., S12518 [3OC]

National security: improve security of cargo containers destined for the U.S., S10128 [26JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: borrow against anticipated Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts to migrate to a national IP-enabled emergency network, S2785 [7MR]

Navy: Improved Engineering Design Process funding, S12518 [3OC]

NCAA: tribute to rifle championships, S2790 [7MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1991 [15FE]

Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S8185, S8186 [21JN]

———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, S15424 [13DE]

Schriever AFB, CO: Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center funding, S12514, S12515 [3OC]

Senate: allow acceptance of transportation in privately-owned aircraft for certain travel within a Senator's State, S334 [10JA], S496 [12JA], S10701 [2AU]

———appreciation for tributes, S4410, S4422, S4425 [12AP]

———legislative process, S2196 [17FE]

———legislative program, S15727 [17DE]

Senate Rules: prohibit ``filling the amendment tree'' by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S1991 [15FE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11496 [12SE]

———provide a credit for renovation and construction of manufacturing facilities for incandescent lamps (S. 1527), S6895 [24MY]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (S. 1661), S8054 [20JN]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security, S3193 [15MR]

Transportation Security Administration: extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, S2448 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

President pro tempore: tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 6), S6 [4JA]

Tribute, S4407-S4411, S4421-S4425 [12AP], S6186 [16MY], S6393 [21MY], S6543 [23MY], S6828 [24MY], S6949, S6950 [25MY], S6996-S7000 [4JN], S7067 [5JN]

Tables

$70 billion bridge fund, S15855 [18DE]

Texts of

S. 183, Improved Passenger Automobile Fuel Economy Act, S169 [4JA]

S. 1000, Telework Enhancement Act, S3844 [27MR]

S. 1526, Bright Idea Act, S6895 [24MY]

S. Res. 6, tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus, S6, S188 [4JA]

S.J. Res. 17, initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean, S10936 [3AU]

Tributes

Breitweiser, Robert A., S10592 [1AU]

Byrd, Senator, S14463 [15NO]

Chappell, Seth, S14616 [16NO]

Fletcher, Bryan, S8683 [28JN]

Greer, Elicia, S8683 [28JN]

Hiebert, Augie, S11649 [18SE]

Hogarth, Bill, S15826 [18DE]

Lott, Senator, S15816 [18DE]

Rogers, John, S8683 [28JN]

Taylor, Ken, S8652 [28JN]

Thomas, Craig, S7021 [5JN]

Wildrick, Stella, S4373 [11AP]