SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7246, S7249 [19JY], S7314, S7337, S7342, S7351, S7353, S7355, S7400, S7401, S7403 [20JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S178 [1FE], S226, S238, S243 [2FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2122 [4AP], S2206, S2251, S2253, S2256, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2355, S2358, S2362, S2365, S2367, S2373 [6AP], S2391, S2402, S2439 [7AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4715 [7JN], S4753, S4867, S4881 [8JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN], S5329, S5367, S5370 [19JN], S5406, S5469 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7078 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5173, S5276 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6029, S6032 [28JN], S6179 [29JN], S6191, S6198, S6266, S6267 [30JN]

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

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7989, S8027 [5SE], S8116, S8117, S8124 [6SE], S8168, S8179 [7SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2641 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6692, S6700 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR], S1062, S1092, S1131, S1146 [2MR]

Articles and editorials

Moynihan—Profile in Rare Courage, Gary Maxwell, Newsday (publication), S8099 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4855 [8JN]

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), S9963 [5OC]

Army: coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when not producing Army supplies (see S. 1396), S216 [1FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]

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

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC]

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), S7165 [18JY]

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]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

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

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

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

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), S3851 [10MY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S2728 [13AP]

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

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY]

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]

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

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

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 934), S2945 [26AP]

———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]

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

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE]

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]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3544 [4MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S8594 [14SE]

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]

Education: support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 3154), S9702 [3OC]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S4392 [24MY]

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

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S7483 [24JY]

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

Firearms: implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY]

———mandatory registration of handguns (see S. 2099), S4239 [22MY]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S9864 [4OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

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

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S691 [22FE]

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

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1612 [22MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]

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

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S7246 [19JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S9271 [26SE]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S692 [22FE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S92 [26JA]

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

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see S. 2458), S4691 [7JN]

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: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC]

———assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S4115 [17MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 210), S5813 [26JN]

Medicare: 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), S2233 [5AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S6577 [12JY]

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

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S746 [23FE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see S. Con. Res. 76), S1422 [9MR]

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S7656 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8637 [15SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S8594 [14SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7484 [24JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

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

National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5118 [14JN]

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), S5662 [22JN]

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), S11497 [1NO]

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

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

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S2870 [25AP]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see S. 2512), S3514 [4MY] (see S. 3113), S9267 [26SE]

New York, NY: relocate the Hamilton Grange to St. Nicholas Park (see S. Res. 368), S10083 [6OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]

Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (see S. 119), S492 [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), 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]

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

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S6143 [29JN]

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), S867 [28FE]

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

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]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S216 [1FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]

———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), S4578 [6JN]

Tariff: canned tomatoes (see S. 2196, 2197, 2201, 2202), S1233 [7MR]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S4392 [24MY]

———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 credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S9963 [5OC]

———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), S10260 [11OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S9963 [5OC]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S11762 [11DE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]

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

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3031 [27AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see S. 3244), S11131 [26OC]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see S. 2631), S4459 [25MY]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405), S2616 [12AP]

Courts: assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis and make DNA testing available to certain convicted Federal and State offenders (see S. 2859), S6677 [13JY]

Crime: inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see S. 3094), S8941 [21SE]

———strengthen system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities (see S. 2911), S7542 [25JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see S. 2345), S2106 [4AP]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]

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

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

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see S. 2892), S7229 [19JY]

Immigration: make certain immigration consultant practices criminal offenses (see S. 3074), S8822 [20SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY]

Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see S. 2893), S7229 [19JY]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S8941 [21SE] (see S. Res. 381), S10926 [24OC]

New York: transmission of power generated by the Niagara Power Project (see S. 2361), S2233 [5AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]

Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see S. 2898), S7393 [20JY]

R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2864), S6677 [13JY]

Securities: provide for regulatory parity for single stock futures (see S. 2765), S5556 [21JN] (see S. 2772), S5662 [22JN]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see S. 2852), S6574 [12JY]

Taxation: increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 2717), S5027 [13JN]

Cloture motions

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

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

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]

Lists

Victims of gun violence, S6006 [28JN]

Privilege of the floor

Siegel, Martin, S4907 [8JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563 [22MR]

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

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7317 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7317 [20JY]

AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11379 [30OC], S11553 [5DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S186, S187 [1FE], S225, S226, S230, S231, S247 [2FE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S226, S230, S231, S247 [2FE], S11553 [5DE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S186, S187 [1FE]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S5020 [13JN]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]

Black History Month: observance, S926 [29FE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (S. 2631), S4461 [25MY]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, S458, S459, S460 [8FE]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S458 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2175, S2176 [5AP], S2329 [6AP], S2403 [7AP]

Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9679 [3OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8068 [6SE], S8687 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10341 [12OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

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

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2902, S2903, S2904 [26AP]

———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S9679 [3OC]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5424 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2840 [25AP], S2902, S2903, S2904, S2905, S2906 [26AP], S2970, S2971 [27AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5424 [20JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4048, S4071 [17MY]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S2348 [6AP], S3556 [4MY]

Daniels, George B.: nomination to be district judge, S926 [29FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S9793 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4658 [7JN], S4772, S4773 [8JN], S5424 [20JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4048, S4065, S4071 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, S8167 [7SE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5174 [15JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. Con. Res. 88), S1129 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5193 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5172, S5174, S5193 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6210 [30JN]

Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594 [10FE]

———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]

———funding, S2175, S2176 [5AP]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3272 [2MY], S3317 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7989 [5SE], S8167, S8181, S8184 [7SE]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4048 [17MY]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (S. 2338), S1996 [30MR]

———gun control, S4253 [23MY], S4662 [7JN], S6006 [28JN], S8494 [13SE], S10986 [25OC]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403 [7AP]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S2329 [6AP]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (S. 2892), S7244 [19JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5621 [22JN]

Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S259 [2FE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10188 [11OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 104), S2772 [13AP]

———condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 109), S3558 [4MY]

Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276 [23MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10341 [12OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3883 [11MY], S4048, S4071 [17MY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (S. 2512), S3531 [4MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), S1004, S1007 [1MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2076), S682 [22FE]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1370 [9MR]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1370 [9MR]

———influences on rise in prices, S206, S207 [1FE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9679 [3OC]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989 [5SE]

Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (S. 2898), S7394 [20JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4253 [23MY]

———reform, S4253 [23MY]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), S10544 [13OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6614, S6616 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6490 [12JY]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614, S6616 [13JY]

———rates, S459 [8FE], S9793 [4OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4658 [7JN], S4772, S4773 [8JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5999 [28JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S724 [23FE], S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S6614, S6616 [13JY]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967 [29FE]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5172 [15JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10188 [11OC]

Texts of

S. 2370, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S2349 [6AP]

S. 2631, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project in the Bronx, NY, authorization, S4462 [25MY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S1369 [9MR]

Hodges, Gil, S2230 [5AP]

Katz, Saul B., S3689 [9MY]

Moynihan, Senator, S3556 [4MY], S8099 [6SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal, S3469 [4MY]