KOHL, HERB (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1573 [22MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7195, S7249 [19JY], S7337, S7354, S7365, S7367, S7369, S7400, S7402, S7405, S7406 [20JY]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2191, S2251, S2253, S2254, S2262, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2319, S2334, S2355, S2360, S2367, S2368, S2374, S2375 [6AP], S2396, S2408, S2415, S2417, S2440 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), S1186 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5118 [14JN], S7555 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6580 [12JY], S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5184, S5276, S5277 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S5916 [27JN], S6029, S6032 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3738 [9MY]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 2063), S4489 [25MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6660, S6697, S6708, S6710, S6759 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1128 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: 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]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

———enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see S. 2773), S5663 [22JN]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 2706), S4820 [8JN]

———exclude capital investments from appreciation increases and prohibit out-of-State appraisals relative to shared appreciation arrangements (see S. 961), S3263 [2MY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S9758 [3OC]

Bankruptcy: prohibit sale of customer databases containing personally identifiable information by companies in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2857), S6574 [12JY]

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), S7555 [25JY]

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), S9613 [2OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S1611 [22MR]

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

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S8025 [5SE]

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]

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

Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see S. 3128), S9466 [28SE]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S2871 [25AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1186 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 1215), S1996 [30MR]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]

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

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S691 [22FE]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 1448), S821 [24FE]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 3005), S10591 [13OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

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

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

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S5468 [20JN]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see S. 2812), S6120 [29JN]

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), S4378 [24MY]

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

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3616 [8MY]

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

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 309), S4297 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S3924 [11MY]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see S. 2458), S2865 [25AP]

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), S10723 [18OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8421 [12SE]

Medicare: improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4855 [8JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see S. Con. Res. 76), S1467 [20MR]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

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

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

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

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

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S4024 [16MY]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]

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

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S2545 [11AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]

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), S9271 [26SE]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see S. 2686), S8768 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S5273 [15JN]

———protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 809), S1127 [2MR]

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

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

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2872 [25AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6846 [14JY]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S4855 [8JN]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3737 [9MY]

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]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 2401), S2527 [11AP]

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

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

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S6348 [10JY]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S8026 [5SE]

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), S2637 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR]

Firearms: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (see S. 2324), S1884 [29MR]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN]

Letters

Treatment of any budget surpluses: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S2409 [7AP]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, S2408 [7AP]

Questions and answers

Emergency dairy payments contained in H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10699 [18OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 2706), S4850 [8JN]

———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1579 [22MR]

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7340, S7373, S7378 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10679, S10680, S10681, S10698 [18OC]

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

Amtrak: restore authority to lease motor vehicles from the GSA, S7340 [20JY]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S252 [2FE]

Black History Month: observance, S830 [24FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2408 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S2408 [7AP]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8703-S8705 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8703 [19SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4212 [18MY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (S. 3040), S8504 [13SE]

Counseling Center of Milwaukee, Inc.: anniversary, S2612 [12AP]

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal district judge in Wisconsin, S11903 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: declare bovine tuberculosis as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

———disease-carrying pests infestation prevention programs funding, S10679 [18OC]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (S. 2221), S1325 [8MR]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10679 [18OC]

———Rural Community Assistance Program funding, S10681 [18OC]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S10679 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5015 [13JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11240 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5942 [28JN], S6215 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11872 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10314 [12OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11240 [27OC]

Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4280 [23MY]

Education: promote teacher and principal quality and professional development, S1091 [2MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3658 [9MY]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1515 [21MR]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10314 [12OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10314 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10314 [12OC]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10259 [11OC]

Fine, Glenn A.: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S11895 [15DE]

Firearms: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all in the custody of Federal agencies and add ballistics testing to existing enforcement strategies (S. 2324), S1908 [29MR]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (S. 149), S1229 [7MR]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2778), S5683 [22JN]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S306 [3FE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II, S7443-S7445 [21JY]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11647 [6DE]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (S. 2458), S2867 [25AP]

McLaughlin, Mary A.: nomination to be district judge, S4366 [24MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S. 662), S7472 [24JY]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

National TRIO Day: observance, S831 [24FE]

North East Wisconsin Fair Housing Council: tribute, S2465 [10AP]

Oshkosh, WI: anniversary of Oshkosh Seniors Center, S2101 [4AP]

Schools: availability of certain funds relative to same-gender public schools and classrooms, S5942 [28JN]

Smith, Bradley A.: nomination to the FEC, S4359 [24MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S1539 [22MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1539 [22MR]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, S4006 [16MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6626 [13JY]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 2401), S2543 [11AP]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6626 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1091 [2MR], S1384 [9MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1966 [30MR]

Texts of

S. 2324, Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology (BLAST) Act, S1909 [29MR]

Tributes

Aukofer, Frank A., S4249 [23MY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7176 [19JY]

Schnabel, John C., S969 [29FE]

Smith, William G., S7443-S7445 [21JY]