SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7193, S7248 [19JY], S7351 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

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

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S226, S292 [2FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2251, S2254 [5AP], S2360, S2362, S2368, S2370 [6AP], S2441 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S7926 [27JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4525, S4579 [6JN], S4732, S4752, S4753, S4856, S4866, S4867, S4874 [8JN], S5079, S5124, S5125 [14JN], S5406 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S4116 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4961 [12JN], S4991, S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6580 [12JY], S7056, S7078, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6067, S6145, S6152 [29JN], S7246 [19JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3332 [3MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8216 [7SE]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5770, S5815 [26JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628 [17OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S503 [8FE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Evocation of Excellence, Katherine Graham, Washington (DC) Post, S11905 [15DE]

James Russell Wiggins, Washington (DC) Post, S11906 [15DE]

Leader of the Bank—Friends Recall George Orestis as `A Backbone', Michael Gordon, Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal, S219 [1FE]

U.S. Navy—Stretched Thin?—Surging Demands Overwhelm Shrinking Force, Daniel Goure, Defense News (publication), S4729 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Medal for Military Service recipients (see S. Con. Res. 96), S1461 [20MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S7921 [27JY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S3737 [9MY]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S3923 [11MY] (see S. 2669), S4691 [7JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7484 [24JY]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S3031 [27AP]

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

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S1127 [2MR]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S5311 [16JN] (see S. 2645), S5364 [19JN]

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

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

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), S4577 [6JN]

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]

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

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 1660), S1327 [8MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2047), S538 [9FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1318), S7689 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Immigration Affairs Agency (see S. 1563), S9963 [5OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see S. 555), S7076 [17JY]

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

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S3691 [9MY]

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

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S5273 [15JN]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9395 [27SE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S2771 [13AP]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 2480), S3023 [27AP]

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

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S382 [7FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S4577 [6JN]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S8115 [6SE]

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

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S1240 [7MR]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1328 [8MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1612 [22MR]

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]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 1638), S3948 [15MY]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2119 [4AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4024 [16MY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S1747 [27MR]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2298), S4488 [25MY]

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

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see S. 3112), S9395 [27SE]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S9271 [26SE]

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

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S213 [1FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S216 [1FE]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8865 [20SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S10723 [18OC] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S3264 [2MY]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S7076 [17JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S6144 [29JN]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3031 [27AP]

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

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]

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), S3332 [3MY]

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

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S10723 [18OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8422 [12SE]

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

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7921 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

———experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see S. 2358), S10091 [6OC]

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), S9963 [5OC]

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: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S1684 [23MR]

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

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6691 [13JY]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 183), S2465 [10AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S9395 [27SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S1173 [6MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

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]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1570), S10931 [24OC]

———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), S4855 [8JN]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see S. 2194), S1233 [7MR] (see S. 2485), S3023 [27AP]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S4323 [23MY]

Taxation: allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2964), S10723 [18OC]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S2439 [7AP]

———credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S1884 [29MR]

———credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2320), S1884 [29MR]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S7246 [19JY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2622), S4378 [24MY]

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

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262), S1612 [22MR] (see S. 2285), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2791), S6144 [29JN]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S7246 [19JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S9963 [5OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S871 [28FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S6026 [28JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S292 [2FE]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S6144 [29JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1327 [8MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see S. 309), S2870 [25AP]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S7246 [19JY]

Telephones: provide for the nationwide designation of 2-1-1 as a toll-free number for access to information on human services (see S. 2815), S6121 [29JN]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1421 [9MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see S. 1087), S4854 [8JN]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 190), S5468 [20JN]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8422 [12SE]

———ensure a continuum of health care and require pilot programs relative to long-term health care (see S. 1250), S5031 [13JN]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see S. 1489), S7165 [18JY]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 1571), S2945 [26AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S4322 [23MY]

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

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2249 [5AP]

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

———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), S3616 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see S. Res. 310), S4297 [23MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 379), S10716 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (see S. 2483), S3023 [27AP]

———permit receipt of in-kind consideration anywhere on an installation for the lease of property on the installation (see S. 2457), S2865 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 2675), S4564 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Kennebunk River: deauthorize certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2683), S4565 [6JN]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 2524), S3692 [9MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 3141), S9605 [2OC]

———enhance the critical access hospital program (see S. 2600), S4237 [22MY]

———extend the option to use rebased target amounts to all sole community hospitals (see S. 2037), S381 [7FE]

Narraguagus River: redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2684), S4565 [6JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (see S. Res. 336), S6841 [14JY]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 2564), S4014 [16MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 318), S4669 [7JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

Letters

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Privilege of the floor

Horton, Sam, S4907 [8JN]

Ogilvie, Jennifer, S4907 [8JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7371 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10692 [18OC]

Agriculture Research Service: New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552 [13OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5409 [20JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S10380 [12OC]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (S. Res. 310), S4328 [23MY]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10552 [13OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7051 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2693 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2419 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8707 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8707 [19SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S7756 [27JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9547 [28SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), S10741 [18OC]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S5767 [26JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5431 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S4647 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10374, S10380 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4647 [7JN], S4728, S4729 [8JN], S5409, S5431 [20JN]

———establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (S. 2483), S3027 [27AP]

———LPD-17 amphibious ships procurement funding, S5011, S5012 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4157 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5011, S5012 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2047), S1622 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (S. 2675), S4570 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6519 [12JY], S7042 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8799 [20SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6075 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11872 [15DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10692 [18OC]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (S. 2520), S3694 [9MY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, S11893 [15DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S2585 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10257 [11OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S8799 [20SE]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), S5770 [26JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1767 [28MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy, S1622 [23MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6075 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10225 [11OC]

Kennebunk River: deauthorize certain portions of the navigation project (S. 2683), S4575 [6JN]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4157 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8799 [20SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S11872 [15DE]

Maine: Forest Legacy Program and Forest Service land acquisition funding, S7042 [17JY]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6519 [12JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S9822 [4OC]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 2524), S3695 [9MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1480), S3694 [9MY]

———enhance the critical access hospital program (S. 2600), S4237 [22MY]

———extend the option to use rebased target amounts to all sole community hospitals (S. 2037), S381 [7FE]

Motor vehicles: improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1622 [23MR]

Narraguagus River: redesignate and reauthorize as anchorage certain portions of the navigation project (S. 2684), S4575 [6JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate to honor veterans exposed to radiation or radioactive materials during service (S. Res. 336), S6982 [14JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10637, S10638 [17OC]

Navy: establish human resources service center, S10374 [12OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S4005 [16MY]

———dependence on foreign sources, S1622 [23MR]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1622 [23MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1622 [23MR]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 2564), S4015 [16MY]

Singal, George Z.: nomination to be district judge, S6292 [30JN]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S2671 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2671 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2499 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1969 [30MR]

———reduce motor fuel taxes, S1622 [23MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S6045 [29JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (S. Res. 318), S4693 [7JN]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653), S11893 [15DE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 3023), S8342 [11SE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10225 [11OC]

Texts of

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

Tributes

Brown, Francis, S10079 [6OC]

Cobb, Nathaniel, S9693 [3OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7178 [19JY]

Mack, Senator, S10584 [13OC]

Orestis, George, S219 [1FE]

Wiggins, James R., S11904 [15DE]