BREAUX, JOHN B. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7342, S7355, S7401, S7403 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2355, S2358, S2360, S2362, S2368, S2370, S2375 [6AP], S2390, S2415, S2417 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN], S6281 [30JN], S6449, S6480 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4957, S4959, S4962 [12JN], S4987, S4992 [13JN]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6029, S6031 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [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], S8168, S8178 [7SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (S. 3116), S10808 [19OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6631, S6701 [13JY]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1955, S2003 [30MR]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Articles and editorials

Hudson Was Able To Make Everyone Feel Like His Best Friend, Keith Prince, Monroe (LA) News-Star, S749 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S1524 [21MR]

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), S10628 [17OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S952 [29FE]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S1526 [21MR]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2462), S2865 [25AP]

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

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see S. 1572), S1421 [9MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1914 [29MR]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S7453 [21JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE]

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), S2872 [25AP]

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

Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S41 [24JA]

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

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S1914 [29MR]

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 Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S1997 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S2871 [25AP]

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

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S1467 [20MR]

Education: establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE]

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

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

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]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (see S. 2454), S2728 [13AP]

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), S1467 [20MR]

Foreign trade: improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material (see S. 1696), S41 [24JA]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9759 [3OC]

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: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

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

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S5563 [21JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S5563 [21JN]

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), S6478 [11JY]

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

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1914 [29MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10425 [12OC]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 328), S5884 [27JN]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S5737 [23JN]

Medicare: ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S8637 [15SE]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S7922 [27JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]

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

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S2439 [7AP]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S2946 [26AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S8026 [5SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 178), S8658 [18SE]

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

National Commission on Space: establish (see S. 2988), S7840 [27JY]

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), S691 [22FE]

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

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

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

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1422 [9MR]

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

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S8769 [19SE]

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

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7399 [20JY]

Next Generation Internet Act: reauthorize (see S. 2046), S538 [9FE]

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), S9394 [27SE]

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), S9477 [28SE]

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]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 26), S1029 [1MR] (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY]

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

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6691 [13JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S8344 [11SE]

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), S1611 [22MR]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S4025 [16MY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2433), S2727 [13AP]

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

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

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), S6690 [13JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S9271 [26SE]

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

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S7483 [24JY]

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

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———require report to Congress on solvency (see S. 2249), S1461 [20MR]

———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), S5031 [13JN]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3924 [11MY]

Tariff: stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 2679, 2681), S4564 [6JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S2118 [4AP]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

———credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2320), S1884 [29MR]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see S. 3171), S9945 [5OC]

———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]

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

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

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for older Americans to remain in the workforce beyond the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits (see S. 2085, 2086), 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), S9701 [3OC]

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

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S6121 [29JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S7922 [27JY]

———treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see S. 1116), S2545 [11AP]

———treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 1985), S746 [23FE]

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

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 2572), S4014 [16MY]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1240 [7MR]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10723 [18OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2249 [5AP]

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), S9478 [28SE]

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), S2772 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see S. 2840), S6347 [10JY]

Costa, Antonio: relief (see S. 2843), S6347 [10JY]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see S. 2792), S5884 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

Mississippi Delta Development Commission: coverage of Natchitoches Parish, LA (see S. 3266), S11423 [31OC]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY]

Tariff: B-bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see S. 2258), S1512 [21MR]

———diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see S. 2257), S1512 [21MR]

———glyoxylic acid (see S. 2785), S5790 [26JN]

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

———stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 2495, 2496), S3258 [2MY]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see S. 3105), S9195 [25SE]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S9606 [2OC]

———treatment of computer contributions (see S. 2424), S2727 [13AP]

Letters

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1630 [23MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1630 [23MR]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7320 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7200, S7215 [19JY], S7320 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10697 [18OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2151 [5AP]

———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S2151 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2151 [5AP]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (S. 2462), S2870 [25AP]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11759 [11DE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5344 [19JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5344 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5344 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5013 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S1448 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7035 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5639 [22JN]

Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, S9939 [5OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7200, S7215 [19JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S10697 [18OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1262 [8MR]

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), S10260 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11759 [11DE]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), S9188 [25SE]

Louisiana: tribute to collegiate athletes, S5553 [21JN]

Louisiana Tech University: Dept. of Professional Aviation physical infrastructure expansion funding, S1262 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5639 [22JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10087 [6OC]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Ecole Classique School Academic Games team, S7151 [18JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, S10551 [13OC]

National Commission on Space: establish (S. 2988), S7905 [27JY]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1230 [7MR]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, S5013 [13JN]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11062 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11062, S11063 [26OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1447 [20MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S9230 [26SE]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (S. 3105), S9200 [25SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5732 [23JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 2330), S1989 [30MR]

Television: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952, S1954, S1955 [30MR]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1952, S1954, S1955 [30MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 3105, Missing Children Tax Fairness Act, S9200 [25SE]

Tributes

Brasher, Thomas D., S1741 [27MR]

Coverdell, Paul, S7185 [19JY]

Hudson, Jimmy D., S749 [23FE]

Nastasi, Joseph, S3184 [1MY]

Rainey, Bill, S1742 [27MR]

Shehee, Virginia, S10405 [12OC]

Skinner, Michael, S338 [3FE]