Tim JohnsonTim JohnsonMSenatorSen.South DakotaJ000177N000100842706719972014South Dakota19931996South Dakota019871992South Dakota1S. 1795A bill to amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA).IntroducedS. 276A bill to revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.EnactedS. 3885A bill to amend Public Law 98-513 to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.IntroducedS. Res. 268A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski.IntroducedS. 1907A bill to promote the development of Native American small business concerns, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 819A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.EnactedS. 2018A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to provide that a quality grade label issued by the Secretary of Agriculture for beef and lamb may not be used for imported beef or imported lamb.IntroducedS. 633A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.Passed SenateS. 2350A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment , to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3404A bill to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project.IntroducedS. 1331A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to charge the date of implementation of country of origin labeling to January 30, 2006.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 106A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratically elected officials of Taiwan.IntroducedS. 1577A bill to facilitate the transfer of Spearfish Hydroelectric Plant Number 1 to the city of Spearfish, South Dakota, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1572A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of the 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage under the medicaid program for services provided by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization directly or through referral , contract, or other arrangement.IntroducedS. Res. 358A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of Indian Health Service, should maintain the current operating hours of the Wagner Service Unit until the Secretary submits to Congress a new report that accurately describes the current conditions at the Wagner Service Unit.IntroducedS. 154A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.IntroducedS. 108A bill to prohibit the operation during a calendar year of the final rule issued by the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards for the designation of minimal-risk regions for the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States, including designation of Canada as a minimal-risk region, and the importation into the United States from Canada of certain bovine ruminant products during that calendar year, unless country of origin labeling is required for the retail sale of a covered commodity during that calendar year.IntroducedS. 331A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.IntroducedS. 303A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from social security coverage.IntroducedS. 277A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 475A bill to amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and other Acts to improve housing for Indians.IntroducedS. 259A bill to require that Federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean up methamphetamine laboratories.IntroducedS. 407A bill to restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2236A bill to amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.IntroducedS. 1535A bill to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 2091A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.IntroducedS. 776A bill to designate certain functions performed at flight service stations of the Federal Aviation Administration as inherently governmental functions, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1637A bill to provide emergency relief to meet the immediate needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina for health care, housing, education, and financial relief, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 560A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.Passed SenateS. 1622A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.IntroducedS. Res. 234A resolution relative to the death of William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States.Passed SenateS. 1621A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.IntroducedS. 3855A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 233A resolution expressing the condolences of the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery efforts.Passed SenateS. 1808A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the qualified medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs within the medicaid program.IntroducedS. 1800A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit.IntroducedS. 1798A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit outbound call telemarketing to individuals eligible to receive benefits under title XVIII of such Act.IntroducedS. 3991A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2491A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator.Passed SenateS. 2784A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding.EnactedS. 3936A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 250A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.Passed SenateS. 1700A bill to establish an Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 1748A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.Reported by CommitteeS. 1738A bill to expand the responsibilities of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 180A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.Passed SenateS. 394A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Con. Res. 116A concurrent resolution supporting "Lights On Afterschool!", a national celebration of after school programs.Passed SenateS. Res. 245A resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of Simon Wiesenthal.Passed SenateS. 1749A bill to reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.IntroducedS. 1740A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies.IntroducedS. 1035A bill to authorize the presentation of commemorative medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th century in recognition of the service of those Native Americans to the United States.Passed SenateS. 3771A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.Reported by CommitteeS. 3915A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to provide pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid program with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services.IntroducedS. 1735A bill to improve the Federal Trade Commission's ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3912A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions process with respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the Medicare program.IntroducedS. 3913A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007.IntroducedS. 1722A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1190A bill to provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 559A resolution calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the violence in Darfur.Passed SenateS. Con. Res. 26A concurrent resolution honoring and memorializing the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93.Passed Senate, Passed HouseS. 1692A bill to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1687A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers.IntroducedS. Res. 565A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate upon the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.Passed SenateS. Res. 271A resolution designating the week beginning October 16, 2005, as "National Character Counts Week".Passed SenateS. 1862A bill to establish a joint energy cooperation program within the Department of Energy to fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons in the national interest, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1864A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.IntroducedS. 1841A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.IntroducedS. 1840A bill to amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to increase the affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals.IntroducedS. 392A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress, collectively, to the Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.Passed SenateS. 1197A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.Passed SenateS. 1057A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act.Reported by CommitteeS. 1930A bill to expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.IntroducedS. 397A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.EnactedS. 1922A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 282A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families.Passed SenateS. Res. 287A resolution honoring the life of and expressing the condolences of the Senate on the passing of Rosa Parks.Passed SenateS. Res. 278A resolution designating the week of October 23, 2005, through October 29, 2005, as "National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week".Passed SenateS. 1562A bill to provide for the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit insurance system, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 300A resolution relative to the death of Henry Ku'ualoha Giugni, former Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate.Passed SenateS. Res. 320A resolution calling the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide.IntroducedS. 2074A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Indians under the medicaid program, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1418A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide inter operable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States.Passed SenateS. 1462A bill to promote peace and accountability in Sudan, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 2038A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to restore the original deadline for mandatory country of origin.IntroducedS. 705A bill to establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. Res. 598A resolution designating the week beginning October 15, 2006, as "National Character Counts Week".Passed SenateS. Res. 599A resolution designating the week of October 23, 2006, through October 27, 2006, as "National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week".Passed SenateS. 4067A bill to provide for secondary transmissions of distant network signals for private home viewing by certain satellite carriers.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 101A concurrent resolution condemning the repression of the Iranian Baha'i community and calling for the emancipation of Iranian Baha'is.Passed SenateS. Con. Res. 119A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.Passed SenateS. 695A bill to suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges.Passed SenateS. 37A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.EnactedS. Res. 305A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Veterans Day 2005.Passed SenateS. 1948A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1947A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to enhance adaptive housing assistance for disabled veterans.IntroducedS. 2725A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal Minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress.IntroducedS. 2721A bill to simplify the taxation of business activity, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1086A bill to improve the national program to register and monitor individuals who commit crimes against children or sex offenses.Passed SenateS. 2702A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program on the provision of assistance to certain military families.IntroducedS. 3276A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1145A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes.IntroducedS. 1136A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.IntroducedS. 1127A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress all documentation related to the Secretary's recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.Reported by CommitteeS. 1148A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment under the medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities.IntroducedS. 3069A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to modify the furnishing of government markers for graves of veterans at private ceremonies, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1112A bill to make permanent the enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs enacted as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.IntroducedS. 1115A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory.IntroducedS. 2970A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data, to ensure that such persons are appropriately notified of such thefts, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2566A bill to provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 489A resolution relative to the death of Lloyd Bentsen, distinguished member of the United States Senate.Passed SenateS. 559A bill to make the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 1103A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax.IntroducedS. Res. 486A resolution designating June 2006 as "National Internet Safety Month".Passed SenateS. 2916A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1062A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.Reported by CommitteeS. 1081A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum update for physicians' services for 2006 and 2007.IntroducedS. 1076A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the excise tax and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel.IntroducedS. 1881A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San Francisco otherwise known as the "Granite Lady", and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 1075A bill to postpone the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.IntroducedS. 1064A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.IntroducedS. 1065A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend child care eligibility for children of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty.IntroducedS. 2819A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by a critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under the Medicare program.IntroducedS. 2810A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding for State health insurance counseling program and area agencies on aging, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 2829A bill to reduce the addiction of the United States to oil, to ensure near-term energy affordability and empower American families, to accelerate clean fuels and electricity, to provide government leadership for clean and secure energy, to secure a reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2816A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the manufacture of flexible fuel motor vehicles and to extend and increase the income tax credit for alternative fuel refueling property, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2817A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1036A bill to provide assistance for rural school districts, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 313A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week should be established to increase awareness of methamphetamine and to educate the public on ways to help prevent the use of that damaging narcotic.Passed SenateS. Res. 141A resolution designating September 9, 2005, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".Passed SenateS. 2245A bill to establish an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project.Passed SenateS. 1007A bill to prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006.IntroducedS. 985A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2393A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.IntroducedS. 579A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 16A concurrent resolution conveying the sympathy of Congress to the families of the young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes.IntroducedS. 2197A bill to improve the global competitiveness of the United States in science and energy technology, to strengthen basic research programs at the Department of Energy, and to provide support for mathematics and science education at all levels through the resources available through the Department of Energy, including at the National Laboratories.Reported by CommitteeS. 2390A bill to provide a national innovation initiative.IntroducedS. 2253A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.Reported by CommitteeS. 2385A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit certain additional retired members who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for that disability and Combat-Related Special Compensation by reason of that disability.IntroducedS. Res. 75A resolution designating March 25, 2005, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".Passed SenateS. Res. 74A resolution designating March 8, 2005, as "International Women's Day".Passed SenateS. 548A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments.IntroducedS. 558A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.IntroducedS. 549A bill to extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.IntroducedS. 2381A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide line item rescission authority.IntroducedS. 2382A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 542A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 537A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 390A resolution designating the week beginning March 13, 2006, as "National Safe Place Week".Passed SenateS. 2371A bill to permit the use of certain funds for recovery and mitigation activities in the upper basin of the Missouri River, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 417A resolution honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are represented by that association for their contributions to the health care of veterans and the health-care system of the Nation.Passed SenateS. J. Res. 4A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.Passed SenateS. 513A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.IntroducedS. Res. 410A resolution designating April 2006 as "Financial Literacy Month".Passed SenateS. 2465A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 24A concurrent resolution expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-secession law by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.IntroducedS. 2354A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage under part D of such title based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug prices.IntroducedS. 2361A bill to improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2178A bill to make the stealing and selling of telephone records a criminal offense.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 383A resolution calling on the President to take immediate steps to help improve the security situation in Darfur, Sudan, with an emphasis on civilian protection.Passed SenateS. 493A bill to amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 495A bill to impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 87A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.IntroducedS. Res. 88A resolution designating April 2005 as "Financial Literacy Month".Passed SenateS. 650A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase production and use of renewable fuel and to increase the energy independence of the United States, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 672A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.IntroducedS. 666A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.IntroducedS. 647A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 675A bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2449A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age.IntroducedS. 2438A bill to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2433A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve the care provided to veterans living in rural areas, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 639A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age.IntroducedS. 635A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 637A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2409A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals.IntroducedS. 619A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.IntroducedS. Res. 399A resolution designating March 25, 2006, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".Passed SenateS. 603A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 610A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and to improve the small ethanol producer credit.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 19A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of life insurance and recognizing and supporting National Life Insurance Awareness Month.IntroducedS. 601A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include combat pay in determining an allowable contribution to an individual retirement plan.IntroducedS. 602A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.IntroducedS. 570A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should the become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 71A resolution designating the week beginning March 13, 2005 as "National Safe Place Week".Passed SenateS. 2351A bill to provide additional funding for mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2342A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program.IntroducedS. 484A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.IntroducedS. 487A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adoptions of children, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 582A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 1217A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1214A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.IntroducedS. 3481A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress on the compliance of the Postal Service with procedural requirements in the closing of the postal sorting facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 97A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.IntroducedS. 3475A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.IntroducedS. 1191A bill to establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas.IntroducedS. 1180A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize various programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1172A bill to provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.IntroducedS. 1171A bill to halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1351A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War era.IntroducedS. 1358A bill to protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking.IntroducedS. 1343A bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.IntroducedS. 1367A bill to provide for recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting a national teacher corps in underserved communities.IntroducedS. 811A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.Passed SenateS. 3609A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare program.IntroducedS. J. Res. 15A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.Reported by CommitteeS. 374A bill to 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.Reported by CommitteeS. 731A bill to recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities.Reported by CommitteeS. 1239A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization to pay the monthly part D premium of eligible medicare beneficiaries.Reported by CommitteeS. 757A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.Reported by CommitteeS. 3570A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 154A resolution designating October 21, 2005 as "National Mammography Day".Passed SenateS. Res. 155A resolution designating the week of November 6 through November 12, 2005, as "National Veterans Awareness Week" to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.Passed SenateS. Res. 182A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.IntroducedS. J. Res. 12A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.Failed SenateS. 3582A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.IntroducedS. 3568A bill to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3548A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3553A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1283A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1272A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.IntroducedS. 193A bill to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language.EnactedS. 1741A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area.Reported by CommitteeS. 3519A bill to reform the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United States, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3520A bill to amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to allow for certain claims of nationals of the United States against Turkey, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 512A resolution celebrating the 231st birthday of the Army and commending the men and women of the Army as exceptional individuals who live by the values of loyalty, duty, and selfless service.Passed SenateS. 3500A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 170A resolution relative to the death of J. James Exon, former United States Senator for the State of Nebraska.Passed SenateS. Res. 39A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.Passed SenateS. Res. 420A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective treatment and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should be improved.Passed SenateS. Con. Res. 50A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the vital role of Medicare in the health care system of our Nation over the last 40 years.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 49A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.IntroducedS. 1579A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit the distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the United States and another country.IntroducedS. 3761A bill to amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to assist the neediest of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the commodity supplemental food program to take into account the extraordinarily high out-of-pocket medical expenses that senior citizens pay, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 405A resolution designating August 16, 2006, as "National Airborne Day".Passed SenateS. Res. 220A resolution to express the concern of the Senate regarding the passage of the anti-secession law by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan on an equal footing without preconditions.IntroducedS. Res. 223A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month".Passed SenateS. 1537A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.IntroducedS. 103A bill to respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine in the United States, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 151A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an annual plan on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Reported by CommitteeS. 792A bill to establish a National sex offender registration database, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 1538A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.IntroducedS. Res. 86A resolution designating August 16, 2005, as "National Airborne Day".Passed SenateS. 1515A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.IntroducedS. 1520A bill to prohibit human cloning.IntroducedS. 3744A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program.IntroducedS. 1480A bill to establish the treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under an Act providing for loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations.Passed SenateS. 3724A bill to enhance scientific research and competitiveness through the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 207A resolution recognizing and honoring the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.Passed SenateS. Con. Res. 45A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1449A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 1448A bill to improve the treatment provided to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.IntroducedS. 1440A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.IntroducedS. 3705A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve requirements under the Medicaid program for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2703A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Reported by CommitteeS. Con. Res. 71A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.Reported by CommitteeS. 1423A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representatives of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.IntroducedS. Res. 31A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the week of August 7, 2005, be designated as "National Health Center Week" in order to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. Res. 534A resolution condemning Hezbollah and Hamas and their state sponsors and supporting Israel's exercise of its right to self-defense.IntroducedS. 1417A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.IntroducedS. 3677A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs.IntroducedS. 3662A bill to amend the Credit Repair Organizations Act to establish a new disclosure statement, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 531A resolution to urge the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.IntroducedS. 3651A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 499A resolution designating September 9, 2006, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".Passed SenateS. Res. 508A resolution designating October 20, 2006 as "National Mammography Day".Passed SenateS. 3650A bill to include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and to provide a safe harbor for assistance provided under a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.IntroducedS. 3647A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the monthly beneficiary premium under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan during months in which an individual enrolled in such a plan has a gap in prescription drug coverage.IntroducedS. 1376A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.IntroducedS. Res. 194A resolution relative to the death of Gaylord A. Nelson, former United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin.Passed SenateS. Res. 193A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on London on July 7, 2005.Passed SenateS. 268A bill to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. Res. 191A resolution honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor.Passed SenateS. Res. 4A resolution expressing the sympathy and pledging the support of the United States Senate and the people of the United States for the victims of the powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that struck Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, and other areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, on December 26, 2004.Passed SenateS. Res. 362A resolution honoring the life of Coretta Scott King and expressing the condolences of the Senate on her passing.Passed SenateS. 211A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services, volunteer services, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 217A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program.IntroducedS. Res. 357A resolution designating January 2006 as "National Mentoring Month".IntroducedS. 2199A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education.IntroducedS. 2201A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the mediation and implementation requirements of section 40122 regarding changes in the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2198A bill to ensure the United States successfully competes in the 21st century global economy.IntroducedS. 183A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 187A bill to limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allowance for States and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the award year 2005-2006, published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2004.IntroducedS. 196A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.IntroducedS. 185A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.IntroducedS. Res. 20A resolution designating January 2005 as "National Mentoring Month".IntroducedS. 2185A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.IntroducedS. 114A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 58A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.IntroducedS. 77A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve death benefits for the families of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 132A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance.IntroducedS. 38A bill to enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 18A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the medicare program for beneficiaries.IntroducedS. 121A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 43A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 20A bill to expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.IntroducedS. 11A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the strength of the Armed Forces and the protections and benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their families are adequate for keeping the commitment of the people of the United States to support their service members, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 13A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 32A bill to enhance the benefits and protections for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are called or ordered to extend active duty, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 135A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities.IntroducedS. 2181A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for an offset from the Medicaid clawback for State prescription drug expenditures for covered part D drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.IntroducedS. 2180A bill to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of ethics and lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2183A bill to provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.IntroducedS. 330A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 338A bill to provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid.IntroducedS. 337A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to receive retired pay for non-regular service, to expand certain authorities to provide health care benefits for Reserves and their families, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 333A bill to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.IntroducedS. 328A bill to facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.IntroducedS. 334A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 340A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.IntroducedS. 311A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.IntroducedS. Res. 44A resolution celebrating Black History Month.IntroducedS. Res. 355A resolution honoring the service of the National Guard and requesting consultation by the Department of Defense with Congress and the chief executive officers of the States prior to offering proposals to change the National Guard force structure.Passed SenateS. Res. 38A resolution commending the people of Iraq on the January 30, 2005, national elections.Passed SenateS. 273A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend and improve national dairy market loss payments.IntroducedS. Res. 381A resolution designating March 1, 2006, as National Sibling Connection Day.Passed SenateS. 471A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.IntroducedS. Res. 67A resolution designating the second week of March 2005 as "Extension Living Well Week".Passed SenateS. 470A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials drug data bank.IntroducedS. 2333A bill to require an investigation under the Defense Production Act of 1950 of the acquisition by Dubai Ports World of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 266A bill to stop taxpayer funded Government propaganda.IntroducedS. 267A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 269A bill to provide emergency relief to small business concerns affected by a significant increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, propane, or kerosene, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 438A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.IntroducedS. 424A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 445A resolution to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.IntroducedS. 417A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists.IntroducedS. 440A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.IntroducedS. 2308A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to improve mine safety, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 380A resolution celebrating Black History Month.Passed SenateS. 401A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 409A bill to establish a Federal Youth Development Council to improve the administration and coordination of Federal programs serving youth, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 79A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no United States assistance should be provided directly to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats within the Palestinian Authority maintains a position calling for the destruction of Israel.Passed Senate, Passed HouseS. 381A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments.IntroducedS. 380A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.IntroducedS. 385A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits.IntroducedS. 2284A bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.IntroducedS. 372A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literacy, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.IntroducedS. 2277A bill to promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting.IntroducedS. 2272A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students from $50 per month to $200 per month.IntroducedS. 352A bill to revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B non-immigrants, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 345A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the medicare program.IntroducedS. Res. 37A resolution designating the week of February 7 through February 11, 2005, as "National School Counseling Week".Passed SenateS. 350A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 347A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care operations and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 351A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.IntroducedS. 2231A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to prescribe additional coal mine safety standards, to require additional penalties for habitual violators, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 33A resolution urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 8A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the pay of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments in the pay of civilian employees of the United States.IntroducedS. 246A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.IntroducedS. 236A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of payment under the medicare program for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals.IntroducedS. 241A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.IntroducedS. 1120An act to reduce hunger in the United States, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 4113A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine.Passed SenateS. 2322A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly.Passed SenateS. 2167A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to July 1, 2006.EnactedS. 4093A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend a suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance.EnactedS. 895To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents.EnactedS. 707A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.EnactedS. 2125A bill to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.EnactedS. 2205A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the parcels from the Commission, and for other purposes.EnactedS. 467A bill to extend the applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.EnactedS. 1315A bill to require a report on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 2370A bill to promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.EnactedS. 2157A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the Purple Heart to be awarded to prisoners of war who die in captivity under circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the Purple Heart.IntroducedS. 1998A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections relating to the reputation and meaning of the Medal of Honor and other military decorations and awards, and for other purposes.EnactedS. 843A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education.EnactedS. Res. 338A resolution honoring the memory of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have given their lives in service to the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.Passed SenateS. 2123A bill to modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act.IntroducedS. 863A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 2134A bill to strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, to expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2126A bill to limit the exposure of children to violent video games.IntroducedS. 2131A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.IntroducedS. 2140A bill to enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by strengthening section 2257 of title 18, United States Code, requiring producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection of records regarding the age of performers, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Res. 334A resolution relative to the death of William Proxmire, former United States Senator from the State of Wisconsin.Passed SenateS. 2109A bill to provide national innovation initiative.IntroducedS. 2250A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.EnactedS. Res. 331A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fertility issues facing cancer survivors.IntroducedS. Res. 330A resolution relative to the death of Eugene Joseph McCarthy, former United States Senator for the State of Minnesota.Passed SenateS. 2082A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006.IntroducedS. 3795A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging services.IntroducedS. Res. 551A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.IntroducedS. 2010A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the Social Security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. 3813A bill to permit individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.IntroducedS. 1899A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 3797A bill to establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits.IntroducedS. 3814A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.IntroducedS. 3829A bill to extend and expand certain tax relief provisions and to increase the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 3768A bill to prohibit the procurement of victim-activated landmines and other weapons that are designed to be victim-activated.IntroducedS. 713A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.IntroducedS. 724A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 725A bill to improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.IntroducedS. 726A bill to promote the conservation and production of natural gas.IntroducedS. 727A bill to provide tax incentives to promote the conservation and production of natural gas.IntroducedS. 2548A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency.IntroducedS. Res. 371A resolution designating July 22, 2006, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".Passed SenateS. 2509A bill to authorize the issuance of charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the regulation and supervision of National Insurers and National Agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or impairment of a National Insurer, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2510A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2551A bill to provide for prompt payment and interest on late payments of health care claims.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 86A concurrent resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to establish a temporary exhibit in the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the memory of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.IntroducedS. Res. 95A resolution relating to the death of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.Passed SenateS. 702A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer.IntroducedS. 2503A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an extension of the period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Department of Veterans Affairs.IntroducedS. Res. 422A resolution designating April 21, 2006, as "National and Global Youth Service Day", and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 382A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 960A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts.IntroducedS. 938A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require that members of the National Guard and Reserve called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days to receive a basic allowance for housing at the same rate as similarly situated members of the regular components of the uniformed services.IntroducedS. 962A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 963A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans' health care, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 964A bill to provide a conservation royalty from Outer Continental Shelf revenues to establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, to provide assistance to States under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, to ensure adequate funding for conserving and restoring wildlife, to assist local governments in improving local park and recreation systems, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2292A bill to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges.Reported by CommitteeS. 2663A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2674A bill to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native American language survival schools, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 914A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research.IntroducedS. 919A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 927A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the medicare program.IntroducedS. 930A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug safety, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2658A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 2659A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants for the establishment of veterans cemeteries on trust lands.IntroducedS. 910A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.IntroducedS. 908A bill to allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with weight gain or obesity.IntroducedS. 2643A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine.IntroducedS. 894A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.IntroducedS. 842A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 828A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 818A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.IntroducedS. Res. 112A resolution designating the third week of April in 2005 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".Passed SenateS. 784A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the medicare program, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. 802A bill to establish a National Drought Council within the Department of Agriculture, to improve national drought preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, and for other purposes.IntroducedS. Con. Res. 27A concurrent resolution honoring military children during "National Month of the Military Child".Passed SenateS. 769A bill to enhance compliance assistance for small businesses.IntroducedS. 494A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.Reported by CommitteeS. Res. 105A resolution designating April 15, 2005, as National Youth Service Day, and for other purposes.Passed SenateS. 756A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus.Introduced