GRAHAM, BOB (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7353, S7354, S7367, S7400, S7402, S7405 [20JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6796, S6857 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2222, S2253, S2263 [5AP], S2355, S2356, S2358, S2362, S2365, S2372, S2373, S2375 [6AP], S2390, S2408, S2410, S2417, S2440 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5370 [19JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962, S4964 [12JN], S5009 [13JN]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN], S6189, S6266 [30JN]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8117 [6SE], S8172 [7SE]

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]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2550 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2466 [10AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6634, S6660, S6694, S6759 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S886, S888, S889, S890 [28FE], S1001, S1005, S1032 [1MR], S1128, S1137 [2MR]

Appointments

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

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC]

Articles and editorials

Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, Juliet Eilperin and Thomas B. Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, S11290 [27OC]

Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, Eric Pianin, Washington (DC) Post, S10979 [25OC]

Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, Howard Kurtz, Washington (DC) Post, S8631 [15SE]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, Walter Tschinkel, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, S2307 [6AP]

Bye-Bye, Surplus, Robert D. Reischauer, Washington (DC) Post, S11885 [15DE]

Congress' Spending Imperils Economic Growth, by, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, S10758 [19OC]

DeLay Urges GOP Showdown With Clinton Over Spending Bill, Eric Pianin and Dan Morgan, Washington (DC) Post, S10758 [19OC]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, James R. McDonough, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, S7862 [27JY]

Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, Miami (FL) Herald, S9366 [27SE]

Immigration Law Busts Up Families, Llewelyn G. Pritchard, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S2529 [11AP]

INS Treats Children Shamefully, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, S2528 [11AP]

Littlest Refugees Merit Better Treatment From INS, Miami (FL) Herald, S2529 [11AP]

No Room for 5,000 Elians, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S9366 [27SE]

So Long, Surplus, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S10758 [19OC]

Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, Jim Mann, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8331 [11SE]

Three-Part Attack on Gore, Alison Mitchell, New York (NY) Times, S8750 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 515), S3850 [10MY]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S1421 [9MR]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S822 [24FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1913 [29MR]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]

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]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2249 [5AP]

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

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), S4322 [23MY]

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), S1241 [7MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S4208 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 311), S690 [22FE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S10424 [12OC]

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

Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (see S. 1991), S6576 [12JY]

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

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S6478 [11JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2636 [12AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S3923 (see S. 2420), S3924 [11MY]

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

Florida State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries in accordance with a Dept. of Commerce decision under the Tariff Act (see S. 2213), S1233 [7MR]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (see S. 2314), S1884 [29MR]

———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]

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

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

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]

———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]

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

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

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]

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

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

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S3692 [9MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S1815 [28MR]

———make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4577 [6JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S5562 [21JN]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S6144 [29JN]

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), S871 [28FE]

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

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

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S6691 [13JY]

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

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

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

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

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

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S2118 [4AP]

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

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]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S1029 [1MR]

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

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (see S. 1940), S1127 [2MR]

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

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

Senior citizens: protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care at facilities of their choice (see S. 1142), S1913 [29MR]

Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S9395 [27SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: 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]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S9395 [27SE]

Space policy: extend the commercial space launch damage indemnification (see S. 832), S1326 [8MR]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]

Taxation: exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5813 [26JN]

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

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S10722 [18OC]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S7246 [19JY]

———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), S9701 [3OC]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S7400 [20JY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S10153 [10OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S1391 [9MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S4321 [23MY]

———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (see S. 2668), S4460 [25MY]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE]

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

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S1884 [29MR]

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

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 2816), S6121 [29JN]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2817), S6121 [29JN]

Social Security: 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), S4103 [17MY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on jewelry exported to the U.S. Virgin Islands (see S. 2613), S4297 [23MY]

Taxation: clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 2979), S7840 [27JY]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see S. 2303), S1815 [28MR]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2352), S2107 [4AP]

Cloture motions

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

Explanations

Clarify Status of Professional Employer Organizations in Order To Assist Small Businesses in Providing Employee Benefits and Collecting Employment Taxes (S. 2979), S7893-S7895 [27JY]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: by, S10126 [10OC]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Haitian Advocacy, Inc., S619 [10FE]

———Leonie M. Hermantin, Haitian American Foundation, Inc., S618 [10FE]

———Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]

Improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens: several business, religious, labor union, and immigration organizations, S4486 [25MY]

National Park Service conservation, protection, and management of public lands, recreation areas, and historic sites: Antonio de Oyarzabal Marchesi, Ambassador of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Juan Ma de Penaranda y Algar, Embassy of Spain, S6129 [29JN]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S6129 [29JN]

Lists

Floridians confirmed as U.S. District Court Judges, S8496 [13SE]

Senator Mack's staff members, S9264 [26SE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2390 [7AP]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636 [13JY]

Privilege of the floor

Ceravolo, Terri, S640 [10FE], S9396 [27SE]

Dean, Kimbriel, S8866 [20SE]

James, Kimberly, S8595 [14SE]

McNamara, Jason, S8350 [11SE]

Polaszek, Chris, S640 [10FE]

White, Ernest, S640 [10FE]

Questions and answers

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1580 [22MR]

———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1580 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4433 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7353, S7354 [20JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10756 [19OC], S10977 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9833 [4OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2088 [4AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2688 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2088 [4AP], S2307, S2308, S2317 [6AP], S2390 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S10978 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8328 [11SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8328, S8329 [11SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9833 [4OC], S10126 [10OC]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S5525 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5399 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7739 [27JY]

———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5614 [22JN]

———Synthetic Aperture Radar facility funding, S7739 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5827 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9227 [26SE]

Dept. of Labor: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7041 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S10126 [10OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8791 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5637 [22JN], S5827 [27JN], S6083 [29JN], S6189 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11882 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10756 [19OC]

Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7299 [19JY], S10019 [5OC]

———limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317 [23MY], S9846 [4OC]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5525 [21JN]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8781 [20SE]

———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5506 [21JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S10977 [25OC]

Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000, S1002 [1MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3638, S3644 [9MY]

———funding, S2390 [7AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10756 [19OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9833 [4OC]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S9143, S9144, S9147 [25SE], S11407 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8919, S8920, S8923, S8924 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5904 [27JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2351 [6AP]

Firearms: gun control, S8287 [8SE], S9127 [25SE]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10978 [25OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5506, S5525 [21JN], S5614 [22JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3819 [10MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3819 [10MY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6083 [29JN], S8630 [15SE]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4951 [12JN]

Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (S. 2058), S617 [10FE], S1973 [30MR]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (S. 2668), S4481 [25MY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9227 [26SE], S9364 [27SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8800 [20SE]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800 [20SE], S9227 [26SE], S9364 [27SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387 [27SE]

Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (S. 2935), S7674 [26JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8791 [20SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2688 [13AP], S6632, S6634, S6643 [13JY], S8536 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8781 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9836, S9837, S9838 [4OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465 [20JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits, S8536 [14SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 2232), S1400 [9MR]

———reform, S8629 [15SE]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (S. 2316), S1897 [29MR]

National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5399 [20JN]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 296), S2874 [25AP], S4373 [24MY]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (S. 2816), S6127 [29JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7861 [27JY]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6127 [29JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11286-S11290 [27OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307, S2308, S2317 [6AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1500 [21MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11286 [27OC], S11882 [15DE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114 [17MY]

South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134 [29JN]

Taxation: clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 2979), S7893 [27JY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5678 [22JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2491, S2492 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6632, S6634, S6643 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S912 [29FE], S1000, S1002 [1MR], S1049, S1051 [2MR]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049, S1051 [2MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S8791 [20SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

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), S8919, S8920, S8923, S8924, S8931 [21SE], S9143, S9144, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11406, S11407 [31OC]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S2115 [4AP]

Summaries

Improve Procedures for the Adjustment of Status of Aliens and Reduce the Backlog of Family-Sponsored Aliens (S. 2668), S4486 [25MY]

Texts of

S. 2383, Alien Children Protection Act, S2528 [11AP]

S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]

S. 2668, improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens, S4481-S4486 [25MY]

S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136 [29JN]

Tributes

Ashcroft, Senator, S11677 [7DE]

Byrd, Senator, S11854 [15DE]

Hill, Benjamin, III, S8495 [13SE]

Mack, Senator, S9264 [26SE], S11678 [7DE]

Stevens, Senator, S11854 [15DE]

Vento, Bruce F., S10124 [10OC]