LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4504, S4505 [20MY], S4703 [21MY], S6298 [26JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1885 [11MR], S2075, S2138, S2185 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7331 [24JY]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1544 [4MR], S1570, S1600, S1603 [5MR], S1694 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S6287 [26JN], S8295 [10SE], S8386 [11SE], S8541, S8543 [15SE], S8863 [16SE]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (S. 1382), S9323 [23SE]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S746, S747 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5206, S5285 [5JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3517 [29AP], S3601 [30AP]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3820, S3821, S3833 [6MY], S3862, S3866, S3879, S3910, S3927 [7MY], S3962, S3976, S3982 [8MY], S4056 [13MY]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2413, S2423, S2497, S2513 [3AP], S2593, S2603, S2616 [4AP], S2646 [7AP], S2759, S2760, S2762 [8AP], S2810 [9AP], S5909, S5912, S5914 [19JN], S6032 [24JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4183 [14MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3033 [15AP], S3165, S3166 [17AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1 [3JA], S10515 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: anniversary (see S. Res. 666), S9025 [18SE]

Africa: call on relevant governments, multilateral bodies, and non-state actors in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Sudan to achieve and implement a negotiated resolution to national and regional conflicts (see S. Res. 470), S2437 [3AP]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 583), S5040 [4JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see S. 3406), S7905 [31JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 2758), S3509 [29AP]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1097), S6972 [21JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S6722 [15JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8385 [11SE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2631), S970 [13FE]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 1048), S6937 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 435), S445 [29JA]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see S. Res. 630), S7629 [29JY]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S3304 [23AP]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 627), S94 [22JA]

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), S1122 [25FE]

Corporations: reduce internal auditing reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions (see S. 2703), S1878 [11MR]

Dept. of Energy: enter into cooperative agreements with private entities to obtain construction and operating licenses for used nuclear fuel storage and recycling facilities (see S. 3215), S6285 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S4893 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 2736), S6505 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: assist State and local law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice (see S. 3143), S6287 [26JN]

———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S9205 [22SE]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see S. 186), S3442 [28AP] (see S. 3217), S6286 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S4182 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 3527), S9025 [18SE]

Digital Television Transition Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 576), S4793 [22MY]

Duhulow, Aisha I.: condemn death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl in Somalia (see S. Res. 711), S10743 [20NO]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 3191), S6505 [9JY]

EPA: clarify circumstances under which permits for discharges from certain vessels may be required and conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels (see S. 3298), S7030 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: extend adoption incentives program, authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 3038), S6869 [16JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S658 [5FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S6159 [25JN]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see S. 2957), S6505 [9JY]

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see S. 3237), S7150 [23JY]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see S. 2630), S3509 [29AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3539), S9280 [23SE]

Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S3257 [22AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia (see S. 3528), S9204 [22SE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S95 [22JA]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 60), S284 [24JA]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 608), S6362 [7JY]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see S. 2580), S1704 [6MR]

Housing: require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see S. 2724), S1703 [6MR]

Immigration: adjust status of immediate family members of aliens who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 3453), S8529 [15SE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see S. Res. 580), S6021 [24JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see S. Res. 522), S3145 [17AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see S. Res. 571), S4487 [20MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 584), S5699 [17JN]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (see S. Res. 446), S849 [11FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6561 [10JY]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 422), S207 [23JA]

Medicare: apply an alternative payment amount for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters (see S. 3117), S5524 [11JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S5963 [23JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 1750), S95 [22JA]

———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see S. 2099), S5941 [20JN]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see S. 3116), S6560 [10JY]

Metzenbaum, Howard M.: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2133 [13MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S8384 [11SE]

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act: reauthorize for prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 3201), S6285 [26JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S9026 [18SE]

NASA: anniversary (see S. Res. 651), S8036 [1AU]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 625), S7631 [29JY]

National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 670), S9204 [22SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S7279 [24JY]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S4793 [22MY]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 567), S4282 [15MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 728), S10881 [10DE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 500), S2976 [14AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 667), S9025 [18SE]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 487), S2134 [13MR]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 488), S2134 [13MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 524), S3257 [22AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 692), S10004 [27SE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S2946 [10AP]

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), S3791 [6MY]

Olympic games: call on the People's Republic of China and international community to use the upcoming games to encourage Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive peace efforts (see S. Res. 632), S7780 [30JY]

Paone, Martin P.: tribute (see S. Res. 420), S94 [22JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S9026 [18SE]

Power resources: facilitate participation of private capital and skills in development, commercialization, and market penetration of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies (see S. 2730), S1703 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 3492), S8855 [16SE]

SBA: establish a Small Business Energy Emergency Disaster Loan Program (see S. 3223), S6327 [27JN]

———reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S5390 [9JN]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 3362), S7907 [31JY]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S2231 [31MR]

Small business: modify certain fees, make emergency appropriations for certain small business programs, and provide increased expensing and a carryback for certain net operating losses for tax purposes (see S. 2553), S330 [25JA]

Social Security: disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S.J. Res. 44), S6937 [17JY]

———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see S. 2460), S1123 [25FE]

Somalia: support humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and accountability for abuses and urge progress toward the establishment of a viable government of national unity (see S. Res. 541), S3793 [6MY]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see S. 2979), S6159 [25JN]

Sudan: support, enforce, and expand U.N. embargo on arms sales to belligerents and seek political solution to conflict in Darfur (see S. Res. 660), S9206 [22SE]

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), S3080 [16AP]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 814), S94 [22JA]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1689), S2232 [31MR]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 3399), S7904 [31JY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 2566), S971 [13FE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2612 [4AP]

———provide stimulus to small businesses by increasing expensing, extending the carryback period for certain net operating losses, and extending the research and development credit (see S. 2552), S395 [28JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S7906 [31JY]

———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see S. 2002), S2232 [31MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 656), S8383 [11SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S1419 [29FE]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S3258 [22AP]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 517), S3080 [16AP]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S8530 [15SE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S3790 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop losses (see S. 3644), S10004 [27SE]

Antiquities Act: prohibit use of funds for the establishment of national marine monuments unless certain requirements are met (see S. 3438), S8035 [1AU]

Cane River National Heritage Area: expand boundaries and reauthorize Cane River National Heritage Area Commission (see S. 3448), S8035 [1AU]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see S. 2802), S2346 [2AP]

Corps of Engineers: include additional area in Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, LA, navigation project (see S. 2740), S1876 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see S. 2652), S1054 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: redirect savings from Jackson Barracks military construction to Historic Preservation Fund to restore historic structures at Jackson Barracks to pre-Katrina status (see S. 3447), S8035 [1AU]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3449), S8035 [1AU]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide disaster assistance to electric utility companies serving low-income households (see S. 3572), S9415 [24SE]

———provide mental health and substance abuse services (see S. 3176), S5962 [23JN]

Hurricanes: establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine events relative to failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2826), S2636 [7AP]

———provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2975), S3742 [2MY]

———provide funds to certain State and local governments to pay for utility costs resulting from provision of temporary housing units to Hurricane Katrina evacuees (see S. 2789), S2231 [31MR]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (see S. 3647), S10004 [27SE]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 2790), S2231 [31MR]

———remove cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals (see S. 2853), S2977 [14AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 556), S3975 [8MY]

Public safety officers: provide adequate benefits to officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 3397), S7904 [31JY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections relative to Lake Charles, LA, project (see S. 2986), S3891 [7MY]

———technical corrections relative to Orleans Parish, LA, transit project (see S. 2985), S3891 [7MY]

SBA: extend term for participating in 8(a) business development program for small businesses affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 3285), S6937 [17JY]

———improve access to technology by and increase entrepreneurship among small businesses located in rural communities (see S. 3342), S7526 [26JY]

Smith, Michael P.: tribute (see S. Res. 701), S10324 [1OC]

Taxation: provide for eligibility of computer technology and equipment development businesses for enterprise zone incentives (see S. 3735), S10946 [11DE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: technical corrections relative to Jefferson Parish, LA, highway project (see S. 2987), S3891 [7MY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see S. 2771), S2133 [13MR]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6470 [9JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), motion to proceed, S5950 [23JN], S6141 [25JN], S6224 [26JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Letters

Agriculture disaster assistance: Wallace Ellender IV, American Sugar Cane League, S9975 [27SE]

Louisiana priorities relative to recovery from effects of Hurricane Gustav: Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, Lt. Governor of Louisiana, and Mike Strain, Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture, S8930 [17SE]

Reduce the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Aaron Broussard, S6268 [26JN]

———Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, S6268 [26JN]

Lists

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day participants, S5445 [10JN]

Motions

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2594 [4AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop losses (S. 3644), S9901, S9904, S9905, S9906, S9973-S9975 [27SE]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, S6928 [17JY]

Antiquities Act: prohibit use of funds for the establishment of national marine monuments unless certain requirements are met (S. 3438), S8045 [1AU]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9624-S9626 [26SE], S9973 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4713 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendments, S6267-S6269 [26JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S6922 [17JY]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (H.R. 3229), S9900, S9901 [27SE]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 5872), S9901 [27SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2075 [13MR]

Cane River National Heritage Area: expand boundaries and reauthorize Cane River National Heritage Area Commission (S. 3448), S8046 [1AU]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S3857, S3864, S3866, S3867, S3868, S3879 [7MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7112 [23JY]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 3569), S9897, S9898 [27SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S5726 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (S. 2652), S1067 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: Education Disaster and Emergency Relief Loan Program funding, S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9624-S9626 [26SE], S9973 [27SE]

———improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), S9901 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: redirect Community Development Block Grant Program funds to support land banks for homes damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S2788 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: redirect savings from Jackson Barracks military construction to Historic Preservation Fund to restore historic structures at Jackson Barracks to pre-Katrina status (S. 3447), S8045 [1AU]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 3449), S8046 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (S. 2162), S10017 [27SE]

———prescribe regulations specifying content of notices provided to claimants seeking VA benefits and services (S. 3023), S10016 [27SE]

Disasters: urge the Bush Administration to provide a full disaster declaration for Louisiana following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, S9982 [27SE]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (H.R. 1553), S6860 [16JY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (H.R. 1532), S10018 [27SE]

Feed America Thursday: designate (S. Res. 691), S10020 [27SE]

FEMA: improve the Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate, S3864-S3866 [7MY]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, S3857 [7MY]

———reform, S5726 [18JN]

———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3857, S3864, S3866, S3867, S3868, S3879 [7MY]

Floods: flood protection funding for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S4713 [22MY]

Fort Polk, LA: revitalization funding, S10731 [20NO]

GAO: study mandatory flood insurance coverage purchasing requirements, S3866, S3867, S3868, S3879 [7MY]

Georgia, Republic of: condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (S. Res. 690), S10020 [27SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S6860 [16JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

Housing: permit qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance homes of persons in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S2603, S2605 [4AP], S2790 [9AP]

———provide needed housing reform, S1407 [29FE], S2391, S2413, S2415 [3AP], S2595, S2603, S2605 [4AP], S2788, S2794 [9AP], S6524 [10JY], S7112 [23JY]

Hurricanes: make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery, S6267-S6269 [26JN]

———provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 2975), S3744-S3746 [2MY]

———provide housing relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S1407 [29FE]

———provide relief for the victims of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, S8928, S8929, S8931 [17SE], S9469-S9471 [25SE], S9624-S9626 [26SE]

———reduce the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S6267 [26JN]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (S. 3647), S10007-S10009 [27SE]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S2814 [9AP], S3302 [23AP], S3590 [30AP], S3887 [7MY], S10318 [1OC]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (S. 2790), S2234 [31MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 675), S10303 [1OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 675), S10303 [1OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 694), S10020 [27SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 556), S3985 [8MY]

National Crime Victim Law Institute: funding (S. 3641), S9899, S9900 [27SE]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 195), S10020 [27SE]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 693), S10020 [27SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1157), S10018 [27SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 692), S10020 [27SE]

New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act: technical correction (H.R. 6946), S10019 [27SE]

New Orleans, LA: provide economic assistance to hospitals affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9981 [27SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: authorize and expedite oil and gas lease sales (S. 3646), S10019 [27SE]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S6698 [15JY], S6860 [16JY], S6922 [17JY], S7112 [23JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S6860, S6862 [16JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S6860 [16JY]

———gasoline price levels, S6697 [15JY], S6922 [17JY]

Police Week: observance, S4097 [13MY]

Power resources: innovation and development of alternative energy sources for motor vehicles, S6862 [16JY]

———national energy policy, S6697-S6699 [15JY], S6862 [16JY], S6922 [17JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2391, S2413, S2415 [3AP], S2595, S2603, S2605 [4AP], S2788, S2794 [9AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S6524 [10JY], S7112 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1407 [29FE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections relative to Lake Charles, LA, project (S. 2986), S3893 [7MY]

———technical corrections relative to Orleans Parish, LA, transit project (S. 2985), S3893 [7MY]

SBA: extend term for participating in 8(a) business development program for small businesses affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 3285), S6940 [17JY]

———improve access to technology by and increase entrepreneurship among small businesses located in rural communities (S. 3342), S7528-S7530 [26JY]

———reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (S. 2920), S7530 [26JY]

Senate: legislative program, S10023 [27SE]

Social Security: privatization proposals, S8928 [17SE]

Sudan: support, enforce, and expand U.N. embargo on arms sales to belligerents and seek political solution to conflict in Darfur (S. Res. 660), S10019, S10023 [27SE]

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day: observance, S5445 [10JN]

Taxation: allow amended returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previous deductions and waive deadline on GO Zone property construction for bonus depreciation, S2391, S2413, S2415 [3AP], S2794 [9AP], S7112 [23JY]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S2075 [13MR]

———provide for eligibility of computer technology and equipment development businesses for enterprise zone incentives (S. 3735), S10949-S10951 [11DE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: technical corrections relative to Jefferson Parish, LA, highway project (S. 2987), S3893 [7MY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (S. 2771), S2151 [13MR]

Resumes

Ellender, Wallace, IV, S9976 [27SE]

Testimonies

Agricultural Disaster Assistance: Jay Hardwick, National Cotton Council, S9976 [27SE]

Two Years After the Storm—Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast: Alan Brown, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services (organization), S3747 [2MY]

Texts of

S. 2652, America's National World War II Museum Expansion Act, S1068 [14FE]

S. 2771, White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act, S2151-S2153 [13MR]

S. 2790, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, S2234-S2236 [31MR]

S. 2975, Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act, S3746 [2MY]

S. 3285, Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act, S6941 [17JY]

S. 3342, Rural Small Business Enhancement Act, S7530 [26JY]

S. 3448, Cane River National Heritage Area boundary expansion and Cane River National Heritage Area Commission reauthorization, S8046 [1AU]

S. 3449, Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Study Act, S8047 [1AU]

S. 3735, provide for eligibility of computer technology and equipment development businesses for enterprise zone tax incentives, S10951 [11DE]

Tributes

Domenici, Senator, S9970 [27SE]

Keating, Mary, S10318 [1OC]

Morris, Tom J., S8027 [1AU]

Ortique, Revius O., Jr., S6269 [26JN]

Roth, Robert, S10318 [1OC]

Smith, Michael P., S10317 [1OC]