REID, HARRY (a Senator from Nevada)

Amendments

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6804, S6849, S6862 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (S. 2839), S6702 [13JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2197, S2206, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2285, S2301, S2319, S2334, S2360, S2367 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4620, S4634, S4694, S4697, S4715 [7JN], S4753, S4862, S4867 [8JN], S5076, S5122 [14JN], S5816 [26JN], S6277, S6290, S6291 [30JN], S6457, S6478 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4946, S4957, S4960 [12JN], S4982 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6480 [11JY], S6514, S6581 [12JY], S7056, S7080 [17JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5816 [26JN], S5831, S5870, S5913, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5971, S6030, S6031 [28JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN], S6190, S6191, S6266 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118, S8123 [6SE], S8169, S8172, S8178, S8180, S8216 [7SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1722, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5531, S5571, S5572 [21JN]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2603), S4343, S4393 [24MY]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2443, S2445 [7AP]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S899, S955 [29FE], S992, S1031 [1MR]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

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. 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

Federal Tax Level Falls for Most—Studies Show Burden Now Less Than 10%, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S1696 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S6026 [28JN]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S10091 [6OC]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S4239 [22MY]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2486), S3545 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S1029 [1MR]

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

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2273), S5273 [15JN]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (see S. 408), S1029 [1MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see S. Con. Res. 85), S930 [29FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7922 [27JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S8215 [7SE]

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), S6027 [28JN]

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

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

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8941 [21SE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S8958 [21SE]

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), S2040 [3AP] (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 (see S.J. Res. 3), S1467 [20MR]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 289), S2617 [12AP]

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

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S10722 [18OC]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S11918 [15DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S3544 [4MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1128 [2MR]

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

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

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 3156), S9964 [5OC]

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]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S8025 [5SE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S1827 [28MR]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1855), S5467 [20JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1750 [27MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S7399 [20JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S2545 [11AP]

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

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (see S. 2728), S5106 [14JN]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (see S. Res. 389), S11918 [15DE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S335 [3FE]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5563 [21JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S4923 [9JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see S. 1006), S2353 [6AP]

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

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7542 [25JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

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

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1822), S217 [1FE]

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

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

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see S. 821), S1996 [30MR]

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

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S2545 [11AP]

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

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 391), S11918 [15DE]

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), S8659 [18SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7690 [26JY]

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), S8025 [5SE]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8594 [14SE]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5563 [21JN]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see S. 1946), S382 [7FE]

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), S1671 [23MR]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]

National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S5563 [21JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7077 [17JY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S493 [8FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S9963 [5OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S8759 [19SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]

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), S10722 [18OC]

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]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6259 [30JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3948 [15MY]

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

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

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S4923 [9JN]

Senate: tribute to staff (see S. Res. 392), S11918 [15DE]

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]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 2781), S8768 [19SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S8343 [11SE]

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

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S4391 [24MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S690 [22FE]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (see S. 1558), S1467 [20MR]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10260 [11OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S8025 [5SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4855 [8JN]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see S. 2721), S5027 [13JN]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4855 [8JN]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see S. 874), S9271 [26SE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S8291 [8SE]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S1671 [23MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S10931 [24OC]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see S. 2678), S4564 [6JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see S. 1974), S8421 [12SE]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 1934), S1241 [7MR]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (see S. 1796), S9271 [26SE]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 388), S11918 [15DE]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 71), S1610 [22MR]

Water pollution: improve water quality on abandoned or inactive mined land (see S. 1787), S1913 [29MR]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S6349 [10JY]

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), S2347 [6AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see S. 2891), S7229 [19JY]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (see S. 2620), S4378 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 2751), S5360 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S2616 [12AP]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (see S. 2749), S5360 [19JN]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2673), S4564 [6JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see S. Res. 327), S5663 [22JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3831 [10MY]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE]

Great Basin National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3272), S11575 [5DE]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (see S. 2618), S4378 [24MY]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see S. 2842), S6347 [10JY]

Medicare: expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (see S. 2910), S7656 [26JY]

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

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7448 [21JY]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN]

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

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 2795), S5884 [27JN]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

Excerpts

Quotes by Texas Governor George W. Bush during Presidential campaign, S11020, S11021, S11022 [25OC], S11112 [26OC]

Letters

Advance Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held during World War II: Thomas K. Kimmel, Jr., S4744 [8JN]

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S9124 [25SE]

Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act: Lupo A. Quitoriano, Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2234 [5AP]

———Ron Gutzman, American Legion, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

———William D. Brzezinski, DAV, Dept. of Nevada, S2234 [5AP]

Communication between Husband E. Kimmel and Walter C. Short prior to attack on Pearl Harbor: Husband E. Kimmel, S4744-S4748 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6458 [11JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S6459 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens: Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S9127 [25SE]

Export controls on certain high-performance computers: Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, S4981 [13JN]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Gail Rattigan, S837 [28FE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S7454 [21JY]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S518 [9FE]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

Lists

Victims of gun violence, S4814 [8JN]

Privilege of the floor

Alpert, Dan, S7264 [19JY], S8125 [6SE]

Cockrell, Roger, S7418 [21JY]

Greenstein, Michelle, S1330 [8MR]

Griffiths, Robert, S8028 [5SE]

Guglielmi, Andy, S6871 [14JY]

Haupt, Phoebe, S6761 [13JY]

Herbert, Robert, S4118 [17MY], S4717 [7JN], S4928 [9JN]

Hess, Jack, S8998 [21SE]

Holland, Russ, S8536, S8596 [14SE]

Holtzman, Lee, S6482 [11JY], S6871 [14JY]

Jennings, John, S8125 [6SE]

Kaatz, Brian, S11155 [26OC]

Lodder, Ruth, S6761 [13JY]

Nave, Alisa, S5580 [21JN]

Pannullo, Jerry, S6482 [11JY], S6871 [14JY]

Shank, Patrick, S747 [23FE]

Sparrow, John, S6482 [11JY], S6871 [14JY]

Spurlock, Lisa, S2382 [6AP]

Utech, Dan, S8125 [6SE]

Vogele, Matthew, S6482 [11JY], S6871 [14JY]

Wachowski, Cindy, S6871 [14JY]

Washburn, Peter, S8125 [6SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7143 [18JY], S7218 [19JY], S7310, S7313, S7327, S7328, S7330, S7358 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10229 [11OC]

AID: female genital mutilation eradication funding, S5621 [22JN]

Amendment process: procedural constraints, S9401 [27SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9409, S9437, S9438 [28SE], S10042, S10043 [6OC], S11297, S11299 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9409, S9429, S9430, S9437, S9438 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), unanimous-consent agreement, S9824 [4OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6242 [30JN]

———status of legislation, S6600 [13JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S9792, S9795 [4OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S10381 [12OC]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (S. 2891), S7243 [19JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11466 [1NO]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S50 [26JA], S225, S230, S232, S238, S241 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S230 [2FE], S11466 [1NO]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (S. 2620), S4381 [24MY]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1205, S1209, S1213, S1214, S1215, S1216 [7MR], S1338 [9MR]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC]

Brookhaven National Laboratory: National Synchrotron Light Source project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Brunswick, GA: harbor deepening project funding, S8182 [7SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1696-S1698 [27MR], S7502 [25JY]

———deficit, S1473 [21MR], S2030 [3AP], S2061 [4AP], S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283 [6AP], S7502 [25JY], S11351 [30OC]

———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5980, S5982 [28JN]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6784, S6789, S6797, S6798, S6799, S6800, S6804, S6808 [14JY], S7008, S7043, S7046 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7220, S7221 [19JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7379 [20JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S1442 [20MR], S2030 [3AP], S2060, S2061, S2085, S2086 [4AP], S2179, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2197, S2223, S2225 [5AP], S2280, S2281, S2282, S2283, S2285, S2286, S2290, S2293, S2320, S2328 [6AP], S2404, S2405, S2407, S2418 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S11082, S11111-S11113 [26OC]

Bunker, Richard: National Jewish Medical and Research Center Humanitarian Award recipient, S3912 [11MY], S4456 [25MY]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11080, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11282 [27OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S778 [24FE]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S479, S480 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S6295, S6296 [30JN]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8492, S8493 [13SE], S8536 [14SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789 [14JY]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655 [13AP]

Clinton River: spillway project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9826 [4OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent request, S1206 [7MR]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5182 [15JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, S7504 [25JY], S8884 [21SE], S11350 [30OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [8MR]

Corps of Engineers: Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193 [7MR]

———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8872 [21SE]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11758 [11DE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5346 [19JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5346 [19JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2293 [6AP]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11110 [26OC], S11208, S11209 [27OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S122-S124 [31JA], S7504 [25JY], S9793, S9795 [4OC], S11350 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry, S7218 [19JY]

———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S5362 [19JN]

———Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration funding, S7327, S7328 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers, S6457 [11JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), S8814 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10272 [11OC], S10381 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10229 [11OC], S10299 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4634, S4635, S4637, S4638 [7JN], S4721, S4744, S4748, S4759, S4760 [8JN], S5065 [14JN], S5346 [19JN], S6341 [10JY], S6457 [11JY], S6536 [12JY], S6591 [13JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), unanimous-consent agreement, S6445 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6242 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4064 [17MY], S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862, S3864 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4980, S4981, S4982, S4983, S5014 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7742 [27JY]

———require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S9799 [4OC]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S9023 [22SE], S9877 [5OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4759 [8JN]

———National Ignition Facility funding, S8033 [5SE], S8166 [7SE], S9455 [28SE], S10765 [19OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971, S5974, S5976 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5950, S5951 [28JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9125 [25SE], S9220, S9221, S9222, S9223, S9224, S9225, S9226, S9227, S9228, S9229 [26SE], S9344 [27SE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (S. 2407), S2619 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7021 [17JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7034 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6501 [12JY], S7021, S7034, S7043 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9799 [4OC], S9905, S9906 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9883 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent agreement, S6537 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), unanimous-consent request, S7468 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5099 [14JN], S5166, S5169, S5186, S5196 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10049, S10054 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5213 [15JN]

———making appropriations (S. 2720), S10038 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5591, S5609, S5629 [22JN], S5782, S5783, S5784, S5785, S5786 [26JN], S5831 [27JN], S5950, S5951, S5971, S5974, S5976, S5980, S5982, S5986 [28JN], S6051, S6056, S6057 [29JN], S6190, S6212 [30JN], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10765 [19OC]

Drexel, Katherine: sainthood canonization into Roman Catholic Church, S10645 [18OC]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S2320 [6AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S11304 [28OC], S11352 [30OC]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

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

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S1062 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S848, S849 [28FE], S11111 [26OC]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2223 [5AP]

———reductions in school class size, S1015 [1MR]

Elections: Presidential election results, S11767 [14DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3468, S3469, S3480 [4MY], S3644 [9MY], S5850, S5851, S5852 [27JN], S8440, S8441 [13SE]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3480 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S5851 [27JN]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S5361 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10765 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7419, S7424 [21JY], S7525 [25JY], S7765 [27JY], S7987, S7990, S8031, S8033, S8034 [5SE], S8163, S8166, S8177, S8180, S8181, S8182, S8184 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9455 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9826 [4OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8440 [13SE]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S3207 [2MY]

Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2673), S4567 [6JN]

Father's Day: observance, S5187 [15JN]

Firearms: gun control, S2293 [6AP], S4814 [8JN], S5852 [27JN], S7065 [17JY], S8091 [6SE]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2404 [7AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10966 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5479, S5530 [21JN], S5620, S5621 [22JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3863 [11MY]

———encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, S5620 [22JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, S4980, S4981 [13JN]

———export controls on certain high-performance computers (S. 2539), S3836 [10MY]

———export controls on certain high-speed computers, S1271, S1272 [8MR]

———provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1194 [7MR], S1271, S1272 [8MR], S1335 [9MR], S1619 [23MR]

———provide export control authority (S. 1712), unanimous-consent agreement, S1275 [8MR]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

———U.S. deficit, S9022 [22SE]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11758 [11DE]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S7778, S7779 [27JY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1442 [20MR], S11770, S11771 [14DE]

Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (S. 2050), S550 [9FE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, S7520 [25JY], S8160 [7SE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11080 [26OC], S11282 [27OC]

Great Smokey Mountains National Park: management funding, S7008 [17JY]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S261 [2FE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S480 [8FE], S518 [9FE], S568 [10FE]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

———human genome research, S5785, S5786 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S11111 [26OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6051 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S9401 [27SE], S9926 [5OC], S11111 [26OC]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3508 [4MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10044 [6OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S6410, S6411 [11JY], S9028 [22SE], S9124, S9125 [25SE], S9220, S9221, S9222, S9223, S9224, S9225, S9226, S9227, S9228, S9229, S9248 [26SE], S9344, S9367 [27SE], S9643 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6339, S6340 [10JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S9124, S9125 [25SE], S9220, S9221, S9222, S9223, S9224, S9225, S9226, S9227, S9228, S9229 [26SE], S9344, S9367 [27SE], S9643 [3OC], S11281 [27OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), S7521 [25JY], S7745, S7746, S7747 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), unanimous-consent request, S7744 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3068), S9401 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S899 [29FE], S5986 [28JN]

Inouye, Senator: Medal of Honor recipient, S5480 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), unanimous-consent request, S7469 [24JY]

Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replacement building in honor of Jack Streeter, S11280 [27OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S660 [22FE]

Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II, S4744 [8JN]

———advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II (S.J. Res. 19), S4748 [8JN]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (S. 2618), S4379 [24MY]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (S. 2842), S6348 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S9227 [26SE], S9882, S9883 [5OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4350, S4351 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S10229 [11OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2603), S4350, S4351 [24MY]

Lott, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 391), S11853 [15DE]

Medicaid: coverage of lead poisoning screening and treatment for children, S6797 [14JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S657 [22FE], S837 [28FE], S2030 [3AP], S5609 [22JN], S8601, S8602, S8603 [14SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, S6797 [14JY]

Michigan: Houghton Lake water management study funding, S8181 [7SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10342 [12OC]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. 3007), S8109 [6SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3862 [11MY]

Minimum wage: level, S9401 [27SE], S11333 [29OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7419 [21JY], S7525 [25JY], S8177 [7SE], S10765 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10231, S10232, S10273 [11OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent agreement, S10049 [6OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 340), S7454 [21JY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (S. Res. 339), S7454 [21JY]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

———National Guard Counterdrug Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment Unit funding, S7742 [27JY]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), S7520 [25JY]

———establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S6057 [29JN]

Northern Ireland: independent weapons inspections, S5877 [27JN]

———peace efforts, S5877 [27JN]

———peace efforts (S.J. Res. 54), S9445 [28SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S457, S480 [8FE], S517, S518, S522, S533 [9FE], S568 [10FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S138, S139 [31JA]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3207, S3223, S3224, S3229 [2MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), S11041 [26OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), unanimous-consent request, S11028 [26OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Nevada participants, S9601 [2OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5591 [22JN]

———issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers, S5782 [26JN], S5831 [27JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1193, S1205, S1209, S1213, S1214, S1215, S1216 [7MR], S1338 [9MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2319 [6AP], S7525 [25JY], S7732 [27JY], S9812 [4OC]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S11320 [29OC]

———decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), motion to proceed, S11104 [26OC]

———dependence on foreign sources, S1925 [30MR], S2282 [6AP]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S2449 [10AP], S9022 [22SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices0, S1919, S1920 [29MR]

Point of order, S6627 [13JY], S6769 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S11020, S11021, S11022 [25OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S102 [26JA], S122 [31JA], S1161, S1162 [6MR], S6435 [11JY], S9409 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10273 [11OC], S11328, S11329 [29OC]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S11767 [14DE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7765 [27JY], S9023 [22SE], S9792, S9795 [4OC], S9877 [5OC], S11320 [29OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S583 [10FE], S7504, S7525 [25JY]

———Senate response to recess appointments, S583 [10FE]

Rouge River: emergency streambank and shoreline protection funding, S8181 [7SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11110 [26OC], S11208, S11209 [27OC], S11305 [28OC], S11328, S11329 [29OC]

Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S1072, S1097 [2MR]

Senate: legislative cooperation, S1335 [9MR], S11110 [26OC]

———legislative priorities, S3207 [2MY], S4507 [6JN], S7627 [26JY], S8884 [21SE], S9400 [27SE], S10611 [17OC], S10899 [24OC]

———legislative procedures, S9222, S9225, S9226, S9227 [26SE]

———legislative program, S48 [25JA], S509 [9FE], S1664 [23MR], S2383 [7AP], S2517 [11AP], S2600 [12AP], S2817 [25AP], S2889 [26AP], S5189, S5215 [15JN], S5530 [21JN], S5979, S5980 [28JN], S6302, S6329 [10JY], S6586 [13JY], S7469, S7470 [24JY], S7583 [25JY], S7767 [27JY], S8294, S8295 [8SE], S8353 [12SE], S8443 [13SE], S8536 [14SE], S9230 [26SE], S9376 [27SE], S9684 [3OC], S9787, S9824 [4OC], S10770 [19OC], S11067 [26OC], S11194, S11207, S11216, S11217, S11227 [27OC], S11296 [28OC], S11318 [29OC], S11350 [30OC], S11384 [31OC], S11465 [1NO], S11548 [5DE], S11746 [7DE]

———procedural constraints on amendment process, S777, S778 [24FE], S1161 [6MR], S9400 [27SE]

———retaking of vote due to clerical error, S1099 [2MR]

Senate Rules: application of rule governing the addition of nongermane legislation to appropriations bills, S5629 [22JN]

Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, S4744, S4748 [8JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6057 [29JN], S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11350 [30OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), unanimous-consent request, S8492 [13SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1442 [20MR], S1473 [21MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (S. 305), S10273 [11OC]

SSI: funding, S5980, S5982 [28JN]

Supreme Court: decision on contribution limits in campaign finance system, S102 [26JA]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11828 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2086 [4AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2699 [13AP], S2949 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), cloture motion, S2514, S2516, S2517 [11AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by increasing income phaseout thresholds for education savings accounts, S1047, S1048 [2MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty for couples deducting casualty losses, S6798 [14JY]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6613 [13JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1919, S1920 [29MR], S1925 [30MR], S2449 [10AP], S2699 [13AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6586, S6613, S6622, S6643 [13JY], S6768 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6407, S6416, S6423, S6425, S6426, S6427, S6435 [11JY]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to purchase COBRA health coverage through elimination of the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mining on Federal lands, S7046 [17JY]

———rates, S1473 [21MR], S1696-S1698 [27MR], S2030 [3AP], S2060 [4AP], S2283 [6AP], S9795 [4OC], S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11351 [30OC]

———relief, S11305 [28OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), unanimous-consent request, S9445 [28SE], S9823 [4OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), unanimous-consent agreement, S5994 [28JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6622 [13JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S993, S995 [1MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S716 [23FE], S758, S774, S775, S777, S778 [24FE], S847, S848, S849, S853 [28FE], S899, S919 [29FE], S993, S995, S1007, S1013, S1014, S1015, S1018 [1MR], S1045, S1047, S1048, S1054, S1062, S1068, S1072, S1083, S1088, S1097, S1099, S1101 [2MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), unanimous-consent agreement, S1056 [2MR]

———treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas, S6798 [14JY]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1054 [2MR]

Texas: Rand Corp. study on education, S11081 [26OC]

Thanksgiving Day: designate as a day to ``Give Thanks, Give Life'' and to discuss organ and tissue donation with other family members (S. Res. 225), S9922 [5OC]

Thompson, Phyllis E.: St. Rose Dominican Hospital Philanthropy Day Award recipient, S11127 [26OC]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5169 [15JN]

Tufts University: reunion of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy Class of 1965, S7829 [27JY]

University of Connecticut: Advanced Technologies Institute funding, S8282 [8SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4634, S4635 [7JN], S8814 [20SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2357), S2234 [5AP]

Votes: correction, S6536 [12JY], S8141 [7SE]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 2795), S5886 [27JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S9878 [5OC], S10044 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7535 [25JY]

Statements

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: By, S11042 [26OC]

Tables

Money income of families—distribution by family characteristics and income level (1997), S1047 [2MR]

Share of aggregate income received by each fifth and top 5 percent of families (1970-1997), S1047 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 2357, Armed Forces Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act, S2234 [5AP]

S. 2618, sale and conveyance of certain Kingston, NV, lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site, S4380 [24MY]

S. 2620, Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV, S4381 [24MY]

S. 2673, Eureka County, NV, land conveyance for continued use as a cemetery, S4568 [6JN]

S. 2749, California Trail Interpretive Act, S5361 [19JN]

S. 2751, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S5362 [19JN]

S. 2795, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S5886 [27JN]

S. 2842, convey certain land to Lander County, NV, for continued use as a cemetery, S6348 [10JY]

Tributes

Bryan, Senator, S11044 [26OC]

Bush, George W., S11767 [14DE]

Byrd, Senator, S1161 [6MR], S7724 [27JY], S11281 [27OC]

Calautti, Lucy, S6112 [29JN]

Carnahan, Mel, S10606 [17OC]

Coverdell, Paul, S7173 [19JY]

Cram, Brian, S3687 [9MY]

Dixon, Julian C., S11766 [14DE]

Epstein, Mike, S3276 [3MY]

Frank R. Lautenberg Commuter Rail Station: designate, S5196 [15JN]

Gatt, Joseph M., S7387 [20JY]

Gore, Vice President, S11767 [14DE]

Gorton, Senator, S11751 [8DE]

Harkin, Senator, S11359 [30OC]

Lautenberg, Senator, S10054 [6OC]

Leahy, Senator, S7535 [25JY]

Levin, Senator, S6832 [14JY]

Miller, Senator, S7821 [27JY]

Moynihan, Senator, S6802 [14JY], S11304 [28OC]

Robb, Senator, S11814 [15DE]

Shanin Family, S6671 [13JY]

Specter, Senator, S6671 [13JY]

Stevens, Senator, S11359 [30OC], S11940 [15DE]

Thurmond, Senator, S11547 [5DE]

Vento, Bruce F., S10123 [10OC]

Wargo, Susan, S5358 [19JN]

Yates, Sidney R., S10039 [6OC]

Zuerlein, Damian, S8535 [14SE]