JEFFORDS, JAMES M. (a Senator from Vermont)
Addresses
Ending Homelessness: Rita Markley, S12634
Amendments
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), S11366 [29OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6156, S6169, S6173, S6198, S6252, S6255, S6257, S6263 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6351, S6379 [25JN], S6544 [26JN], S6681, S6764 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4731, S4762 [20MY], S4860, S4906 [21MY], S5016 [22MY]
Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), S3295, S3301 [16AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6880, S6932, S6941 [7JY], S6978, S7017 [8JY], S7104, S7121 [9JY], S7236, S7304, S7307 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9527 [17SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8101 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8734, S8736 [3SE], S8788, S8805, S8833 [4SE], S8920, S8923, S8931 [8SE], S9505 [17SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10212, S10234 [30SE]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4613 [15MY]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9219 [11SE], S9344, S9345 [15SE], S9766, S9767 [23SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7614 [16JY]
Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S10026, S10069 [26SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4301, S4322 [12MY], S4355, S4396 [13MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10436, S10439 [6OC], S10485, S10486 [7OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11047 [23OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
———S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, S11018 [23OC]
National Historical Publications and Records Commission, S2153 [11MR]
Articles and editorials
Battle Over Boilers Leaves D.C. Students Out in Cold, Debbi Wilgoren, Washington (DC) Post, S11334 [29OC]
Dropping the Ball in Juggling Loans—A Lot of Fumbles by E.D.S. in Processing Student Debt, Carol M. Cropper, New York (NY) Times, S11535 [31OC]
Education Department Suspends Program for Restructuring Student Loans, Rene Sanchez, Washington (DC) Post, S10808 [9OC]
Goodbye, Molly, Kevin O'Connor, Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, S6101
Latest Battle of Gettysburg, New York (NY) Times, S9506 [17SE]
Local Folk Artist To Perform at Kennedy Center, Jared Bazzy, Brattleboro (VT) Reformer, S3918 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
America Recycles Day: designate (see S. Res. 116), S8533 [31JY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S11550 [31OC]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see S. Res. 69), S3126 [14AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Grounds for America Recycles Day national kick-off campaign (see S. Con. Res. 49), S8533 [31JY]
Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see S. 1206), S9785 [23SE]
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S163 [21JA]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see S. 771), S7118 [9JY]
Conservation of energy: promote energy conservation investments in Federal facilities (see S. 1375), S11763 [5NO]
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S6191 [24JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 743, 766), S4479 [14MY], S4748 [20MY]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3348 [17AP]
Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S3803 [29AP]
———product liability reform (see S. 5), S967 [4FE]
Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S11549 [31OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 1391), S11863 [6NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S11464 [30OC]
———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9086 [10SE]
Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding (see S. 764), S4898 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S4106 [7MY]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]
Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 1186), S9515 [17SE]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see S. Con. Res. 28), S5002 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 1195), S9636 [18SE]
Firearms: voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S161 [21JA]
Health: improve the quality of health plans and health care provided through the Federal Government and protect health care consumers (see S. 795), S5002 [22MY]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S11599 [3NO]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 422), S2129 [11MR]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S11599 [3NO]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S3294 [16AP]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11365 [29OC]
Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional monument, memorial, or structure (see S. 1284), S12478 [10NO]
Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see S. 1319), S11550 [31OC]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see S. 674), S3844 [30AP]
Medicare: change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 862), S5413 [9JN]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 302), S1226 [11FE]
———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S9427 [16SE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Cheese Exchange: reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see S. Res. 52, 55), S1226 [11FE], S1382 [13FE]
National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11343 [29OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9020 [9SE]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see S. 546), S3011 [10AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 1237), S10229 [30SE]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 636), S3550 [23AP]
Pensions: enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]
———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 957), S6358 [25JN]
Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see S. 131), S162 [21JA]
Presidential Management Intern Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S7424 [14JY]
Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2274 [13MR]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3199 [15AP]
Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S2646 [20MR]
———employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see S. 498), S5425 [9JN]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S855 [30JA]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see S. 436), S2274 [13MR]
———extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (see S. 1459), S12118 [8NO]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S11550 [31OC]
———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college (see S. 50), S4395 [13MY]
———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 829), S5542 [11JN]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S899 [30JA]
———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 552), S3011 [10AP]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (see S. 1350), S11448 [30OC]
Telecommunications Act: repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities (see S. 213), S726 [28JA]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see S. 270), S1017 [5FE]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S3727 [25AP]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3349 [17AP]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 24), S2646 [20MR]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S9337 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (see S. 401), S1979 [5MR]
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S3419 [22AP]
Amtrak: prohibit strikes or lockouts and provide for binding arbitration relative to labor dispute (see S.J. Res. 37), S11192 [24OC]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S10787 [9OC]
Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see S. 1359), S11677 [4NO]
Arts and humanities: improve and extend the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (see S. 1020), S7486 [15JY]
Children and youth: improve quality of child care provided through Federal facilities and programs (see S. 1490), S12119 [8NO]
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 35), S804 [29JA]
District of Columbia: impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (see S. 928, 1070), S5790 [17JN], S8153 [25JY]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see S. 1294), S10787 [9OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 361), S1659 [26FE]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227), S10055 [26SE]
FDA: modernize (see S. 830), S5341 [5JN]
———modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 69), S12576 [13NO]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S8668 [2SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 216), S726 [28JA]
———reauthorize (see S. 717), S4106 [7MY]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114), S8532 [31JY]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1191 [10FE]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see S. 369), S1734 [27FE]
National Child Care Professional's Day: designate (see S. Res. 139), S11034 [23OC]
New England: modernization of port and rail access in northern region (see S. 1087), S8360 [30JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1046), S7862 [22JY]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 687), S3901 [1MY]
Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see S. 215), S726 [28JA]
Tariff: ski footwear (see S. 1101), S8532 [31JY]
Taxation: exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S4879 [21MY]
———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (see S. 1037), S7710 [17JY]
———treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (see S. 1247), S10293 [1OC]
———treatment of draft cider (see S. 475), S2552 [19MR]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program (see S. 1286), S10787 [9OC]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see S. 1050), S7862 [22JY]
Cloture motions
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5174 [2JN], S5290 [4JN]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S8721 [3SE], S8821 [4SE], S8839 [5SE], S9146 [11SE], S9375 [16SE], S9632 [18SE]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]
Descriptions
Revenue Reconciliation Act (S. 949): Jeffords Amendment on Child Care Quality Improvements and Tax Treatment, S6550 [26JN]
Letters
Awarding of Federal contracts relative to union status of contractors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) majority membership, S3345 [17AP]
Civil War battlefields preservation: James M. McPherson, Princeton University, S9507 [17SE]
Clarify ERISA treatment of investment managers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S10300
Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S11535 [31OC]
FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Tom Carper, Governor of Delaware, and Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, S8855 [5SE]
Food and Drug Administration Modernization and Accountability Act: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S12654
Increase Pell Grant awards, S9066 [10SE]
Issuance of State warning labels or public warnings about over-the-counter drugs: James D. Cope, Nonprescription Drug Manufactures Association, S9845 [24SE]
Livestock sales relative to tax treatment of capital gains and the earned income credit: several Senators, S4889 [21MY]
National Endowment for the Arts funding: Jane Alexander, National Endowment for the Arts, S9322 [15SE]
Lists
GAO reports directed by Michael Gutowski, S10318 [3OC]
Memorandums
FDA Regulation of Laws on Tobacco Product Labeling, Advertising, and Marketing: Congressional Research Service, S8857-S8859 [5SE]
Messages
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Australia: President Clinton, S9633 [18SE]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6686 [27JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4702 [20MY]
Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (S. 401), S1988
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 627), S3438 [22AP]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), S11373 [29OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7942 [23JY]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (S. 1287), S10797 [9OC]
Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (S. 1359), S11678 [4NO]
Arts and humanities: improve and extend the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (S. 1020), S7488 [15JY]
Barre (VT) Times Argus: anniversary, S2861
Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (H. Con. Res. 123), S8170, S8171 [28JY]
Budget: balance, S5335
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1901 [4MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8399, S8402 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6297, S6298, S6307, S6317, S6322, S6323 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6352 [25JN], S6468, S6474, S6475, S6548-S6550 [26JN], S6685 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5335
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4801, S4856, S4860 [21MY]
Business and industry: improve child care services and options, S6685 [27JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (S. Con. Res. 33), S8171 [28JY]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S2056 [10MR]
———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3537 [23AP]
Children and youth: improve quality of child care provided through Federal facilities and programs (S. 1490), S12161 [8NO]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6317 [25JN]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 19), S2055 [10MR]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: anniversary, S5436 [10JN]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (S. 606), S3344 [17AP], S3403 [22AP]
Cosmetics: regulation of cosmetic industry, S8845 [5SE], S8894 [8SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (S. 1391), S11877 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6978 [8JY], S7104 [9JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11542 [31OC]
———procurement of recycled copier paper, S6978 [8JY]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, S9104 [11SE]
———State Student Incentive Grant Program funding, S8907 [8SE]
Dept. of Energy: solar and renewable energy funding, S7478 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: Community Schools Program funding, S9114 [11SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9322 [15SE], S9372 [16SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8709, S8716 [3SE], S8907 [8SE], S8947, S8949 [9SE], S9077 [10SE], S9104, S9105, S9114 [11SE], S9503, S9505 [17SE]
District of Columbia: condition of school facilities, S11333 [29OC], S11854 [6NO]
———establish trust fund for school renovations, S6352 [25JN]
———impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities, S10212 [30SE]
———impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (S. 1070), S8155 [25JY], S11333 [29OC], S11854 [6NO]
———impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (S. 928), S5874 [17JN]
———making appropriations (S. 1156), S10211, S10212 [30SE]
Downing, Jim: privilege of the floor, S702 [28JA], S4295 [12MY]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (S. 1294), S10807 [9OC], S11534 [31OC]
———clarify obligation to provide free educational services to children with disabilities under a certain age, S4301 [12MY]
———direct funding to local educational agencies, S8947, S8949 [9SE], S9077 [10SE], S9105 [11SE]
———increase Pell Grant awards, S8709 [3SE]
———national policy to improve system, S5335
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4856, S4860 [21MY]
———special education funding limits, S4303, S4308, S4311, S4314, S4316 [12MY], S4402 [14MY]
———student loan programs, S4860 [21MY], S6307 [25JN]
———tribute to ``Jeopardy'' (television program), S11569
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 869), S5457 [10JN]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S224 [21JA], S3881 [1MY], S4257-S4259 [9MY], S4334 [13MY], S4514 [15MY]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 361), S1660 [26FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7478 [15JY], S7538 [16JY]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (S. 1227), S10300
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12674 [13NO]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products, S2762 [7AP]
———drug manufacturing and pharmacy compounding regulations, S9849 [24SE]
———Federal requirements for labeling of nonprescription drugs, S9768, S9769 [23SE]
———modernize (S. 830), S5342 [5JN], S8162, S8163, S8167, S8170 [28JY], S8837, S8840, S8845, S8854, S8856, S8859 [5SE], S8878, S8894 [8SE], S9146, S9152, S9155 [11SE], S9360, S9361, S9382, S9384 [16SE], S9707, S9710, S9712 [19SE], S9737, S9739, S9741, S9752, S9758, S9765, S9766, S9768, S9769 [23SE], S9811, S9813, S9821, S9824, S9831, S9835, S9838, S9839, S9845, S9847, S9848, S9849, S9867, S9868 [24SE]
———modernize (S. 830), conference report, S12653
———modernize (S. 830), unanimous-consent agreement, S9362, S9378 [16SE], S9754, S9759, S9760 [23SE]
———prescription drug user fee reauthorization, S7942 [23JY], S8854 [5SE], S9838 [24SE]
———regulation of medical device approval process, S8854 [5SE], S9382 [16SE], S9835, S9848 [24SE]
———regulation of medical device approval process relative to conflict of interest standards of FDA employees, S9707 [19SE], S9737 [23SE]
———regulation of medical device approval process relative to labeling claims, S9710 [19SE], S9741, S9752, S9758 [23SE]
———regulation of medical device approval process relative to tracking or conducting of post-market surveillance, S9710 [19SE], S9739 [23SE]
———regulation of tobacco products, S9766 [23SE]
———treatment of liability relative to adverse reaction reports or other certain information, S9765 [23SE]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (S. Res. 117), S8674 [2SE]
Food stamps: eligibility of cross-border Native Americans, S6322 [25JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1442 [24FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1442 [24FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, S12532 [13NO]
———making appropriations (S. 955), S7583 [16JY]
Forests: implement certain management reforms (S. 546), S3017 [10AP]
Hall, Mark: privilege of the floor, S4295 [12MY]
Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (S. 537), S12484
Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3837, S3841 [30AP]
Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9635 [18SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 216), S746, S747 [28JA]
———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S4357, S4358, S4368, S4372 [13MY], S4402, S4404 [14MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 5), S4409, S4411, S4412, S4413 [14MY]
———reauthorize (S. 717), S4115 [7MY], S4295, S4301, S4303, S4308, S4311, S4314, S4316 [12MY], S4355, S4357, S4358, S4368, S4370, S4372 [13MY], S4402, S4404, S4405, S4409, S4411, S4412, S4413 [14MY]
———require courts making awards to consider the impact on the education of all children in that State or locality, S4370 [13MY], S4405 [14MY]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (S. 1114), S8576 [31JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (S. 586), S3380
International Development Association: funding, S7583 [16JY]
Jackson, William: privilege of the floor, S1442 [24FE]
Kanin, Michael: National Student Playwriting Award recipient, S3916
Kiley, Daniel U.: National Medal of Arts award recipient, S11612
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S1192 [10FE]
LIHEAP: funding, S702 [28JA], S8709 [3SE]
Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (S. Con. Res. 37), S11373 [29OC]
Loso, Chris: privilege of the floor, S8163 [28JY]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (S. 674), S3850 [30AP], S4801 [21MY]
———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (S. 369), S1735 [27FE]
Middlebury College: tribute to American College Theater Festival participants, S3916
———tribute to hockey team, S2859
National Child Care Professional's Day: designate (S. Res. 139), S11043 [23OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9372 [16SE]
National Guard: funding for construction of combined support maintenance shop in Colchester, VT, S7104 [9JY]
National parks and recreation areas: preservation of Civil War battlefields, S9503, S9505 [17SE]
New England: modernization of port and rail access in northern region (S. 1087), S8361 [30JY]
NIH: child abuse and neglect report, S8627
———establish research and training programs for Parkinson's disease, S8716 [3SE]
———require congressional report on research policies, S8716 [3SE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (S. 1046), S7864 [22JY]
Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 957), S6362 [25JN]
Point of order, S8856 [5SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10725 [9OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9632 [18SE], S11388 [29OC]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (S. 687), S3908 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity, S6298 [25JN]
Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (S. 215), S745 [28JA]
Ruppe, Loret Miller: tribute (S. Res. 123), S11372, S11373 [29OC]
Senate: legislative program, S4401 [14MY], S4507 [15MY], S8837 [5SE], S9359 [16SE], S9694 [18SE], S9701 [19SE], S9737 [23SE], S9811 [24SE], S11389 [29OC], S11536 [31OC]
Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (S. Con. Res. 11), S2722
Shelburne, VT: anniversary of Shelburne Museum, S9027
States: issuance of warning labels or public warnings about over-the-counter drugs, S9845 [24SE]
———require report on children's health insurance initiative, S6297 [25JN]
Taxation: child tax credit, S6468, S6474, S6475, S6548-S6550 [26JN]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S860
———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (S. 775), S4889 [21MY]
———extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (S. 1459), S12120 [8NO]
———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (S. 1037), S7719 [17JY]
———treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (S. 1247), S10295 [1OC]
———treatment of draft cider (S. 475), S2561
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (S. 1350), S11463 [30OC]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4801 [21MY]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S8856, S8859 [5SE]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9633 [18SE]
TVA: reform, S7538 [16JY]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S12532 [13NO]
Underhill Center, VT: tribute to Proctor Maple Research Center, S9432
Vermont: anniversary of State Police, S7779
———tribute to flood relief efforts, S7659 [17JY]
———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S5144
Vermont Educational Television: anniversary, S10821
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 657), S3732 [25AP]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (S. 1050), S7866 [22JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S9849 [24SE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-5), S1470 [24FE]
Allow Cooperative Efforts Between Management and Labor To Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 105-12), S2787 [7AP]
Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1294) (S. Rept. 105-122), S11341 [29OC]
Expenditures: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. Res. 35), S802 [29JA]
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 4) (S. Rept. 105-11), S2787 [7AP]
FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 830) (S. Rept. 105-43), S6907 [7JY]
Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation and Improvements: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 105-109), S10858 [20OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 717) (S. Rept. 105-17), S4282 [9MY]
National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities Improvements and Extension: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1020) (S. Rept. 105-86), S9880 [24SE]
Nomination of Alexis M. Herman To Be Sec. of Labor: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3117 [14AP]
Nomination of Anthony R. Sarmiento to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Arthur I. Blaustein to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Bob H. Suzuki to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Bonnie O'Day to National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of Charles N. Jeffress To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Dave N. Brown to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of David Satcher To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS and Surgeon General: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Donald Rappaport To Be Chief Financial Officer of the Dept. of Education: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Donna Holt Cunninghame To Be Chief Financial Officer of the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Eamon M. Kelly to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Ela Yazzie-King to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Ernestine P. Watlington to LSC Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of Espiridion A. Borrego To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Gerald N. Tirozzi To Be Assistant Secretary of Education: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Gina McDonald to National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of Hans M. Mark to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Jane Lubchenco to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Jeanette C. Takamura To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of John A. Armstrong to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of John T. Broderick, Jr., to LSC Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of Jon Deveaux to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Jose-Marie Griffiths to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S5507 [11JN]
Nomination of Kathryn O'Leary Higgins To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S5507 [11JN]
Nomination of Lane Kirkland to the U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Lorraine Weiss Frank to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Louis Caldera To Be Corp. for National and Community Service Managing Director: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of M.R.C. Greenwood to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Magdalena G. Jacobsen to the National Mediation Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Marsha Mason to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Mary K. Gaillard to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Mary L. Jordan to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2414 [18MR]
Nomination of Nathan Leventhal to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Patricia Watkins Lattimore To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Paul Simon to National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]
Nomination of Richard A. Tapia to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Robert H. Beatty, Jr., to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Stanley V. Jaskolski to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Susan E. Trees to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4106 [7MY]
Nomination of Susan Ford Wiltshire to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Susan Robinson King To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Nomination of Theodore F. Verheggen to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2414 [18MR]
Nomination of Vera C. Rubin to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2413 [18MR]
Nomination of Yerker Andersson to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S5507 [11JN]
NSF Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 105-110), S10858 [20OC]
Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2414, S2415 [18MR], S9880 [24SE]
Rules
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S905
Statements
FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830): Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S9835-S9838 [24SE]
———OMB, S9849 [24SE]
Harriett G. Jenkins Retirement: by, S11788
Tables
State due process hearings for special education disciplinary problems, S4358 [13MY]
Texts of
S. 369, repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets relative to Medicaid, S1736 [27FE]
S. 687, Electric System Public Benefits Act, S3909-S3912 [1MY]
S. 869, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S5458-S5460 [10JN]
S. 1020, National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities improvement and extension, S7489-S7502 [15JY]
S. 1037, Creating Improved Delivery of Child Care—Affordable, Reliable, and Educational Act, S7722-S7731 [17JY]
S. 1490, Quality Child Care for Federal Employees Act, S12161-S12163 [8NO]
Tributes
Amestoy, Jeffery L., S976
Aronson, Arnold, S2643 [20MR]
Barry, John W. (Jack), S3997 [6MY]
Billings, Franklin S., Jr., S5148
Bowse, James, S7508
Burke, Marlene (Molly), S6101
Carbine, J. Fred, S12510
Carris, Henry, S12511
Carter, Wiley K., S9378 [16SE]
Cohen, Herbert, S12629
Decker, Iva Mae, S3133
Gutowski, Michael, S10318 [3OC]
Lloyd, Gerald T., S12512
MacArthur, Margaret, S3918 [1MY]
Markley, Rita, S12634
Mikulski, Senator, S8856 [5SE]
Salmon, Thomas, S4209 [8MY]
Silverstein, Bobby, S9503 [17SE]
Starr, Robert A., S8620