INOUYE, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7356, S7403, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2252, S2254, S2263 [5AP], S2296, S2301, S2334, S2366, S2367, S2368 [6AP], S2415 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4554 [6JN], S4634, S4697 [7JN], S4752, S4753, S4862, S4866, S4867 [8JN], S5118 [14JN], S5436, S5471 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S4164, S4209 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4894 [8JN], S4948, S4959, S4961 [12JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

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

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5510, S5566 [21JN], S5913 [27JN]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S7254, S7294 [19JY]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR]

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

Appointments

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

———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]

———S. 3041, District of Columbia appropriations, S9397 [27SE]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S751 [23FE]

Articles and editorials

For Pentagon, Asia Moving, Thomas E. Ricks, Washington (DC) Post, S5017-S5019 [13JN]

India's Unwired Villages Mired in the Distant Past, Celia W. Dugger, New York (NY) Times, S2463 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S1240 [7MR]

Armed Forces: 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]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1030 [1MR]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

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

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 2283), S1671 [23MR]

———issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S3331 [3MY]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S6027 [28JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7077 [17JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2439 [7AP]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S3850 [10MY]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 1668), S4115 [17MY]

Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S1913 [29MR]

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), S3923 [11MY]

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: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S.J. Res. 3), S2872 [25AP]

———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]

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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (see S. 2282), S1671 [23MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S9612 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3616 [8MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regulations covering the practices of enrolled agents (see S. 1557), S2636 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see S. 2487), S3192 [1MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3924 [11MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S4460 [25MY]

Education: establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S7245 [19JY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S5118 [14JN]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3544 [4MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S746 [23FE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S6576 [12JY]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (see S. 2899), S7393 [20JY]

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

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5685 [22JN]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE]

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

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S9202 [25SE]

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

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3196), S10411 [12OC]

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

``In Memory'' Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 34), S821 [24FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 2526), S3692 [9MY]

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

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S799 [24FE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S8215 [7SE]

Medicaid: 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]

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

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4488 [25MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3924 [11MY]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8506 [13SE]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. Con. Res. 145), S10083 [6OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1914 [29MR]

———require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8421 [12SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S4855 [8JN]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S692 [22FE]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see S. 1055), S119 [27JA]

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

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 386), S11739 [7DE]

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

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2107 [4AP]

———provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

———provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9759 [3OC]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S7542 [25JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S4855 [8JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2616 [12AP]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S1914 [29MR]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

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), S9394 [27SE]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (see S. 2983), S7840 [27JY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see S. 1140), S7453 [21JY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S551 [9FE]

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

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S6846 [14JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S6349 [10JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8115 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S5562 [21JN]

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

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

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S4487 [25MY]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 1510), S9963 [5OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR]

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

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

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S8343 [11SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5031 [13JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S5563 [21JN]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (see S. 1558), S7921 [27JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 879), S746 [23FE]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S7077 [17JY]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S9201 [25SE]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S2545 [11AP]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see S. 876), S8658 [18SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see S. 2588), S5118 [14JN]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S160 [31JA]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 763), S4487 [25MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S2233 [5AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S8864 [20SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see S. 3287), S11917 [15DE]

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

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3545 [4MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S6846 [14JY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication of the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism (see S. Con. Res. 139), S9466 [28SE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S6348 [10JY]

Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE]

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

Taxation: extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (see S. 3111), S9267 [26SE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 3004), S8019 [5SE]

Citations

Medal of Honor Award to Senator Inouye, S5585 [22JN]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2334 [6AP]

Poems

``Medal of Honor for Senator Inouye,'' Senator Byrd, S4949 [12JN]

Remarks

Abdellah, Faye G.: National Women's Hall of Fame inductee, S9940 [5OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7369 [20JY]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3933 [15MY]

Aviation: anniversary of first China Clipper flight by Pan American World Airways, S10795 [19OC]

Bayonne, NJ: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

BIA: trust services programs funding, S7094 [18JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2334 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S5005 [13JN]

———clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———Crusader Field Artillery System funding, S7739 [27JY]

———Defense Health Program funding, S5013 [13JN]

———Defense Health Program projects funding, S7741 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4811 [8JN], S4916 [9JN], S4947 [12JN], S4988, S5005, S5012, S5013, S5014, S5017, S5019 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7738, S7739, S7740, S7741 [27JY]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4916 [9JN]

———Merchant Marines training funding, S7741 [27JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4947 [12JN]

———shift in deployment strategy and tactics from Europe to Asia, S5017 [13JN]

———Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative funding, S5012 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2334 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6533 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6533 [12JY], S7094 [18JY], S7536, S7537 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11231, S11239 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11879 [15DE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11231, S11239 [27OC]

Duffy, James: nomination to be circuit judge, S1307 [8MR]

El Reno, OK: Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station funding, S7369 [20JY]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S11239 [27OC]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306 [16JN]

Hawaii: anniversary of Kuakini Medical Health System, S1230 [7MR]

———anniversary of Kuakini Medical Health System Auxiliary, S1231 [7MR]

———Chamber of Commerce anniversary, S10247 [11OC]

———express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (S. 2899), S7398 [20JY]

———prohibition of gambling on cruise ships, S11879 [15DE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 2526), S3735 [9MY]

Japan-America Student Conference: tribute, S7224 [19JY]

Korean War: tribute to Navy nurses, S3254 [2MY]

Marine Corps: bayonets funding, S7740 [27JY]

Members of Congress: appreciation for tribute, S4949 [12JN]

Mental health: expansion of the Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: establish and fund to honor and recognize the service of Japanese-American veterans, S4988 [13JN]

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

Native Americans: implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536, S7537 [25JY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S815 [24FE]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688), S4670 [7JN]

Stevens Institute of Technology: nonlinear acoustic landmine detection research and development funding, S5014 [13JN]

Taxation: extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (S. 3111), S9269 [26SE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6664 [13JY]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 3004), S8023 [5SE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1590 [22MR]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute: tribute, S2463 [10AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Medal of Honor: recipient, S5479-S5481, S5536 [21JN], S5584-S5586 [22JN], S5757 [23JN], S6105 [29JN]

Tribute, S737 [23FE], S4948, S4949 [12JN]

Tables

Defense Health Program projects funding in H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7741 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 2688, support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools, S4670-S4672 [7JN]

S. 3004, provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3111, extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses, S9270 [26SE]

Tributes

Blanck, Ronald R., S5454 [20JN]

Caffrey, John and Gloria, S3015 [27AP]

Engel, Joan M., S336 [3FE]

Fisher, Stephen T., S3914 [11MY]

Simmons, Bettye H., S339 [3FE]

Wilson, Catherine A., S10248 [11OC]