CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7247 [19JY], S7342, S7355, S7369, S7401, S7403, S7406 [20JY], S7484 [24JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2191, S2253 [5AP], S2365, S2368, S2370, S2371, S2374 [6AP], S2384, S2386 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4697 [7JN], S4750, S4753, S4856, S4864, S4867 [8JN], S5079, S5118, S5124 [14JN], S6273, S6288 [30JN], S6455, S6478 [11JY], S7555 [25JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5715, S5738 [23JN], S6030 [28JN], S6053, S6151, S6179 [29JN], S6199, S6268 [30JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118, S8121 [6SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5569 [21JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9202 [25SE], S9220 [26SE], S9484, S9504 [28SE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10592 [13OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S957 [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. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Teachers Online but Disconnected, Liz Seymour, Washington (DC) Post, S2110 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance competition and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2411), S2616 [12AP]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S4323 [23MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2013), S1327 [8MR]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S692 [22FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S7245 [19JY]

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]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S6477 [11JY]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S3545 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S3616 [8MY]

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

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S3544 [4MY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses (see S. 3242), S11425 [31OC]

———make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S9612 [2OC]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S492 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S11006 [25OC]

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

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see S. 486), S5467 [20JN]

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

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 1642), S690 [22FE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see S. 1159), S4115 [17MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see S. 1915), S2871 [25AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8769 [19SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S6143 [29JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4488 [25MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S5685 [22JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

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

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S5031 [13JN]

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

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see S. Res. 334), S7555 [25JY]

Joe Serna, Jr., U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Sacramento, CA: designate (see S. 1990), S7689 [26JY]

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), S10425 [12OC]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S6576 [12JY]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S6477 [11JY]

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

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 2987), S7840 [27JY]

———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), S6121 [29JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S7245 [19JY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3924 [11MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8865 [20SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S9396 [27SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National School Lunch Act: use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8769 [19SE]

National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9478 [28SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5814 [26JN]

Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S1422 [9MR]

———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2439 [7AP]

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

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), S10153 [10OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S8115 [6SE]

———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), S6027 [28JN]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see S. 1997), S1127 [2MR]

Presidents' Day: redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the institution of the Presidency (see S. 429), S158 [31JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8115 [6SE]

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

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

SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 1519), S2771 [13AP]

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), S8506 [13SE]

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

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

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

Taxation: credit for development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas (see S. 2321), S5118 [14JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1610 [22MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S6690 [13JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S3264 [2MY]

———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]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2090), S1241 [7MR]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S5032 [13JN]

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

Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S4488 [25MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5814 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2357), S4577 [6JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S10154 [10OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S2636 [12AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S2636 [12AP]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10425 [12OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S7555 [25JY]

World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11423 [31OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (see S. 2007), S86 [26JA]

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see S. 2347), S2107 [4AP]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]

Medicare: increase payment amount for renal dialysis services (see S. 3038), S8413 [12SE]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 2523), S3692 [9MY]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

Power resources: provide incentives for improved and efficient use of energy sources (see S. 3092), S8941 [21SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]

Taxation: prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S4820 [8JN]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (see S. 2422), S2727 [13AP]

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (see S. 2984), S7840 [27JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN]

Letters

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

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

School construction and renovation tax incentives: Wayne G. Sanstead, North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction, S990 [1MR]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2385 [7AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1564 [22MR]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S10522 [13OC]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4417 [25MY]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7318, S7319, S7324 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7318, S7319, S7324, S7344, S7356 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10522 [13OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S9423 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9423 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S317 [3FE]

———deficit, S9423 [28SE]

———increase the amount for public debt reduction contained in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2196 [5AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7106 [18JY]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2684 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2069 [4AP], S2190, S2191, S2192, S2193, S2195, S2196 [5AP], S2385 [7AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S317 [3FE], S6601 [13JY]

Bye, Kermit: nomination to be circuit judge, S757 [24FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

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

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10603 [13OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, S5552 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for farmers, S7344 [20JY]

———use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: B-52 bomber electronic jamming equipment funding, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6232, S6233 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4988 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (S. 2007), S90 [26JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6058, S6063, S6064, S6065, S6066, S6107 [29JN]

Dobmeier, Michael: tribute to election as DAV National Commander, S2343 [6AP], S2437 [7AP]

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (S. 2347), S2108 [4AP], S9647 [3OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1258 [8MR]

Fargo, ND: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1720, S1721 [27MR]

———protect, S1720, S1721 [27MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5307 [16JN]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9647 [3OC]

Medicare: increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (S. 3038), S8420 [12SE]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7075 [17JY]

Moorhead, MN: All-American City award recipient, S6255 [30JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S10076 [6OC]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5254 [15JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2193 [5AP], S2663 [13AP], S6058, S6063, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1536 [22MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2385 [7AP]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, S6107 [29JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2195 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2663 [13AP]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S989, S990 [1MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6601, S6602 [13JY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (S. 2696), S4821 [8JN]

———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development (S. 2422), S2736 [13AP]

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (S. 2984), S7898 [27JY]

———rates, S317 [3FE], S2069 [4AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S989, S990 [1MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, S5021 [13JN], S5552 [21JN]

Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4988 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, S4722 [8JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Texts of

S. 2007, improve procedures for scheduling of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs non-emergency medical services, S91 [26JA]

S. 2347, Information Technology Act, S2109 [4AP]

S. 2696, Gray Market Cigarette Compliance Act, S4821-S4823 [8JN]

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]

Tributes

Abraham, Senator, S11850 [15DE]

Ashcroft, Senator, S11849 [15DE]

Bryan, Senator, S11847 [15DE]

Carnahan, Mel, S10728 [18OC]

Conrad, Jessamyn, S5021 [13JN]

Coverdell, Paul, S7192 [19JY]

Gorton, Senator, S11844 [15DE]

Grams, Senator, S11850 [15DE]

Kerrey, Senator, S11844 [15DE]

Lautenberg, Senator, S11845 [15DE]

Mack, Senator, S11847 [15DE]

Moynihan, Senator, S11843 [15DE]

Robb, Senator, S11848 [15DE]

Roth, Senator, S11846 [15DE]

Rux, Kevin S., S10603 [13OC]