JOHNSON, TIM (a Senator from South Dakota)

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7193, S7248, S7250 [19JY], S7369, S7400, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S11607 [5DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7078 [17JY], S7166 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2178, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2256 [5AP], S2354, S2358, S2364, S2368, S2374 [6AP], S2386, S2391, S2415, S2439, S2440 [7AP]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S3031 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4620, S4634, S4694, S4697, S4711 [7JN], S4753, S4856, S4867 [8JN], S6269 [30JN], S6549 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479 [11JY], S7055 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5870, S5933 [27JN], S6096, S6179 [29JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8075, S8119 [6SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]

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

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE], S1062, S1146 [2MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1935, S1965, S2002, S2003 [30MR]

Articles and editorials

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs—An Ethical Perspective, Brian Kaatz, South Dakota Journal of Medicine, S11532 [14NO]

Physician and the Pharmaceutical Detail Man—An Ethical Analysis, Jerome W. Freeman and Brian Kaatz, Journal of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, S11532 [14NO]

$200,000 of FDIC Insurance? The Battle Has Just Begun, Bill Seidman, S11897 [15DE]

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]

———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S10425 [12OC]

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

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 867), S952 [29FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S37 [24JA]

Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4955 [12JN]

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

———issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S9201 [25SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4115 [17MY]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6577 [12JY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 708), S2465 (see S. 2272), S2466 [10AP]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S2465 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2119 [4AP]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR]

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

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 2789), S10931 [24OC]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S10999 [25OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6144 [29JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S8594 [14SE]

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

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 934), S3030 [27AP]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3948 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S551 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 1984), S952 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2264), S8421 [12SE]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 1215), S8114 [6SE]

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

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S8025 [5SE]

Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 3110), S9267 [26SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S8506 [13SE]

———promote adoption of special needs children (see S. 1067), S2771 [13AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2379), S6144 [29JN]

FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 3018), S8197 [7SE]

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

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S1683 [23MR]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see S. 2227), S1391 [9MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S4690 [7JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 3051), S8585 [14SE]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]

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

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

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts (see S. 1690), S3331 [3MY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (see S. 1658), S3923 [11MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S692 [22FE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see S. 682), S2545 [11AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2466 [10AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S4578 [6JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S953 [29FE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S8025 [5SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 57), S4489 [25MY]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S7077 [17JY]

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

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

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S4322 [23MY]

———make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S9864 [4OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5118 [14JN]

———restore medical eligibility for certain SSI beneficiaries (see S. 1834), S4854 [8JN]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see S. Con. Res. 32), S2249 [5AP]

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

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 631), S952 [29FE] (see S. 2399), S8421 [12SE]

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

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S6577 [12JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S2353 [6AP]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S9478 [28SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1998 [30MR]

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S10260 [11OC]

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

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

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

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S2637 [12AP]

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), S4691 [7JN]

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S1422 [9MR]

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

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

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

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

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9759 [3OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7922 [27JY]

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

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

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

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S7555 [25JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6349 [10JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see S. 1592), S7077 [17JY]

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

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), 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), S10091 [6OC]

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]

Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S11930 [15DE]

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), S7690 [26JY]

———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), S7922 [27JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 56), S11538 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S1185 [6MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S2871 [25AP]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see S. Res. 133), S7246 [19JY]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

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

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

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

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 279), S1029 [1MR]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S11607 [5DE]

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

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S11607 [5DE]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (see S. Res. 376), S10412 [12OC]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9759 [3OC]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S4954 [12JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1610 [22MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]

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

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S8291 [8SE]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S9864 [4OC]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3616 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S5273 [15JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S5273 [15JN]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children (see S. 2456), S7165 [18JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S6690 [13JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S951 [29FE]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 569), S1185 [6MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S691 [22FE]

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

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (see S. 1796), S952 [29FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S7165 [18JY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7922 [27JY]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 1571), S1421 [9MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S4025 [16MY]

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

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S8292 [8SE]

Water pollution: improve water quality on abandoned or inactive mined land (see S. 1787), S5813 [26JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1467 [20MR]

Women: 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), S2772 [13AP]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S2727 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4190 [18MY]

Medicare: revise payments for certain physician pathology services (see S. 3055), S8585 [14SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 2056), S612 [10FE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 2501), S3328 [3MY]

Letters

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: several agricultural organizations, S8493 [13SE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4628 [7JN]

Privilege of the floor

Boysen, Sharon, S6180 [29JN]

Jackson, Deb, S2008 [30MR]

Vineyard, Holly, S8293 [8SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1581 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4435 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7197, S7212 [19JY], S7359 [20JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9429 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9429 [28SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2419), S2732 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4620, S4623, S4624, S4625, S4626, S4627, S4628, S4632 [7JN], S10383 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S39 [24JA]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), S4106 [17MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1700 [27MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1700 [27MR], S2318, S2338 [6AP], S2384, S2387 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1700 [27MR]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8253 [8SE], S8493 [13SE]

Clinton, President: visit to South Asian countries, S1307 [8MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S10401 [12OC]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (S. 704), S10706 [18OC], S11529 [14NO]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S3910 [11MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10383 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4620, S4623, S4624, S4625, S4626, S4627, S4628, S4632 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations, S7099 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6671 [13JY], S7099 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S10705 [18OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S10401 [12OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5786 [26JN], S6096 [29JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10315 [12OC]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, S11530 [14NO]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7197, S7212 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: hardrock mining regulations, S7359 [20JY]

Education: support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8086 [6SE]

Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (S. 3110), S10074 [6OC]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (S. 1191), S840 [28FE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (S. 2589), S11897 [15DE]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (S. 2420), S10587 [13OC]

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1936, S1937, S1939, S1965 [30MR]

Food Security Act: permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (S. 2980), S10911-S10913 [24OC]

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

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Herz, Marilyn: South Dakota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S11907 [15DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10216 [11OC]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6671 [13JY]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (H.R. 4277), S10587 [13OC]

KELO-TV (Sioux Falls, SD): Emmy Award recipient, S9848 [4OC]

Lagendyk, Nelson: South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame Combat Wing inductee, S9189 [25SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S10705 [18OC]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

McGovern, George S.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S8494 [13SE]

McIlravy, Lincoln: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S10796 [19OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5786 [26JN], S11531 [14NO], S11564 [5DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (S. 731), S838-S840 [28FE], S11564 [5DE]

———revise payments for certain physician pathology services (S. 3055), S8592 [14SE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7823 [27JY], S8086 [6SE]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8086 [6SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: allocation of funding to South Dakota, S6671 [13JY]

National Pharmacy Week: observance, S11491 [1NO]

Pharmaceuticals: direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, S11489 [1NO]

———provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 2501), S3328 [3MY], S11564 [5DE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096 [29JN]

Ragsdale, Shirley: Casey Journalism Center Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism recipient, S10078 [6OC]

Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (S. Res. 133), S7806 [27JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5255 [15JN]

Samp, Ardyce Habeger: Dakota Conference Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of South Dakota and the Northern Plains recipient, S6255 [30JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11489 [1NO]

Schochenmaier, Frances: relief (S. 785), S9601 [2OC]

Sneve, Virginia: National Humanities Medal recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 717), S10587 [13OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1537 [22MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8856 [20SE]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911, S10913 [24OC]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), S10490 [12OC]

South Dakota State Medical Association Alliance: anniversary, S3603 [8MY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4937 [12JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6667 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, S8099 [6SE]

———rates, S1700 [27MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S4937 [12JN]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1932, S1936, S1937, S1939, S1965 [30MR]

Veterans: health care funding, S2318, S2338 [6AP], S2384, S2387 [7AP], S10315 [12OC]

Votes: position on missed, S6105 [29JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9019 [22SE], S10074 [6OC], S10216 [11OC], S11530 [14NO]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (S. 2787), S5877 [27JN]

Yankton, SD: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 290, S1743 [27MR]

Texts of

S. 2003, Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act, S39 [24JA]

S. 2419, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S2733 [13AP]

S. 2501, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S3329-S3331 [3MY]

S. 2580, Indian School Construction Act, S4107 [17MY]

S. 3055, Physician Pathology Services Fair Payment Act, S8592 [14SE]

Tributes

Abu-Ghazaleh, Samir, S7829 [27JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7536 [25JY]

Cox, Brianne, S1743 [27MR]

Dahlin, Sarah, S2344 [6AP]

Hauschild, Wayne, S697 [22FE]

Heupel, Josh, S11737 [7DE]

Hohn, Jared, S11422 [31OC]

Kaatz, Brian, S11531 [14NO]

Khan, Ikram U., S695 [22FE]

Knutson, Wayne S., S1743 [27MR]

Laakso, Debbie, S694 [22FE]

O'Connor, Michael, S11784 [14DE]