KERRY, JOHN F. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse Dedication: Edward W. Brooke, S7471 [24JY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7337, S7400 [20JY]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2159, S2222, S2251, S2253, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2361, S2365, S2367, S2374 [6AP], S2386, S2389, S2405, S2439, S2440 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S7926 [27JY]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S2777 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4525, S4543, S4579, S4582 [6JN], S4753, S4867 [8JN], S6269, S6277, S6278, S6290 [30JN], S6478 [11JY], S6549 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4117 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4961 [12JN], S4991 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5914, S5915, S5933 [27JN], S5955, S5963, S6029, S6031 [28JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN], S6188, S6191, S6192, S6266 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10302, S10457 [12OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5568 [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), S9293 [26SE], S9484 [28SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628 [17OC]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S7251 [19JY], S9619 [2OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6694, S6700, S6710, S6737 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S956 [29FE], S992, S1031, S1033 [1MR], S1082, S1085, S1147 [2MR]

Analyses

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2614, Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act, S7575 [25JY]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]

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

Articles and editorials

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, William Claiborne, Washington (DC) Post, S1088 [2MR]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, James H. Warner, S1837 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S92 [26JA]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S9612 [2OC]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance (see S. 2322), S4577 [6JN]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S746 [23FE] (see S. 2669), S4691 [7JN]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S953 [29FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S635 [10FE]

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

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

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]

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

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6144 [29JN]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S1127 [2MR]

———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1475), S4321 [23MY]

China, People's Republic of: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see S. 1485), S6348 [10JY]

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

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S2872 [25AP]

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

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2415), S2616 [12AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]

———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S1128 [2MR]

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

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

Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (see S. 1919), S7245 [19JY]

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), S4322 [23MY]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S1241 [7MR]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S2946 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 90), S1998 [30MR]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see S. Con. Res. 53), S4323 [23MY]

Diseases: authorize microfinance and food assistance for communities affected by AIDS (see S. 2030), S691 [22FE]

———authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 2026), S821 [24FE]

———establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see S. 805), S2353 [6AP]

———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]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S4576 [6JN]

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), S1683 [23MR]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S5562 [21JN]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see S. Res. 106), S1422 [9MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S1884 [29MR]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 3100), S9195 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S2946 [26AP]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1241 [7MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2568), S4014 [16MY]

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

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S217 [1FE]

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

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

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

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

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S10425 [12OC]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2439 [7AP]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S8637 [15SE]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see S. 573), S6143 [29JN]

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

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1322), S9612 [2OC]

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

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

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

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S1997 [30MR]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S8026 [5SE] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S10722 [18OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4955 [12JN]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S160 [31JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10628 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S551 [9FE]

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

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see S. 821), S41 [24JA]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S1466 [20MR]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S1827 [28MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S4690 [7JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S8421 [12SE]

———establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S1683 [23MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4239 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S1525 [21MR]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S5468 [20JN]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see S. 1459), S4207 [18MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S1327 [8MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 1074), S4690 [7JN]

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

Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8506 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S1241 [7MR]

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

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8594 [14SE]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 108), S3514 [4MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S9396 [27SE]

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 Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S6144 [29JN]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S6349 [10JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see S. 1438), S8768 [19SE]

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

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

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

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9395 [27SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7691 [26JY]

National Women's Business Council: funding (see S. 2243), S1392 [9MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S2353 [6AP]

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

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4322 [23MY]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10628 [17OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S551 [9FE]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S1750 [27MR]

Northern Ireland: urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S8116 [6SE]

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), S9201 [25SE]

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 1716), S952 [29FE]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S9395 [27SE]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S7690 [26JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S5912 [27JN]

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

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2928), S7656 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S821 [24FE]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S6478 [11JY]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S6478 [11JY]

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

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S8025 [5SE]

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

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]

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

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

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

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S5468 [20JN]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5273 [15JN]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S680 [22FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S10154 [10OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S7690 [26JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4239 [22MY]

———require certain political organizations to report additional information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4103 [17MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9759 [3OC]

———revise definition of the term political organization relative to tax-exempt status (see S. 2582), S4103 [17MY]

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

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S1241 [7MR]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1421 [9MR]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: feasibility study for establishing in Connecticut and Massachusetts (see S. 2421), S2727 [13AP]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7690 [26JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S8941 [21SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S334 [3FE]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: extend authorization (see S. 2049), S1327 [8MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S4025 [16MY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 2810), S6015 [28JN]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see S. 2072), S613 [10FE]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 2132), S1024 [1MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S328 [3FE]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (see S. 2973), S7840 [27JY]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (see S. 2990), S7840 [27JY]

Medicare: revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2766), S5662 [22JN] (see S. 3034), S8413 [12SE]

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

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

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA (see S. 3245), S11131 [26OC]

Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see S. 2147), S1117 [2MR]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see S. 3241), S10999 [25OC]

Executive orders

Increasing opportunities for women-owned small businesses: President Clinton, S4332 [23MY]

Letters

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: Colin L. Powell, S1837 [29MR]

End of session legislative package: President Clinton, S11195 [27OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

Prohibit listing of Chinese companies on U.S. stock markets: Richard A. Grasso, New York Stock Exchange, Inc., S8325 [11SE]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5957 [28JN]

Privilege of the floor

Fogul-Bublick, Jennifer, S6761 [13JY]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, S7622 [26JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7360, S7387 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10680 [18OC]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10553 [13OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Amtrak: funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6234 [30JN]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10553 [13OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], S11485 [1NO], S11727 [7DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S254 [2FE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S11727 [7DE]

———limit homestead property exemption, S11727 [7DE]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11727 [7DE]

Boston, MA: dedication of Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, S7471 [24JY]

———tribute to Tall Ships 2000 Race celebration, S2720 [13AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S579-S582 [10FE]

———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2148 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2148, S2166, S2170 [5AP]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (S. Res. 278), S1828 [28MR]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8321 [11SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8321 [11SE], S8691 [19SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S7757 [27JY]

———funding, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10553 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9598 [2OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, S5618 [22JN]

———drug interdiction assistance, S5618 [22JN]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5217 [15JN]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S5304 [16JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), S1305 [8MR]

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 2810), S6113 [29JN]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S11727 [7DE]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 2972), S7886 [27JY]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5429 [20JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S5231 [15JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4061 [17MY]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11207 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4549 [6JN], S4722 [8JN], S5429 [20JN], S6539, S6540, S6555, S6556, S6557 [12JY]

———limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities, S6539, S6540 [12JY]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4549 [6JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6234 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4061 [17MY], S4132 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (S. 2072), S632 [10FE]

Dept. of Labor: workforce investment programs funding, S5968, S5969 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7095, S7151 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5214 [15JN]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5601 [22JN], S5955, S5957, S5968, S5969, S5978 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11863, S11873, S11874 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10305, S10306 [12OC]

Diseases: authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7622 [26JY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (S. 2132), S1026-S1028 [1MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7622 [26JY]

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

Ecology and environment: hardrock mining regulations, S7360 [20JY]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), S11760 [11DE]

Education: early learning programs funding, S3670 [9MY]

———funding, S2166, S2170 [5AP]

———national policy to improve system, S579-S582 [10FE], S11195 [27OC]

———provide scholarships and loan forgiveness and cancellation for future teachers, S1086, S1101 [2MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3311 [3MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3306, S3307, S3311, S3313 [3MY], S3660, S3670 [9MY]

———Technology Literacy Challenge Fund funding, S5955, S5957, S5978 [28JN]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10305 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10305 [12OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1257, S1258 [8MR]

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

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4061 [17MY]

———gun control, S5231 [15JN]

———reduce violence in schools, S1087 [2MR]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11745 [7DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11745 [7DE]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (S. 2973), S7888-S7890 [27JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1836, S1837 [29MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5618 [22JN]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S7151 [18JY]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9378 [27SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680 [7DE]

———Federal housing production programs funding, S10306 [12OC]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5250 [15JN]

International Women's Day: observance, S1305 [8MR]

Judicial Education Fund: establish for the payment of expenses of judges participating in seminars (S. 2990), S7906 [27JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4132 [18MY]

Massachusetts State Letter Carriers' Association: tribute, S3509 [4MY]

Medicare: revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (S. 2766), S5663 [22JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (S. 3034), S8418 [12SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4061 [17MY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1087 [2MR]

Nantucket, MA: transfer of Coast Guard land, S11873 [15DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913 [27JY]

National security: national missile defense system, S4722-S4728 [8JN]

———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6555, S6556, S6557 [12JY]

Newburyport, MA: transfer of Coast Guard land, S11873 [15DE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5601 [22JN]

Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9938 [5OC]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8234, S8235 [7SE]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2928), S7670 [26JY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, S4254 [23MY]

Regulatory Flexibility Act: anniversary, S8751 [19SE]

SBA: general business loan program funding, S6234 [30JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), S5157 [14JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11194, S11195, S11196, S11197, S11198, S11199, S11207 [27OC]

———reauthorize loan programs, S11863-S11865 [15DE]

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA, S11874 [15DE]

Senate: legislative program, S4722 [8JN], S11206, S11207 [27OC]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7677 [26JY]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization, S11863-S11865 [15DE]

———extend authorization (H.R. 2392), S9640 [2OC]

———extend reauthorization (H.R. 2392), S7289 [19JY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11195, S11197, S11199 [27OC]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11829 [15DE]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649 [13JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S4832 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6646, S6649 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6645 [13JY]

———relief, S11194, S11195, S11196, S11197, S11199, S11207 [27OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S732, S735, S736 [23FE], S1086, S1101 [2MR]

Tufts University: tribute to University College of Citizenship and Public Service, S2857 [25AP]

Votes: position on missed, S7387 [20JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4331 [23MY]

Statements

Ethics in the Judiciary: Abner J. Mikva, S7907 [27JY]

Tribute to Bennie L. Thayer: by, S10077 [6OC]

Texts of

S. 2072, Home Heating Readiness Act, S632 [10FE]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

Tributes

Brooke, Edward W., S7471 [24JY]

DiBaggio, John, S8575 [14SE]

Ford, Mary, S696 [22FE]

Lautenberg, Senator, S5196 [15JN]

Lynch, Neil L., S5658 [22JN]

McLaughlin, Paul, S5787 [26JN]

Molnar, Jo-Ann, S3914 [11MY], S4186 [18MY]

Rivers, Eugene F., S4121 [18MY]

Thayer, Bennie L., S10077 [6OC]