MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7351 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S226 [2FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2159, S2206, S2251, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2256, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2359, S2365, S2367, S2368, S2373, S2374 [6AP], S2386, S2391, S2405, S2410, S2415, S2439 [7AP]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4620, S4694, S4696 [7JN], S4753, S4866, S4867, S4874, S4877 [8JN], S5080, S5125 [14JN], S5406 [20JN], S6275, S6282, S6289 [30JN], S6451, S6457, S6478 [11JY], S6553, S6581 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4025 [16MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5853, S5858, S5870, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5961, S6029 [28JN], S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6192, S6197, S6199, S6266, S6267, S6268 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10302, S10457 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3197 [1MY], S3334 [3MY], S3460, S3548, S3550 [4MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S5485, S5565 [21JN]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4393 [24MY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222 [7SE]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2874 [25AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6700, S6739 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S826 [24FE], S1014 [1MR]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S5214 [15JN]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S7142 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Gorton's Noteworthy Public Career, Seattle (WA) Times, S11668 [7DE]

Hold a Place for Gorton Among State's Political Giants, Peter Callaghan, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S11668 [7DE]

Our Views—Maria Cantwell Follows a Great Line of Senators, Everett (WA) Herald, S11668 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S11006 [25OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S952 [29FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S8864 [20SE]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S9272 [26SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4323 [23MY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S8215 [7SE]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7922 [27JY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S3544 [4MY]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 1668), S3736 [9MY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

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 (see S. 2311), S2772 [13AP]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S4322 [23MY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6577 [12JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

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

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S5310 [16JN] (see S. 2617), S5364 [19JN] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]

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

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 2675), S8025 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S6143 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 2132), S1024 [1MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see S. Con. Res. 97), S1512 [21MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S8115 [6SE]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8501 [13SE]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see S. 1915), S11740 [7DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2379), S4392 [24MY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S216 [1FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 3119), S10260 [11OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S3616 [8MY]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1322), S7076 [17JY]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see S. 198), S9611 [2OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1128 [2MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1186 [6MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S2946 [26AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4488 [25MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S4460 [25MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4488 [25MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10931 [24OC]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8594 [14SE]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S4323 [23MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2354 [6AP]

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

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

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S3264 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S8019 [5SE]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S2119 [4AP]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S691 [22FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S10424 [12OC]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]

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), S8505 [13SE]

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]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

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

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S821 [24FE]

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

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY]

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

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S8769 [19SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S382 [7FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5468 [20JN]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 786), S9612 [2OC]

Taxation: credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S4322 [23MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass technologies (see S. 1351), S8768 [19SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S8422 [12SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S9612 [2OC]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by providing a nonrefundable marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income tax credit (see S. 2403), S2616 [12AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S5117 [14JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S3031 [27AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S8025 [5SE]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (see S. 1538), S8768 [19SE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1391), S8658 [18SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10931 [24OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S690 [22FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation and benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth defects (see S. 2544), S3916 [11MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Water pollution: improve water quality on abandoned or inactive mined land (see S. 1787), S5273 [15JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7246 [19JY]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 132), S5118 [14JN]

———ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see S. 1987), S3264 [2MY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (see S. 2442), S2728 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY] (see S. Res. 374), S10412 [12OC]

Navy: authorize special awards to veterans of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War I and World War II (see S.J. Res. 51), S8105 [6SE]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S85 [26JA]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see S. 3109), S9267 [26SE]

Letters

Dept. of State payment to Seattle, WA, for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings: by, S302 [2FE]

Performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5411 [20JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5863 [27JN]

Privilege of the floor

Borreson, Mark, S4118 [17MY]

Ifekwunigwe, Ann, S3450 [3MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide apple growers with long-term, low-interest loans (S. 2442), S2762 [13AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7214 [19JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9438 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9438 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6234 [30JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5406, S5409, S5410, S5412, S5415, S5418, S5419, S5420, S5425 [20JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11728 [7DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S229 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S229 [2FE], S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11728 [7DE]

Bellingham, WA: anniversary of pipeline accident, S4542 [6JN]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: tribute, S1021 [1MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S505-S507 [8FE], S1625 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2686 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2170 [5AP], S2297 [6AP], S2424 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8669 [19SE]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, S7039 [17JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1294 [8MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2929 [26AP]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4041 [17MY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 345), S7923 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce: transfer authoritative root server to the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, S11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5406, S5409, S5410, S5412, S5415, S5418, S5419, S5420, S5425 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6234 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3881 [11MY], S4041 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7039 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5602 [22JN], S5858, S5859, S5860, S5861, S5863 [27JN], S6053 [29JN], S6214 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11875, S11880 [15DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7214 [19JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S3288, S3289 [3MY]

———funding, S2170 [5AP], S11875 [15DE]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1060 [2MR]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———national policy to improve system, S505-S507 [8FE], S1625 [23MR], S10744 [19OC]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2297 [6AP]

———reductions in school class size, S1014, S1016 [1MR], S3481, S3483, S3487, S3494 [4MY], S5858, S5859, S5860, S5861, S5863 [27JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3288, S3289 [3MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3457 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3171 [1MY], S3288, S3289, S3292 [3MY], S3457, S3481, S3483, S3487, S3494 [4MY]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288, S3289 [3MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3288 [3MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (S. 1304), S505-S507 [8FE]

Firearms: gun control, S4407 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S5297 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10983 [25OC]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6053 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10174 [11OC]

International Women's Day: observance, S1294 [8MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4344 [24MY]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4344 [24MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4041 [17MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7039 [17JY]

Navy: authorize special awards to veterans of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War I and World War II (S.J. Res. 51), S8114 [6SE]

Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S11056 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11056 [26OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5602 [22JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714 [13AP], S8233 [7SE], S9231 [26SE]

———improve safety (S. 2004), S86 [26JA], S1294 [8MR], S4542 [6JN], S7782 [27JY]

Seattle, WA: Dept. of State payment for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings, S301, S302 [2FE]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (S. 2664), S4478 [25MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6779 [14JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 1128), S5101 [14JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1014, S1016 [1MR], S1060 [2MR]

Votes: position on missed, S7812 [27JY]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: anniversary, S161 [31JA]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (S. 3109), S9268 [26SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10174 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, S7382 [20JY]

Statements

Tribute to Senator Gorton: by, S11667 [7DE]

———Senator Lieberman, S11666 [7DE]

Studies

Reductions in School Class Size: West Education Policy Brief, S3494 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

Tributes

Carnahan, Mel, S10744 [19OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7192 [19JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11664, S11666 [7DE]

Smith, Samuel H., S3827 [10MY]

Whitebear, Bernie, S7387 [20JY], S7473 [24JY]

Wolf, Hazel, S164 [31JA]