BROWNBACK, SAM (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7314, S7400 [20JY], S7453 [21JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6853 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2121 [4AP], S2255 [5AP], S2371 [6AP], S2388, S2393, S2440 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4880 [8JN], S6270 [30JN], S6550 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5915, S5933 [27JN], S5990 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3775 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5447, S5474 [20JN], S5485, S5528, S5565, S5566, S5570, S5575 [21JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S7938 [27JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9484, S9504 [28SE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11185 [26OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6703 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1128 [2MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, S7781 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

DPRK Secret Underground Facility Producing Uranium, Katsuhior Kuroda, Tokyo (Japan) Sankei Shimbun, S5448 [20JN]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, Nancy Weingartner, Franchise Times (publication), S5025 [13JN]

Tbilisi. In Palermo for Lessons of Lawfulness, Franco Di Parenti, Palermo (Italy) Giornale di Sicilia, S6830 [14JY]

Traffickers' New Cargo—Naive Slavic Women, Michael Specter, New York (NY) Times, S10164-S10166 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S8024 [5SE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6577 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S1029 [1MR]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S821 [24FE]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S1525 [21MR]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S4691 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1873), S41 [24JA]

Ecology and environment: revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (see S. 1776), S635 [10FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8769 [19SE]

EPA: revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S1421 [9MR]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3332 [3MY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S10628 [17OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S6477 [11JY]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9612 [2OC]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S2545 [11AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

INS: review new employees hired by employers subject to Operation Vanguard or similar programs (see S. 1966), S1029 [1MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 1044), S10892 [23OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (see S. Con. Res. 95), S1392 [9MR]

———failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see S. Con. Res. 124), S5563 [21JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S2353 [6AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6846 [14JY]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S8115 [6SE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8594 [14SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S3030 [27AP]

Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]

Middle East: U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see S. Res. 372), S10412 [12OC]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5118 [14JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S1029 [1MR]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4691 [7JN]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (see S. 2267), S1596 [22MR] (see S. 2340), S2040 [3AP]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S92 [26JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]

Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S9863 [4OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4323 [23MY]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S747 [23FE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S8759 [19SE]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———increase deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 135), S1610 [22MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S9611 [2OC]

———limit tax rates for District of Columbia residents on income from sources within the District of Columbia (see S. 3217), S10716 [18OC]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10092 [6OC]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (see S. 1777), S635 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S5031 [13JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S1127 [2MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S10260 [11OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2450), S2728 [13AP]

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S9863 [4OC]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S8115 [6SE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1025 [1MR]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S1913 [29MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10425 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: reestablishment of representative Government (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9945 [5OC] (see S. Con. Res. 150), S10412 [12OC]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S213 [1FE]

Georgia, Republic of: normal trade relations status (see S. 2141), S1117 [2MR]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see S. 2449), S2728 [13AP]

Iran: elections (see S. Con. Res. 83), S799 [24FE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S7656 [26JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]

Taxation: provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

Telecommunications: revise the definition of advanced service relative to wireless communications (see S. 2902), S7393 [20JY]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see S. Res. 357), S8501 [13SE]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2699 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1202 [7MR], S2096 [4AP]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: several educational and athletic organizations, S5658 [22JN]

Messages

Extradition Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S4211 [18MY]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Motions

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2965 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2949 [27AP], S9405 [28SE]

Privilege of the floor

Daly, Michael, S1330 [8MR]

Hodges, Dan, S4928 [9JN]

Luck, Chad, S10154 [10OC]

Reese, Joseph, S10261 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10684 [18OC]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), S11190, S11191 [26OC]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6794, S6795 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7381 [20JY], S7412, S7417 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2095 [4AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), S10155 [10OC]

Call D.C. (religious organization): tribute, S7825 [27JY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5657 [22JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), S6035 [28JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), S3782 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), S3782 [9MY]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Theodore M. Hesburgh (H. Con. Res. 344), S6036 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8618 [15SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4211, S4213 [18MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), S10029 [5OC]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (S. Res. 338), S7169 [18JY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10202, S10211 [11OC]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11181, S11184 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838 [10MY]

———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4215, S4216 [18MY]

———implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S9211 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5411 [20JN], S5657, S5658 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: ocular albinism research funding, S6206 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), S11181 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (S. 1474), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 156), S11188 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9211 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6094 [29JN], S6206 [30JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (S. Con. Res. 97), S1528, S1529 [21MR]

Education: national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3281 [3MY]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10029 [5OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Foreign aid: education and anti-corruption programs funding for certain countries, S5486 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5447, S5449 [20JN], S5486 [21JN]

Foreign policy: suspend certain sanctions imposed on India, S5447, S5449 [20JN]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), S11155, S11180 [26OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), S11184 [26OC]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 1687), S10159 [10OC]

———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8606 [14SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S5657, S5658 [22JN], S6033 [28JN], S7509-S7511 [25JY], S8160 [7SE], S10400 [12OC]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (S. 2021), S214 [1FE], S5085 [14JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (S. 1198), S3782 [9MY]

Georgia, Republic of: U.S. policy, S6830 [14JY]

Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, S11113-S11115 [26OC]

Government: gathering of statistics relative to family structure and function, S6206 [30JN]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7751 [27JY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11188, S11190 [26OC]

Healthy Culture Initiative (organization): tribute, S7066 [17JY]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4929, S4930 [9JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), S7788 [27JY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10166, S10177, S10179, S10181, S10202, S10206, S10211 [11OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10061 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2414), S10028 [5OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (S. 2449), S2768 [13AP], S5084 [14JN]

Immigration: clarification of term ``extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm'' relative to visa eligibility, S10179 [11OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9646 [3OC]

Iran: elections (S. Con. Res. 83), S832 [24FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S673 [22FE], S755 [24FE]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (S. Con. Res. 116), S4453 [25MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: trade embargo, S5447, S5449 [20JN]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11184, S11187 [26OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10155 [10OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S3852 [10MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10397 [12OC]

———peace initiatives, S1382 [9MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (S. 2938), S7645 [26JY]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), S4214, S4215 [18MY]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688), S10156-S10158 [10OC]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7509-S7511 [25JY]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S6057 [29JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Kansas participants, S10244 [11OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S9210 [25SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S9210 [25SE]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8235 [7SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2453), S2769 [13AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S9210 [25SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4211 [18MY], S11191 [26OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4210 [18MY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10155 [10OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6036 [28JN]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S10160 [10OC]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (S. Res. 261), S833, S834 [24FE]

———encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya and investigate alleged war crimes (S. Res. 262), S834 [24FE]

Senate: authorizing expenditures for activities in connection with participation in interparliamentary institutions and the facilitation of foreign interchanges in the U.S. (S. Res. 370), S10155 [10OC]

———legislative program, S755, S835 [24FE], S1529 [21MR], S3785 [9MY], S3853 [10MY], S4216 [18MY], S5710 [22JN], S6040 [28JN], S8608 [14SE], S10161 [10OC], S10163 [11OC], S11083, S11180 [26OC]

Serbia: elections (S. Res. 365), S10158 [10OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1203 [7MR], S1503 [21MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S10156 [10OC]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S309 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1201-S1203 [7MR], S1270 [8MR], S1481 [21MR], S1974 [30MR], S2095 [4AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2519 [11AP], S2595, S2600, S2601 [12AP], S2673 [13AP], S2960, S2962 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S309 [3FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1046 [2MR]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6812, S6813 [14JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2262), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2263), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2808), S6040 [28JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6639 [13JY]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6639 [13JY]

———provide tax relief for farmers, S6795 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1046 [2MR]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements, S10202 [11OC]

Tobacco products: impact of governmental purchase of tobacco on domestic growth quotas, S10684 [18OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S4210 [18MY], S5710 [22JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10137-S10139 [10OC], S10164, S10166, S10177, S10179, S10181, S10206, S10211 [11OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S4215 [18MY]

Statements

Status of the Republic of Georgia: Eduard A. Shevardnadze, President of Georgia, S6830-S6832 [14JY]

Texts of

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. Con. Res. 97, increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis, S1529 [21MR]

Tributes

Brown, John, S3681 [9MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7180 [19JY]

Park, Alan, S504 [8FE]