LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7342, S7351, S7354, S7355, S7366, S7367, S7369, S7400, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406 [20JY]

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

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7166 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2251, S2252, S2254, S2256, S2263 [5AP], S2296, S2301, S2334, S2355, S2360, S2362, S2367, S2378 [6AP], S2396, S2402, S2408 [7AP]

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9480 [28SE]

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), S4710 [7JN], S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5071, S5072, S5118, S5120 [14JN], S5370 [19JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN], S7555 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN], S4991, S5032 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7246 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7694 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5276, S5278 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5865, S5914, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S6030 [28JN], S6179 [29JN], S6196, S6199, S6267, S6268 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118 [6SE], S8172 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5484, S5510, S5521, S5564, S5565, S5566, S5568 [21JN], S5686 [22JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9202 [25SE], S9481, S9505 [28SE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S10953, S11007 [25OC]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10593 [13OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6656, S6737, S6739 [13JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1951, S1963, S2000, S2001, S2003 [30MR]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), S7925 [27JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7716 [26JY]

Analyses

Financial Information Privacy Protection Act (S. 2513), S3535 [4MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

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

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5020 [13JN]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7102 [18JY]

———H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC]

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

———S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S1846 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Amendment To Aid Victims Could Cause More Damage, Everett (WA) Herald, S3181 [1MY]

Arrogance of the Court, Larry D. Kramer, Washington (DC) Post, S7761 [27JY]

Brande Exemplifies Secret of Vermont, Carl Reidel, Rutland (VT) Herald, S5879 [27JN]

Constitutional Pandora's Box, Debra Saunders, Washington (DC) Times, S3253 [2MY]

COTS Director Is Our Vermonter of the Year, Stephen Kieman, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S162 [31JA]

Criminal Act—The Folly of a Victims' Rights Amendment, Steve Chapman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3180 [1MY]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, Bruce Fein, Washington (DC) Times, S4682 [7JN]

Dedication Runs in the Family for Donoghues, Jaclyn Tammaro, New England Press Association Daily News, S1666 [23MR]

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, David C. Johnston, New York (NY) Times, S6775 [14JY]

Differently Situated, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, S3251 [2MY]

Distorting Victims' Rights, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S3180 [1MY]

Driving Up Drug Prices, New York (NY) Times, S7908 [27JY]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, Jim Oliphant, Legal Times (publication), S8573 [14SE]

Family Values, Michael Donoghue, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S641 [10FE]

Federal Prosecutors Hostage to State Codes, Bruce Fein, Washington (DC) Times, S10791 [19OC]

Federally Speaking, a Fine Kettle of Fish, Chitra Ragavan, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S10791 [19OC]

Former Teacher Enjoys New Role as a Volunteer, Beth Gillespie, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S11246 [27OC]

Inexplicable Neglect, Washington (DC) Post, S9259 [26SE]

Innocent on Death Row, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S4681 [7JN]

Innocent on Death Row, Washington (DC) Post, S4682 [7JN]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, John Echeverria, S7762 [27JY]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, Robert L. Jackson, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8572 [14SE]

Marvin L. Stone Dies at 76—U.S. News Editor, Washington (DC) Post, S4009 [16MY]

Misguided Bill, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S3251 [2MY]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, by, Barre (VT) Times Argus, S2435 [7AP]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, New York (NY) Times, S4683 [7JN]

No Victims in the Constitution, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, S3001 [27AP]

Not Again—Victim's Rights Don't Merit Constitutional Amendment, Wichita (KS) Eagle, S3253 [2MY]

On Virginia's Death Row, Washington (DC) Post, S4683 [7JN]

One Man's ``Superior Contribution'', U.S. News & World Report (publication), S4009 [16MY]

Opposite of Amazon.com, Leslie Kaufman, New York (NY) Times, S9696 [3OC]

Paper Federalists, David Cole, Nation (publication), S7761 [27JY]

Police Bill Looks Set To Render Policing Board Ineffective, S6265 [30JN]

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment Is Misguided, South Bend (IN) Tribune, S3252 [2MY]

Quality of Justice, Providence (RI) Journal, S3251 [2MY]

Racial Division Charge Is Untrue, Beth Nolan, Wall Street Journal, S8936 [21SE]

Radio's Inventive ``Talk of Vermont'' Is About To Grow Silent, Chris Bohjalian, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7539 [25JY]

Repeal the McDade Law, Washington (DC) Post, S10791 [19OC]

Require Certainty Before Executing, Jon O. Newman, Hartford (CT) Courant, S7820 [27JY]

Stolen Children, Washington (DC) Post, S3683 [9MY]

Strong Marriage Is Secret Ingredient to Villa Tragara's Success, Debbie Salomon, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S9693 [3OC]

Thoughts on Executions, Washington (DC) Times, S4681 [7JN]

Tim Johnson—Radio Journalist Keeps an Ear on Brattleboro, Susan Smallheer, Rutland (VT) Herald, S10246 [11OC]

Uncluttered Constitution, Bruce Fein, Washington (DC) Times, S3000 [27AP]

Utah Demo Gunn McKay Dies at 75, Judy Fahys, Salt Lake City (UT) Tribune, S10994 [25OC]

Victim Amendment Undoes Prior Work, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S3252 [2MY]

Victims' Bill Seriously Flawed, Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times, S3180 [1MY]

Victims of Crime Don't Need Congress' Constitutional Meddling, Joanne Jacobs, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, S3002 [27AP]

Victims' Rights, Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, S3253 [2MY]

Victims' Rights Bill Violates Others' Rights, Blacksburg (VA) Collegiate Times, S3181 [1MY]

Victims' Rights Plan That Goes Much Too Far, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S3001 [27AP]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, James H. Warner, S1786 [28MR]

Wrong Set of Rights, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, S3252 [2MY]

Wrong Way on Victims' Rights, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3002 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S10723 [18OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S5118 [14JN]

———provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes (see S. 3198), S10412 [12OC]

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S10091 [6OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S10153 [10OC]

Armed Forces: modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S3831 [10MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S7921 [27JY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 49), S7922 [27JY]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC]

———recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]

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

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S9201 [25SE]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S9201 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S747 [23FE]

———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1392 [9MR]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S3615 [8MY]

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

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]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S5685 [22JN]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

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]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S822 [24FE]

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

———expand authority of magistrate judges (see S. 2875), S6841 [14JY]

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

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

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), S4578 [6JN]

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

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S4577 [6JN]

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 the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S3031 [27AP]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S492 [8FE]

———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), S1750 [27MR]

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

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see S. 2667), S4460 [25MY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S5685 [22JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S8115 [6SE]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9478 [28SE]

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

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S382 [7FE]

Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S4923 [9JN]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see S. 567), S5272 [15JN]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11377 [30OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S1241 [7MR]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see S. Con. Res. 79), S86 [26JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S1750 [27MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1322), S6143 [29JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7165 [18JY]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 2082), S2636 [12AP]

Housing: preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S8344 [11SE]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see S. 3228), S10926 [24OC]

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

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7690 [26JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 3254), S11538 [14NO]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]

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

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S11258 [27OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]

———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), S4024 [16MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6477 [11JY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2298), S1747 [27MR] (see S. 3106), S9195 [25SE]

———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]

———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), S8025 [5SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S6477 [11JY]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S7554 [25JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S5685 [22JN]

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

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2284), S2040 [3AP]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2872 [25AP]

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), S4855 [8JN]

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

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

National School Lunch Act: carry out pilot projects to increase milk consumption and reduce the cost of milk served to children (see S. 3279), S11789 [14DE]

———ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S691 [22FE]

———use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8506 [13SE]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7922 [27JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7453 [21JY]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see S. 2358), S5685 [22JN]

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

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2340), S2119 [4AP]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see S.J. Res. 54), S9466 [28SE]

———urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S6257 [30JN]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S9963 [5OC]

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), S9036 [22SE]

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]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (see S.J. Res. 43), S1815 [28MR]

———support democratic political forces in their efforts to restore democracy (see S. Con. Res. 155), S10926 [24OC]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S8115 [6SE]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (see S. 2224), S1316 [8MR]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see S. 1800), S746 [23FE]

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), S6477 [11JY]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 303), S3514 [4MY]

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

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]

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

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S8343 [11SE]

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

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see S. 3105), S9395 [27SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5813 [26JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1997 [30MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S10627 [17OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE]

———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), S10154 [10OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S11425 [31OC]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S5685 [22JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1327 [8MR]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S9202 [25SE]

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

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S1997 [30MR]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see S. 2105), S799 [24FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S7690 [26JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 861), S4115 [17MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8506 [13SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S9202 [25SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S3332 [3MY]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S8292 [8SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

Computers: combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 2430), S2727 [13AP]

Correctional institutions: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Courts: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 2513), S3514 [4MY]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP]

Law enforcement officers: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8413 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

Privacy: enhance and protect privacy of computer users (see S. 3083), S8823 [20SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil to fund heating assistance for consumers and small business owners (see S. 3118), S9381 [27SE]

Cloture motions

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]

Court documents

Random assignment of judges to criminal cases: Sherri R. Carter, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, S1343 [9MR]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: by, S2909 [26AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2985 [27AP]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S2997 [27AP]

———several law school professors, S2985-S2988 [27AP]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: Colin L. Powell, S1785 [28MR]

Counterterrorism Act: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, James X. Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Kate Martin, Center for National Security Studies, S11118 [26OC]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S11119 [26OC]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1363 [9MR]

Nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge: George Herrera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S1345 [9MR]

———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1345 [9MR]

———R. Liliana Palacois, Hispanic National Bar Association, S1344 [9MR]

———Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, S1345 [9MR]

Nomination of Timothy B. Dyk to be circuit judge: Lonnie P. Taylor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4280 [23MY]

Northern Ireland police reforms: Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S6265 [30JN]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts: Janet Reno, Attorney General, Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S1261 [8MR]

Prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games: several sports organizations, S216 [1FE]

Tax deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor: Millicent Hall Gaudieri, Association of Art Museum Directors, S5736 [23JN]

Violence Against Women Act: Patricia Blau Reuss, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, S9457 [28SE]

———President Clinton, S9457 [28SE]

———several women's and children's organizations, S9458 [28SE]

Lists

Opponents of S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S2827 [25AP]

Privilege of the floor

Hubbard, Ben, S828 [24FE]

Moskovitz, Ken, S5580 [21JN]

Underriner, John, S5476 [20JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1573 [22MR], S1628 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1628 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4432 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7376 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10147 [10OC], S10670 [18OC]

AID: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund micronutrient programs funding, S10981 [25OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182 [11OC]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10920 [24OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6231 [30JN]

———status of legislation, S9879 [5OC]

Armed Forces: extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5236 [15JN]

Aviation: increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S1261 [8MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S256 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11691, S11692, S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S55, S63 [26JA], S197 [1FE], S231, S241, S245 [2FE], S1554 [22MR]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S231 [2FE], S11693 [7DE]

———limit homestead property exemption, S11693 [7DE]

———prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2857), S6575 [12JY], S11778 [14DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1209 [7MR], S1302, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1342, S1343, S1345, S1362, S1364, S1367, S1368 [9MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7107 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2684 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2292 [6AP], S2409 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2409 [7AP]

Bye, Kermit: nomination to be circuit judge, S759 [24FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10060 [6OC], S10174, S10189 [11OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676 [7JN], S11810 [15DE]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S3683 [9MY]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9326 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8150 [7SE], S8711 [19SE]

———support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8150 [7SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), S10584 [13OC]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4212, S4213 [18MY], S10584 [13OC]

Clinton, President: visit to Ireland, S11824 [15DE]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S6231 [30JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S6105 [29JN]

———Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts proposed issuance of a subpoena to Sec. of Energy Richardson relative to the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, S10921-S10923 [24OC]

Computers: combat hacking through enhanced law enforcement and protect privacy of computer users (S. 2430), S2738 [13AP]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, S1949 [30MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S1846 [29MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1207 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5176, S5218 [15JN]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes, S10914-S10919 [24OC], S11886 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), S11942 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism, S10914-S10918 [24OC], S11886 [15DE]

———installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5844, S5865 [27JN]

Congress: adjournment, S11824 [15DE]

———election results, S11528 [14NO]

———legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S9844 [4OC]

———legislative process, S11692 [7DE]

Correctional institutions: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2928 [26AP]

———appointment of Federal district judges (S. 3071), S8764 [19SE], S11490 [1NO]

———clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9377 [27SE], S10790 [19OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1759 [27MR]

———preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

———random assignment of judges to criminal cases, S1342 [9MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813 [13AP]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1363 [9MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP], S2995, S2998, S3002, S3011 [27AP], S3180 [1MY], S3251 [2MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2822, S2824, S2836, S2844, S2845, S2850 [25AP], S2899, S2906, S2907, S2908, S2910, S2919, S2925, S2928 [26AP], S2966, S2981, S2991, S2994 [27AP]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10182, S10212 [11OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5430 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S10072 [6OC]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2782 [13AP]

———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), S11183 [26OC]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 113), S9554 [28SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11430 [31OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1783 [28MR], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2292 [6AP], S2706 [13AP]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475 [21MR]

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (S. 1919), S10147 [10OC]

Daniels, George B.: nomination to be district judge, S759 [24FE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S757 [24FE]

Democratic Privacy Task Force (Senate): status of legislative proposals on consumer privacy issues, S11777-S11779 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5401, S5430 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6231 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S10072 [6OC]

———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5614, S5615 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: create a Heating Oil Reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2047), S547 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Civil Rights funding, S6196 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S6004-S6006 [28JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9225, S9227 [26SE]

———establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11012 [25OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7035 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5844, S5865 [27JN], S6091 [29JN], S6196 [30JN]

Diseases: tuberculosis and malaria prevention, treatment, and control programs funding, S5551 [21JN]

Donoghue, John: New England Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

Donoghue, Michael: New England Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, S1665 [23MR]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9187 [25SE]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5502 [21JN]

Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4272 [23MY], S4364 [24MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1790 [28MR]

———Presidential election results, S11528 [14NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3480 [4MY]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1261 [8MR]

FDA: Office of Generic Drugs funding, S7376 [20JY]

Financial institutions: ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), S11778 [14DE]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 2513), S3532 [4MY], S11779 [14DE]

Firearms: gun control, S2292 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1783, S1786, S1787, S1790, S1805 [28MR], S1834, S1836, S1838, S1862, S1863, S1874 [29MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Mozambique, S5610 [22JN]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S10147 [10OC], S10670 [18OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (S. 2089), S1226-S1228 [7MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10973, S10976, S10980, S10984 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5445 [20JN], S5502, S5530, S5532, S5537, S5551 [21JN], S5610, S5614, S5615, S5627, S5628 [22JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S7812 [27JY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3873 [11MY]

Franklin County, VT: Communities Can! (organization) Community Excellence Award recipient, S7225 [19JY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (S. 2021), S215 [1FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, S2820 [25AP], S2931 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), S9844 [4OC], S10499 [12OC]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S260 [2FE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S8866 [20SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (S. Con. Res. 98), S3683 [9MY]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, S7646 [26JY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (S. 2387), S2530 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6091 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6091 [29JN]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 3228), S10928 [24OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10174, S10176, S10177, S10179, S10182, S10206, S10212 [11OC]

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

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4502 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4207 [18MY]

———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), S10841 [19OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S10584 [13OC]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S8936 [21SE], S9452 [28SE], S9649 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S7820 [27JY], S9225, S9227 [26SE], S9339 [27SE], S9647, S9650 [3OC]

———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, S8804, S8806 [20SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8804, S8806 [20SE], S9225, S9227 [26SE], S9339 [27SE], S9647, S9650 [3OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9388 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S197 [1FE]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5536 [21JN]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, S11899-S11901 [15DE]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3137), S11010 [25OC]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), S9316 [26SE]

Kriesel, Ann Trueblood: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S11246 [27OC]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11646 [6DE]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879, S9880, S9882, S9883 [5OC], S10990 [25OC]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, S10584 [13OC]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4279 [23MY]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 671), S8750 [19SE]

Markley, Rita: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year award recipient, S162 [31JA]

Mexico: elections, S9687 [3OC]

Middlebury College: bicentennial (S. Res. 355), S8424 [12SE], S8638 [15SE]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Kellogg-Hubbard Library, S2435 [7AP]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5401 [20JN]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S3949 [15MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S197 [1FE]

———urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (S. Res. 332), S6265 [30JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1209 [7MR], S1302, S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1342, S1343, S1345 [9MR]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1352, S1353, S1359, S1362, S1367, S1368 [9MR]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), S1826 [28MR], S2444 [7AP]

Presidential appointments: impact of Presidential election on future judicial appointments, S11314 [28OC]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9669, S9671 [3OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S587 [10FE], S759 [24FE], S1225 [7MR], S1330, S1331 [8MR], S1367 [9MR], S3500 [4MY], S4210 [18MY], S4369 [24MY], S6567 [12JY], S7436 [21JY], S7531-S7535 [25JY], S8934-S8936 [21SE], S9669, S9671, S9672, S9676 [3OC], S9881 [5OC], S10060 [6OC], S10174, S10189 [11OC], S11315 [28OC], S11490 [1NO]

Privacy: enhance and protect privacy of computer users (S. 3083), S8858 [20SE]

———enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9187 [25SE]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S10913-S10919 [24OC], S11886 [15DE]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S3949 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1573 [22MR]

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), S6040 [28JN]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1940), S8752 [19SE], S9647 [3OC]

Rutland, VT: Paramount Theater reopening, S3688 [9MY]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1068 [2MR]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S10546, S10547 [13OC], S11651 [6DE]

Senate: legislative procedures, S9225, S9226, S9227 [26SE]

———legislative program, S5446 [20JN], S5519, S5530 [21JN]

———welcome to newly elected Members, S11528 [14NO]

Senate Rules: enforcement of points of order relative to legislation on appropriations bills, S5615 [22JN]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (S. 751), S8190 [7SE], S9945 [5OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves, S10918 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC], S11123 [26OC], S11366 [30OC]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7678 [26JY]

States: responsibility for costs relative to air pollution that crosses State borders, S10212 [11OC]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1949 [30MR]

Supreme Court: judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), S10584 [13OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 2781), S5735 [23JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2666 [13AP]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil to fund heating assistance for consumers and small business owners (S. 3118), S9384 [27SE], S10992 [25OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6774, S6775 [14JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7912 [27JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1068 [2MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S10074 [6OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1949 [30MR]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), S8271 [8SE]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests (S. 3205), S11117 [26OC], S11539 [14NO]

———modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (S. 1796), unanimous-consent agreement, S7729 [27JY]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (S. 2105), S820 [24FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7717 [26JY]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, S2721 [13AP]

———tribute to students participating in National History Day Competition, S10924 [24OC]

———tribute to Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, S1454 [20MR]

Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention or deportation (S. 871), S9388 [27SE]

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), S8932 [21SE]

Waterbury, VT: tribute to Villa Tragara (restaurant), S9693 [3OC]

Wilber, Fred: tribute to success of music store Internet site, S9696 [3OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9258 [26SE], S9457 [28SE], S10174, S10176, S10177, S10179, S10182, S10206 [11OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5804 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7535 [25JY]

Summaries

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 855), S9377 [27SE]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Oil companies third quarter profits, S10993 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 2430, Internet Security Act, S2740 [13AP]

S. 2513, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S3532-S3535 [4MY]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 2830, Miranda Reaffirmation Act, S6140 [29JN]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]

S. 3083, Enhancement of Privacy and Public Safety in Cyberspace Act, S8859-S8862 [20SE]

S. 3118, Windfall Oil Profits for Heating Assistance Act, S9385 [27SE]

S. Res. 355, Middlebury College bicentennial, S8423 [12SE]

Tributes

Brande, Justin, S5878 [27JN]

Bryan, Senator, S11825 [15DE]

Butsch Family, S641 [10FE]

Byrd, Senator, S2923 [26AP]

Coffin, William S., S3016 [27AP]

Coverdell, Paul, S7308 [20JY]

Dyer, Daniel, S9380 [27SE]

Johnson, Tim, S10246 [11OC]

Kaufman, Jeff, S7538 [25JY]

Kerrey, Senator, S11823 [15DE]

Lautenberg, Senator, S11845 [15DE]

McCain, Senator, S4272 [23MY]

McKay, Gunn, S10994 [25OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S11822 [15DE]

Pomerleau, Claude, S9875 [5OC]

Reid, Senator, S7535 [25JY]

Robb, Senator, S11823 [15DE]

Stone, Marvin L., S4008 [16MY]

Thompson, Senator, S2850 [25AP]

Vento, Bruce F., S10233 [11OC]