GORTON, SLADE (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7193, S7248 [19JY], S7351 [20JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2319, S2355, S2367 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4554 [6JN], S6278, S6282, S6291 [30JN], S6451 [11JY], S6691 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6350 [10JY], S6501, S6579 [12JY], S7057, S7081 [17JY], S7085, S7086, S7167 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5913, S5916 [27JN], S6028, S6029 [28JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3284, S3333 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8121 [6SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5511, S5566 [21JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222 [7SE]

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]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]

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), S8929, S8986 [21SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]

———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]

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

Articles and editorials

Gorton's Noteworthy Public Career, Seattle (WA) Times, S11668 [7DE]

Government Wants Control of MS, Declan McCullagh, Wired News (publication), S3554 [4MY]

Hold a Place for Gorton Among State's Political Giants, Peter Callaghan, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S11668 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S2118 [4AP]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S2728 [13AP]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5107 [14JN]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 92), S634 [10FE]

Business and industry: oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (see S. Res. 344), S7656 [26JY]

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), S7484 [24JY]

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: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S10723 [18OC]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6027 [28JN]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see S. 1886), S1467 [20MR]

Coins: tribute to collectors (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10892 [23OC]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR]

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

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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 1983), S160 [31JA]

Dept. of Education: investigation and audit (see S. 2829), S6121 [29JN]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S4392 [24MY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see S. 2643), S6577 [12JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see S. 2520), S5031 [13JN]

Education: importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see S. 2), S6691 [13JY]

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

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9478 [28SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S5031 [13JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S2946 [26AP]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 3119), S10260 [11OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9271 [26SE]

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]

———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]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1822), S10722 [18OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S635 [10FE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S5562 [21JN]

———establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S9271 [26SE]

———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), S7690 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S4691 [7JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016, 3017), S8769 [19SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see S. 915), S2118 [4AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S4923 [9JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6349 [10JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S4690 [7JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4393 [24MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8865 [20SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3059), S8635 [15SE]

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), S3545 [4MY]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see S. 1938), S8593 [14SE]

National Health Museum: site selection (see S. 1623), S2636 [12AP]

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

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

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), S613 [10FE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see S. 1617), S2871 [25AP]

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

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S2119 [4AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S10931 [24OC]

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), S8864 [20SE]

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]

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S1327 [8MR]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

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

———exclude certain Internet communications from the definition of expenditures (see S. 1747), S3850 [10MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY]

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

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]

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

Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (see S. 292), S10807 [19OC]

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

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S2117 [4AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1128 [2MR]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S3332 [3MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see S. 12), S334 [3FE]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S2870 [25AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass technologies (see S. 1351), S4321 [23MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S9963 [5OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S11005 [25OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 56, 1128), S334 [3FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 38), S689 [22FE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S292 [2FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S3851 [10MY]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see S. 1562), S4487 [25MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S9271 [26SE]

Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see S. 1756), S1241 [7MR]

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

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S6846 [14JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2946 [26AP]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see S. 3109), S9267 [26SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 132), S5118 [14JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S8422 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR]

Croatia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 119), S4565 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR]

Drugs: extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see S. 2464), S2940 [26AP]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see S. 2466), S2940 [26AP]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S613 [10FE]

International House: anniversary (see S. Res. 308), S4190 [18MY]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S4460 [25MY]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see S. 2974), S7840 [27JY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 2969), S7839 [27JY]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY]

Tariff: ceramic knives (see S. 2461), S2865 [25AP]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9820 [4OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]

———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, S8619 [15SE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Letters

Dept. of State payment to Seattle, WA, for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings: by, S258 [2FE]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Romania: President Clinton, S340 [3FE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Russia: President Clinton, S646 [10FE]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5197, S5213 [15JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S4937 [12JN], S6041 [29JN]

Privilege of the floor

Daly, Michael, S2382 [6AP]

Dalzell, Scott, S6352 [10JY]

Noble, Ben, S7168 [18JY]

Sweeney, Sheila, S6352 [10JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1562 [22MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7197 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10525 [13OC], S10669, S10680 [18OC]

Alaska: inclusion of Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

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

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), S3270 [2MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S11120 [26OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), S11751 [8DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6232 [30JN]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 2003), S2228 [5AP]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1355 [9MR]

Beus, Stephen: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

BIA: health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6504, S6505 [12JY]

———school construction funding, S9818 [4OC]

———trust services programs funding, S7094 [18JY]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: tribute, S1020 [1MR]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9906 [5OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8184 [7SE]

Buck, Mike: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1507 [21MR]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2090, S2091 [4AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7107 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2679 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2090, S2091 [4AP], S2173 [5AP], S2319, S2320 [6AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

Burke, Jerry: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1742 [27MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 244), S646 [10FE]

Centralia College: anniversary, S4010 [16MY]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), S9326 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8493 [13SE], S8618 [15SE], S8698 [19SE]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S3269, S3270 [2MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9916 [5OC]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S5527 [21JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S11120 [26OC]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, S4910 [8JN]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies staff, S7102 [18JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (S. Res. 237), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [8MR]

Craig, AK: monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Croatia: tribute to elections and support for participation in NATO Partnership for Peace, S4453, S4499 [25MY]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S3555, S3557 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6498, S6565 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6232 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4157 [18MY]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7038, S7043 [17JY]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041 [17JY]

———National Energy Technology Laboratory computational services funding, S6501 [12JY]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6321 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6536 [12JY]

———National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7020, S7023, S7024 [17JY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR]

———Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program funding, S6503 [12JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7034 [17JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding, S7015, S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6315, S6318, S6319, S6321, S6328 [10JY], S6498, S6499, S6501, S6502, S6503, S6504, S6505, S6518, S6519, S6527, S6529, S6530, S6536, S6537 [12JY], S7007, S7015, S7016, S7020, S7023, S7024, S7028, S7032, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7039, S7041, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S7085, S7086, S7088, S7093, S7094, S7095, S7096, S7102 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9796, S9798, S9818 [4OC], S9905, S9906, S9907, S9915 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), unanimous-consent agreement, S6537 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5093 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5197, S5203, S5210, S5213, S5214, S5215 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11234 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5863 [27JN], S5968 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11879 [15DE]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6518 [12JY], S7036 [17JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11234 [27OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7197 [19JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S9255 [26SE], S10669 [18OC]

———Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5511, S5513, S5527 [21JN]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S1862 [29MR], S2320 [6AP]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S4171 [18MY]

———extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (S. 2464), S2942 [26AP], S4171 [18MY]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, S1862 [29MR]

———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (S. 2466), S2944 [26AP]

E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (H.R. 2412), S3557 [4MY]

Eccles, Traci: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S830 [24FE]

Ecklund, Darvin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2524 [11AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3284, S3286, S3287, S3288 [3MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S605 [10FE], S1372 [9MR]

———funding, S2173 [5AP]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers and protect teachers from frivolous lawsuits, S3597 [8MY]

———reductions in school class size, S3491 [4MY], S5863 [27JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286, S3288 [3MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1729, S1730 [27MR]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S628 [10FE], S6294 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S2952 [27AP], S3246, S3247 [2MY], S3284, S3286, S3287, S3288, S3305, S3306, S3307 [3MY], S3491 [4MY], S3597 [8MY], S3653 [9MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8182, S8184 [7SE]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S7035 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1247, S1266, S1300 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1729, S1730 [27MR], S1767 [28MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (S. 2901), S8241 [7SE]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S10669 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5511, S5513, S5527 [21JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3869 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3869 [11MY]

Forest Service: Red Mountain Project funding, S7095 [18JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

Forrester, David: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S3184 [1MY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (S. 1658), S9316 [26SE]

Frix, Robert S.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, S8634 [15SE]

Gore, Vice President: visit to Washington (State), S4910 [8JN]

Great Smokey Mountains National Park: management funding, S7015 [17JY]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS, S7094 [18JY]

Hart, Greg: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S2100 [4AP]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S10963 [25OC]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), star print, S3268 [2MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S10963 [25OC]

Hilbert, Vi: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1389 [9MR]

Idaho: Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7039 [17JY]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6529, S6537 [12JY]

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

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), S668 [22FE], S756 [24FE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S3269 [2MY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), S9316 [26SE]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes funding, S6232 [30JN]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4157 [18MY]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

Mackewich, Justin: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1021 [1MR]

Maine: Forest Legacy Program and Forest Service land acquisition funding, S7042 [17JY]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6519 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S4171 [18MY]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (S. 915), S2228 [5AP]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations, S11234 [27OC]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), S9329 [26SE]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 3021), S8241 [7SE]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7032 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093 [14JN], S5197, S5210, S5213, S5214, S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5197, S5210, S5213, S5214, S5215 [15JN], S7793 [27JY]

———improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621 [23MR]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S8652 [18SE]

Naches, WA: Naches Valley High School Leadership Class recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S299 [2FE]

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: anniversary, S8635 [15SE]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 108), S3557 [4MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 248), S3557 [4MY]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S646 [10FE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, S668-S670 [22FE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (S. 2597), S4202 [18MY]

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), S6129 [29JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: funding, S10680 [18OC]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1929), S9318 [26SE]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S7096 [18JY]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

Noble, Tina: Washington Women 2000 ``Power of One'' award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

North Carolina: stream gauges and monitoring equipment funding, S7041 [17JY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3209 [2MY]

Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S11090 [26OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11090 [26OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11090 [26OC]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1355 [9MR]

Paladin Data Systems Corp.: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1590 [22MR], S1742 [27MR]

Paterson, NJ: Great Falls Historic District construction projects funding, S9907 [5OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1621 [23MR], S6321 [10JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1621 [23MR], S5197 [15JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8225, S8231, S8232, S8235, S8236 [7SE], S9255 [26SE]

———improve safety (S. 2004), S1268 [8MR], S1660 [23MR], S7790 [27JY], S8041 [6SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Point of order, S5971 [28JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1621 [23MR], S6321 [10JY]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7028 [17JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8241 [7SE]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet, S10963 [25OC]

Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6129 [29JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (S. 2967), S7864 [27JY]

Quann, Megan: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S8754 [19SE]

Real estate: anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, S8635 [15SE]

Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), S9316 [26SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), S3268, S3269 [2MY]

Seattle, WA: Dept. of State payment for security costs incurred while hosting World Trade Organization meetings, S257 [2FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers for action during World Trade Organization meetings, S535 [9FE]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S11751, S11752 [8DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11751 [8DE]

———legislative priorities, S8041 [6SE]

———legislative program, S340 [3FE], S646, S647 [10FE], S1247 [8MR], S3271 [2MY], S3567 [4MY], S4937 [12JN], S7007 [17JY], S8241, S8242 [7SE], S9330 [26SE], S9684 [3OC]

Serbia: oppose regime of Slobodan Milosevic, support efforts of the democratic opposition, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeastern Europe (S. Res. 272), S3271 [2MY]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1537 [22MR]

Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding, S7096 [18JY]

Tallman, Richard C.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4368 [24MY]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (S. 2664), S4477 [25MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2670 [13AP]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), S9553 [28SE]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday, S6501 [12JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2607 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6666 [13JY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes, S1621 [23MR]

———reform laws and filing procedures, S2700, S2706 [13AP]

———restore pension limits to equitable levels (S. 1209), S2706 [13AP]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S340 [3FE], S646 [10FE]

Tukwila, WA: Cascade View Elementary School Youth Investment Program recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S6346 [10JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Vancouver, WA: Jason Lee Middle School's English Transition System recipient of Innovation in Education award, S643 [10FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (S. Con. Res. 103), S3557 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, S9181 [25SE]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla High School Career and Technical Education Program, S5552 [21JN]

———tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Washington: anniversary of volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens, S4007 [16MY]

———Index School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S3829 [10MY]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

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), S9181 [25SE]

Wellpinit, WA: Wellpinit School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S9602 [2OC]

Wenatchee, WA: tribute to Pioneer Middle School students for participation in Destination ImagiNation (nonprofit organization) Global Finals, S6467 [11JY]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: anniversary, S1811 [28MR]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (S. 3109), S9259 [26SE]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6319 [10JY], S6499 [12JY]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7036 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8406 [12SE]

Tribute, S7102 [18JY], S11664-S11674, S11679 [7DE], S11751 [8DE], S11760 [11DE], S11768 [14DE], S11844, S11845 [15DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4578) (S. Rept. 106-312), S5662 [22JN]

Statements

Tribute to Senator Gorton: Senator Murray, S11667 [7DE]

Summaries

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): Conference Report, S1248 [8MR]

Tables

Comparision of prescription drug prices in Washington (State) and Canada, S2091 [4AP]

Texts of

S. 2071, Electric Reliability 2000 Act, S628-S632 [10FE]

S. 2370, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S3557 [4MY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

Tributes

Brown, James, S8100 [6SE]

Byrd, Senator, S7102 [18JY]

Coverdell, Paul, S7641 [26JY]

Johnson, Pat, S4374 [24MY]

Moynihan, Senator, S3557 [4MY]

Norris, Tom, S8100 [6SE]

Otto, Rick, S2521 [11AP]

Schuffler, Michael and Shainie, S1812 [28MR]

Stewart, Janet R., S6838 [14JY]

Sutton, Jim, S8101 [6SE]