DOMENICI, PETE V. (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2178, S2179, S2197, S2252, S2254 [5AP], S2354, S2358, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2389, S2402, S2417, S2439, S2442 [7AP]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10261 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4893 [8JN], S6271, S6275, S6278, S6282, S6289 [30JN], S6350 [10JY], S6451, S6454, S6455 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4164, S4208 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4958 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6479, S6480 [11JY], S6507, S6509, S6579 [12JY], S7055 [17JY], S7166 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5138 [14JN], S5184 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5916 [27JN], S6029, S6032 [28JN], S6200, S6269 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778, S3781 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7988, S8027 [5SE], S8119, S8121 [6SE], S8168, S8169, S8172, S8178, S8215 [7SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5520, S5568, S5569, S5573, S5578 [21JN]

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

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784 [13AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]

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

———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]

Articles and editorials

Cabinet Opens Up on Bush—Treasury Secretary Says Social Security Math Doesn't Add Up, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S11049 [26OC]

Dirty Water Rider, Washington (DC) Post, S6222 [30JN]

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, Rene Romo, Albuquerque (NM) Journal, S3980 [16MY]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, Ben Neary, Sante Fe (NM) New Mexican, S6222 [30JN]

Moscow Takes Step To Ease U.S. Fears on Plutonium Use, Judith Miller, New York (NY) Times, S487 [8FE]

Need for Nuclear Power, Richard Rhodes and Denis Beller, Foreign Affairs (publication), S155-S158 [31JA]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, Chaka Ferguson, Associated Press (news service), S3981 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN]

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

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7484 [24JY]

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

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S5118 [14JN]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2730), S5106 [14JN]

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

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see S. 758), S492 [8FE]

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

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

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S1185 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S3923 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3851 [10MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

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

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4576 [6JN]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S3332 [3MY]

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

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1467 [20MR]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

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

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

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

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (see S. 397), S634 [10FE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5912 [27JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3017), S8344 [11SE]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 3050), S8585 [14SE]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

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

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 3021), S8197 [7SE] (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7690 [26JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S4323 [23MY]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]

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

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

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

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

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S5118 [14JN]

———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S9395 [27SE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S4460 [25MY]

———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S7690 [26JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4577 [6JN]

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

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S8214 [7SE] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

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

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]

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

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

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2946 [26AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S1913 [29MR]

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. 2074), S953 [29FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S3851 [10MY]

Taxation: increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S2636 [12AP]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1612 [22MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S691 [22FE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2946 [26AP]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 1726), S9863 [4OC]

Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see S. 1756), S382 [7FE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico involving descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see S. 2022), S285 [2FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S1241 [7MR]

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

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S8215 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (see S. 2492), S3192 [1MY]

Budget: avoid a pay-go sequestration (see S. 3240), S10999 [25OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (see S. Con. Res. 101), S2040 [3AP]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (see S. 3153), S9702 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (see S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish term of office for the first person appointed to the position of Under Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Security (see S. 2179), S1118 [2MR]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (see S. 2757), S5460 [20JN]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S4460 [25MY]

Medicare: establish a physician recruitment and retention project (see S. 3167), S9944 [5OC]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

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

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: by, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S11050 [26OC]

———Dan L. Crippen, CBO, S11051 [26OC]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———by, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Paul Coverdell, S7189 [19JY]

Tribute to New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron: Anthony C. Zinni, Dept. of Defense, S640 [10FE]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Memorandums

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S11050 [26OC]

Messages

Consular Convention Between the U.S. and Ireland on Taxation of Embassy Purchases: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Lithuania: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2294, S2332 [6AP], S2412 [7AP]

Privilege of the floor

Capretta, Jim, S2131 [4AP]

Carney, Dave, S2264 [5AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff, S2131 [4AP]

Denneny, Douglas J., S2381 [6AP]

Hearn, Jim, S2131 [4AP]

Hunter, Dave, S8028 [5SE]

Lyons, Pete, S8028 [5SE]

Nelson, Sue, S2131 [4AP]

Tomasulo, Gary, S2382 [6AP]

Warren, Mitch, S2131 [4AP]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: by, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: grass seed producers emergency assistance funding, S2425 [7AP]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4440, S4442 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7343, S7347, S7348, S7356, S7372, S7376 [20JY]

Agriculture Research Service: establish Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species, S7372 [20JY]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), S9688 [3OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2217, S2218 [5AP]

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S2336 [6AP], S2408 [7AP]

———establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2289, S2290, S2295 [6AP]

Arms control: expand and enhance U.S. efforts in the Russian nuclear complex to expedite containment of nuclear expertise that presents a proliferation threat (S. 2492), S3194 [1MY]

Baca, Sylvia V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, S972 [29FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11730 [7DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1222 [7MR]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6504, S6505 [12JY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7971 [5SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8184 [7SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S782, S784 [24FE]

———balance, S2186, S2189 [5AP]

———deficit, S8650 [18SE], S11048 [26OC]

———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2201, S2205 [5AP]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2090 [4AP], S2155 [5AP], S2678 [13AP]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2196 [5AP]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, S2186, S2189 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7106 [18JY]

———revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2675, S2678, S2683, S2687, S2694 [13AP], S3496 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2694 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), insert S. Con. Res. 101 language in lieu, S2429 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2053, S2057, S2061, S2063, S2065, S2071, S2075, S2078, S2084, S2085, S2090 [4AP], S2155, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2186, S2189, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2194, S2195, S2196, S2197, S2201, S2205, S2217, S2218 [5AP], S2272, S2273, S2279, S2284, S2286, S2289, S2290, S2291, S2294, S2295, S2309, S2322, S2325, S2328, S2332, S2336 [6AP], S2385, S2389, S2390, S2391, S2393, S2395, S2399, S2400, S2402, S2405, S2406, S2408, S2410, S2411, S2412, S2414, S2415, S2417, S2418, S2425, S2431 [7AP]

———status report, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5548 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10146 [10OC]

———strike certain provisions on emergency spending designation points of order, S2322, S2325, S2332 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S782, S784 [24FE], S2065, S2075 [4AP], S2186, S2189 [5AP], S2410 [7AP], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S8650 [18SE], S9918 [5OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918 [5OC]

Cannon AFB, NM: convey excess hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM (S. 3153), S9746 [3OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8481, S8482, S8483 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S9242 [26SE]

Cloudcraft, NM: designation by Fodor's Travel Publications as one of the 10 overlooked and underrated winter destinations, S11786 [14DE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10780 [19OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC], S11120 [26OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2389 [7AP]

Creedon, Madelyn R.: nomination to be National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, S6335, S6336, S6337 [10JY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2309 [6AP]

deLeon, Rudy: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S1924 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7343, S7347 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10361, S10369, S10370 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6596 [13JY]

———coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons, S10361 [12OC]

———coordinate and facilitate the development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons (S. 2573), S4103 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4165, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5016 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7630 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9129-S9131 [25SE], S9242 [26SE]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (S. 3275), S11739 [7DE]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, S9131 [25SE]

———National Ignition Facility funding, S9455 [28SE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7987 [5SE], S8282 [8SE]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: mental health research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10780 [19OC]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255, S5257, S5259 [15JN]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S8186 [7SE]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), S11822 [15DE]

———transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA (S. 2757), S5464 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6504, S6505, S6508, S6509, S6511, S6518, S6524, S6528, S6538 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S7095, S7096, S7099 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9798 [4OC], S9910 [5OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation: Small Communities Air Service Development Pilot Program funding, S5185 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5191 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5645 [22JN], S5870 [27JN], S6062, S6063, S6075 [29JN], S6209, S6217, S6220, S6223 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10754 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220, S6223 [30JN], S6508, S6509, S6511, S6518 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S11360, S11362, S11364 [30OC]

Education: early learning and parent support programs funding, S2405 [7AP]

———funding, S2176, S2194, S2195 [5AP], S2335, S2336 [6AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S2063 [4AP]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S2393 [7AP]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2412 [7AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3243, S3246 [2MY], S7523 [25JY]

———funding, S2390 [7AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7523, S7526 [25JY], S7764, S7765 [27JY], S7985, S7987, S7988, S7990, S8033 [5SE], S8075 [6SE], S8163, S8164, S8166, S8167, S8171, S8173, S8175, S8177, S8180, S8182, S8183, S8184, S8186 [7SE], S8282, S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453, S9454, S9455 [28SE], S9573, S9575, S9576 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7985 [5SE]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S533 [9FE]

FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, S1259 [8MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1259 [8MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), S1924 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, S2411 [7AP]

Federal employees: staffing levels, S11052 [26OC]

Firearms: gun control, S2309 [6AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5542 [21JN]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6508, S6509, S6511 [12JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: custody and immigration status, S2712 [13AP]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918 [5OC], S10066 [6OC]

Great Lakes: tributary transport models construction funding, S8283 [8SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S533 [9FE]

Health: human genome research, S5776 [26JN]

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

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness, S9107 [22SE]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (S. 2639), S4466 [25MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2400 [7AP]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S9451 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2399 [7AP]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S6105 [29JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S671 [22FE]

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

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4357 [24MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2390 [7AP], S2675, S2683 [13AP], S5645 [22JN], S6636, S6643 [13JY]

———establish a physician recruitment and retention project (S. 3167), S9949 [5OC]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (S. 2937), S7679 [26JY]

———make improvements to the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (S. 3050), S8589 [14SE]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8212 [7SE]

Minimum wage: level, S11218 [27OC]

Mississippi River: Delta Regional Authority funding, S8183 [7SE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7526 [25JY], S8177 [7SE], S9575 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, S10068 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10068 [6OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11773 [14DE]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (S. 2093), S805 [24FE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (S. 2665), S4479 [25MY]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7096 [18JY]

———tribute to Air National Guard 150th Security Forces Squadron and 150th Civil Engineering Squadron, S640 [10FE]

NIH: funding, S2402 [7AP], S2694 [13AP]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S533 [9FE], S596 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3216 [2MY]

Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived plutonium, S486 [8FE]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1222 [7MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2285, S2332 [6AP], S9573 [2OC]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S2415 [7AP]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S5775 [26JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S9128 [25SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices0, S1922, S1923 [29MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8231 [7SE]

Point of order, S2155 [5AP], S2385, S2390, S2395 [7AP], S6636 [13JY], S6768 [14JY], S7348 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5775 [26JN], S7764 [27JY], S9128 [25SE], S9242 [26SE], S11773 [14DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7526 [25JY]

Public debt: use of budget surplus to repay the debt, S2391 [7AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9107 [22SE], S9242 [26SE]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), S7099 [18JY]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6524, S6528 [12JY]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rockbridge, VA: Goshen Dam/Spillway system repair funding, S8183 [7SE]

Sandia National Laboratory: anniversary of International Arms Control Conference, S2523 [11AP]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2809 [13AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11218, S11221, S11223, S11224 [27OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7984 [5SE]

———legislative program, S1924 [29MR], S2053 [4AP], S2270 [6AP], S2383 [7AP], S7766 [27JY], S8031 [5SE], S11207 [27OC]

Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), S11822 [15DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2063, S2078 [4AP], S2186, S2189 [5AP], S2279 [6AP], S2410 [7AP], S6062, S6063 [29JN], S11048-S11052 [26OC], S11360 [30OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S8161 [7SE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412 [7AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11218, S11221, S11224 [27OC]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2385, S2395 [7AP]

St. Paul, MN: Mississippi Place Project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1923 [29MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2155, S2195 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2670 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1922, S1923 [29MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6768 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6491 [12JY]

———rates, S2063, S2065 [4AP], S2272, S2273, S2284, S2294 [6AP], S7429-S7431 [21JY], S9918 [5OC]

———relief, S11218, S11223 [27OC]

Telecommunications: acquisition of U.S. companies by foreign firms, S7429 [21JY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: develop remedies to resolve unmet community land grant claims in New Mexico (S. 2022), S286 [2FE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7971 [5SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975, S3978, S3980 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2055, S2058 [4AP], S10754 [19OC]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S221 [1FE], S1307 [8MR], S5549 [21JN], S7993 [5SE], S10147 [10OC]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2005: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 101) (S. Rept. 106-251), S2040 [3AP]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act (S. 2639), S4473 [25MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Tables

Average Medicare+Choice payment rates in metropolitan and primary metropolitan statistical areas, S7680-S7685 [26JY]

Budget authority and outlays in H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S5191 [15JN]

Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S4440 [25MY]

Committee on Agriculture (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S1587 [22MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S10787 [19OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8750 [19SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S8652 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S3496 [4MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7376 [20JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S6538 [12JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S9910 [5OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2522, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S5542 [21JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2603, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S4358 [24MY]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Effects of proposed transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds on cumulative interest payments, S11052 [26OC]

Executive branch civilian full-time equivalent empoyees—1993-2000, S11053 [26OC]

Legislative branch appropriations spending comparisons, S8800 [20SE]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S5451 [20JN], S7149 [18JY], S7384 [20JY], S7470 [24JY], S7997 [5SE], S8652 [18SE], S9687 [3OC], S10233 [11OC]

Texts of

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

S. 2573, Directed Energy Coordination and Consolidation Act, S4104 [17MY]

S. 2639, Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention Act, S4467-S4473 [25MY]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. 2757, transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, NM, and Yakima Training Center, WA, S5464 [20JN]

S. 2937, Medicare Geographic Fair Payment Act, S7679 [26JY]

S. 3153, convey excess Cannon AFB, NM, hospital equipment to Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM, S9746 [3OC]

S. 3167, Physician Recruitment and Retention Act, S9949 [5OC]

Tributes

Ahrens, Larry, S1115 [2MR]

Benczkowski, Brian, S11347 [29OC], S11360 [30OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7189 [19JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11670 [7DE]

Kerrey, Senator, S10754 [19OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S2055 [4AP]

Mansfield, Mike, S10065 [6OC]

Moynihan, Senator, S11303 [28OC]

Tobias, Samuel J., S4187 [18MY]

Weart, Wendell, S9603 [2OC]