SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7355, S7369, S7403, S7406 [20JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S234 [2FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2121 [4AP], S2356, S2358 [6AP], S2440 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4737, S4752, S4753, S4856, S4861, S4866, S4867 [8JN], S8026 [5SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6480 [11JY], S6514 [12JY], S7056, S7080 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S5834, S5836, S5913, S5933 [27JN], S5990 [28JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3772 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), S10027 [5OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5446, S5474, S5475 [20JN], S5508, S5510 [21JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S11148 [26OC]

NRC: extend authority to collect fees (S. 1627), S2813 [13AP]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10893 [23OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11150, S11187 [26OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE], S1073, S1147 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2549, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6598 [13JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3271 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3514 [4MY]

———modify the time for use of certain educational benefits by members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2537), S8025 [5SE]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see S. Res. 310), S4297 [23MY]

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), S7922 [27JY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S8292 [8SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S10807 [19OC]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S6259 [30JN]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see S. Res. 378), S10716 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (see S. 294), S6691 [13JY]

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

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP]

———establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2264), S8024 [5SE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 135), S8769 [19SE]

EPA: repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S8215 [7SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2466 [10AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9612 [2OC]

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

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S635 [10FE]

Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see S. 59), S1749 [27MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S493 [8FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see S. Con. Res. 98), S2250 [5AP]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S5912 [27JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S5912 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2341), S2106 [4AP]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S10722 [18OC]

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

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2119 [4AP]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S8215 [7SE]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S8115 [6SE]

———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S7483 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S1750 [27MR]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S636 [10FE]

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

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5813 [26JN]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S493 [8FE]

National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (see S. Res. 212), S7165 [18JY]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5912 [27JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7690 [26JY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the naval shipyard system anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 69), S1750 [27MR]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S551 [9FE]

NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (see S. 2340), S2546 [11AP]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

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), S10091 [6OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 257), S1422 [9MR]

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), S6349 [10JY]

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]

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

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

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2353 [6AP]

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

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2872 [25AP]

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S8025 [5SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S871 [28FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S3851 [10MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S551 [9FE]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9195 [25SE]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (see S. 2587), S5912 [27JN]

———simplify the method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see S. 1952), S1029 [1MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S328 [3FE]

Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (see S. 1796), S952 [29FE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): tribute to crew and recognize contributions of the Naval Submarine Service and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 318), S4669 [7JN]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5912 [27JN]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1241 [7MR]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S5813 [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

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see S. 3169), S9944 [5OC]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 2581), S4103 [17MY]

Courts: expand authority of magistrate judges (see S. 2875), S6841 [14JY]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (see S. 3143), S9605 [2OC]

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

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]

Thomas, Daniel H.: tribute (see S. Res. 316), S4460 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), motion to proceed, S7469 [24JY], S7590 [26JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

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

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

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

———Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Motions

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1350 [9MR]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1159 [6MR], S9559 [2OC], S11349 [30OC]

Remarks

, S10785 [19OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7369 [20JY]

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

Alabama: tribute to American Federation of Government Employees Local 1945, S11124 [26OC]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (S. 3169), S9950 [5OC]

Antitrust policy: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S10848, S10849 [19OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S11350 [30OC]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5416 [20JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9922 [5OC]

Auburn University: Satsuma Orange research funding, S7369 [20JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10774 [19OC], S11380 [30OC], S11439 [31OC], S11639 [6DE], S11697, S11698 [7DE]

———amend laws (S. 625), S52 [26JA], S135-S137 [31JA], S233, S236, S239, S241, S248 [2FE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S239, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S10774 [19OC]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S239, S241 [2FE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233, S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697 [7DE]

Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1216, S1219 [7MR], S1346 [9MR]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (S. Res. 375), S10840 [19OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6817 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7382 [20JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2072 [4AP], S2305, S2339 [6AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), S10838, S10839 [19OC]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), House amendment, S2814, S2815 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8700 [19SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), S10841 [19OC]

Clean Air Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

Climate: global warming, S528 [9FE], S2879 [25AP]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2790 [13AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4029 [16MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10733 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 378), S10740, S10741 [18OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (S. Res. 379), S10741, S10742 [18OC]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 2581), S4108 [17MY]

Colombia: certification of U.S. support for the Colombian Government, military, and rule of law relative to assistance, S5509 [21JN]

———condition aid on U.S. public support of anti-drug efforts, S5446 [20JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S10737 [18OC]

Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5648 [22JN]

Courts: expand authority of magistrate judges (S. 2875), S6844 [14JY]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753, S1762 [27MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S10774 [19OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed—withdrawn, S3037 [27AP]

———establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with Armed Forces and Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians accompanying U.S. Armed Forces (S. 768), S11182 [26OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2305 [6AP], S3999 [16MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Satsuma orange frost research funding, S10698 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10348 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4785 [8JN], S5416 [20JN], S6460 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3999 [16MY], S4092 [17MY]

———permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of special counsel to investigate Vice President Gore's fundraising activities in 1996 Presidential election campaign, S5654-S5656 [22JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11439 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6530, S6534, S6536 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6514, S6530, S6534, S6536 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632, S5648 [22JN], S6075 [29JN]

Diseases: provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S10840 [19OC]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9564 [2OC]

Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4276 [23MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737, S10740 [18OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S528 [9FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S11364, S11365 [30OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074, S1080, S1081, S1100 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S11335 [29OC]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S10838 [19OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1724 [27MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3233 [2MY], S3473, S3474 [4MY], S3572 [8MY], S3643 [9MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S3037 [27AP]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3643 [9MY]

Employment: submission of employee discrimination claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10836, S10837 [19OC]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S10844, S10848 [19OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3999 [16MY]

———gun control, S2305 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1724 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5446, S5477 [20JN], S5509 [21JN]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S9783 [3OC]

———suspend certain sanctions imposed on India, S5477 [20JN]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8606 [14SE]

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL: anniversary, S8778, S8814-S8816 [20SE]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1022 [1MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S528 [9FE]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11314 [28OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6075 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S11335 [29OC]

Higher Education Act: improve integrity of Federal student loan programs relative to students at foreign institutions (S. 3143), S9606 [2OC]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), S10842 [19OC]

Immigration: extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), S10841 [19OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S10842 [19OC]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), S10843 [19OC]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 484), S4395 [24MY]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (S. 2812), S10843 [19OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3474 [4MY]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (S. Res. 87), S1752 [27MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), S10841, S10842 [19OC]

James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3137), S9446 [28SE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (S. Con. Res. 146), S10736 [18OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4251), S4396 [24MY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), S2814 [13AP]

Kosovo: 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, S4092 [17MY]

Latvia: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 110), S4395 [24MY]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), S8585, S8605 [14SE]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), S10844 [19OC]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), S2815 [13AP]

Libya: U.S. policy (S. Res. 287), S3034 [27AP]

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

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (S. Res. 343), S10735 [18OC]

McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), S10838 [19OC]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (S. 2018), S8776-S8778 [20SE]

Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while traveling (H. Con. Res. 232), S10839 [19OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3999 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S10061 [6OC]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S3034, S3036 [27AP]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4110), S10843 [19OC]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S9783 [3OC]

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments, S2805, S2807 [13AP]

Navy: anniversary (S. Res. 373), S10736, S10737 [18OC]

NRC: extend authority to collect fees (S. 1627), S2811, S2813 [13AP]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S528 [9FE], S2879 [25AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3224 [2MY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, S5632 [22JN]

Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1216, S1219 [7MR], S1283, S1284, S1285, S1295, S1296 [8MR], S1346 [9MR]

———nomination to be circuit judge, motion to indefinitely postpone, S1350, S1367 [9MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1367 [9MR]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S8778 [20SE]

———dependence on foreign sources, S1165 [6MR], S2879 [25AP], S8778 [20SE], S9208, S9210, S9211 [25SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1165 [6MR], S5776 [26JN], S9208, S9210, S9211 [25SE], S9783-S9785 [3OC]

———support increase in world crude oil supplies (S. Res. 263), S1752, S1753 [27MR]

Phillips, Alfredo: visit to Senate Chamber by Mexican Congressman, S3795 [10MY]

Pipelines: improve safety (S. 2004), S87 [26JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 26), S1165 [6MR]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, S1283, S1296 [8MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 404), S10735 [18OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5776 [26JN], S9208, S9210, S9211 [25SE], S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3036 [27AP], S4118 [17MY], S10735 [18OC]

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), S11314 [28OC]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S10787 [19OC]

———recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11188 [26OC]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S4396 [24MY]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), S10837, S10838 [19OC]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10839 [19OC]

Senate: legislative program, S1763 [27MR], S2382 [6AP], S2791, S2807, S2815 [13AP], S3037 [27AP], S4029 [16MY], S4118, S4119 [17MY], S4397 [24MY], S7349 [20JY], S10742 [18OC], S10850 [19OC], S11349, S11350, S11378, S11379 [30OC]

Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (S. Res. 380), S10844 [19OC]

Senate Rules: technical corrections (S. Res. 299), S3036 [27AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), S1753 [27MR]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Space policy: space program funding, S8814-S8816 [20SE]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S921 [29FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S1166 [6MR], S1975 [30MR], S2072 [4AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2591, S2592 [12AP]

———expand child tax credit (S. 3138), S9475 [28SE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY]

———incentives for education (S. 13), S1166 [6MR], S11465 [1NO]

———incentives for education (S. 13), unanimous-consent request, S11465 [1NO]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6436 [11JY]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), S4396 [24MY]

———rates, S1166 [6MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4785 [8JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S729 [23FE], S921 [29FE], S1074, S1080, S1081, S1100 [2MR]

Terrorism: U.S. response to acts of terrorism against U.S. facilities, soldiers, and citizens, S10733 [18OC]

Troy State University: Rosa Parks Museum funding, S6530 [12JY]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S10740 [18OC]

Warner, Senator: National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, S3012 [27AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), S10735 [18OC]

World War II: tribute to participants in Operation Ivory Soap, S10248 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S10986 [25OC]

Texts of

S. 2581, Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act, S4109 [17MY]

S. 2875, Magistrate Judge Improvement Act, S6844 [14JY]

S. 3169, Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act, S9951-S9955 [5OC]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7192, S7218 [19JY], S7726 [27JY]

DeKeyser, David A., S5455 [20JN]

Hatch, Senator, S53 [26JA]

Nickles, Senator, S10733 [18OC]

Stegall, Karl K., S9405 [28SE]