BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7167 [18JY], S7248 [19JY], S7342, S7355, S7361, S7401, S7403, S7404 [20JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2197, S2206, S2222, S2254, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2362, S2363, S2364, S2367, S2368 [6AP], S2415, S2440, S2441 [7AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5076, S5122 [14JN], S6478 [11JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4969 [12JN], S5009 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6579 [12JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5185, S5278 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6032 [28JN], S6199, S6200, S6268, S6269 [30JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10457 [12OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3662, S3778 [9MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8075, S8119, S8121, S8123 [6SE], S8170, S8178 [7SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S4209 [18MY], S5471 [20JN], S5485, S5565 [21JN]
Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies (S. 2557), S9484 [28SE]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6701, S6706 [13JY], S6847 [14JY]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1935, S1951, S1963, S2000, S2001, S2003 [30MR]
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), S8960 [21SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]
———S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]
———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC]
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]
BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S8292 [8SE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S6026 [28JN]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 3286), S11917 [15DE]
Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S2728 [13AP]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S6846 [14JY]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1750 [27MR]
———release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 271), S1750 [27MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 74), S7076 [17JY]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]
Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1815 [28MR]
———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR]
Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S10716 [18OC]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Cuba: allow travel by U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens (see S. 1919), S7245 [19JY]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S6143 [29JN]
———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1914 [29MR]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see S. 2061), S1611 [22MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 1691), S3923 [11MY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]
Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]
Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]
FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8197 [7SE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S3850 [10MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S7245 [19JY]
Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8864 [20SE]
———export controls on certain high-performance computers (see S. 2539), S3948 [15MY]
Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see S. 2050), S538 [9FE]
Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
Investments: increase participation in employee stock purchase plans and individual retirement plans in periods of economic growth attributable to international trade (see S. 2244), S1392 [9MR]
Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]
Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S7164 [18JY]
Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7399 [20JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S7554 [25JY]
———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S8768 [19SE]
———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]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8594 [14SE]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11607 [5DE]
Montana: design and construct a warm water fish hatchery at Fort Peck Lake (see S. 2027), S3030 [27AP]
National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]
National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]
National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1328 [8MR]
National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S9478 [28SE]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S8506 [13SE]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5469 [20JN]
National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]
Native Americans: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]
———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see S. 2353), S2354 [6AP]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S1750 [27MR]
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), S8768 [19SE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S953 [29FE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 2703), S4820 [8JN]
Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2699), S10722 [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 (see S. 1488), S4321 [23MY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (see S. 1608), S8768 [19SE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 2183), S7921 [27JY]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S613 [10FE]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S4690 [7JN]
Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]
Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S7656 [26JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1186 [6MR]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]
———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S9478 [28SE]
Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S9271 [26SE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5273 [15JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 546), S1524 [21MR]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 2904), S7448 [21JY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5562 [21JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S4576 [6JN]
———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S5468 [20JN]
———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S8026 [5SE]
———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]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S6477 [11JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S9758 [3OC]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2583), S4855 [8JN]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S4488 [25MY]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 1759), S6143 [29JN]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S7165 [18JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S4024 [16MY]
Telecommunications: prohibit regulatory impediments to fulfilling the support mandates of the statutory policy of universal service (see S. 2476), S3023 [27AP]
———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 2793), S6478 [11JY]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S1997 [30MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S5469 [20JN]
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), S3615 [8MY]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S5555 [21JN]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]
World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2872 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (see S. 3133), S9466 [28SE]
———use of certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts (see S. 2763), S5555 [21JN]
Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S4820 [8JN]
China, People's Republic of: ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (see S. 2115), S929 [29FE]
Congressional Trade Office: establish (see S. 2226), S1391 [9MR]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 2617), S4378 [24MY] (see S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]
DEA: reimburse expenses incurred to remediate methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2780), S5735 [23JN]
Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see S. 2786), S5790 [26JN]
Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]
Medicare: reimburse essential access home health providers for costs for services in rural areas (see S. 2992), S7840 [27JY]
Miles City, MT: convey VA Medical Complex land to Custer County, MT (see S. 2637), S4460 [25MY]
Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]
Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]
Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 3035), S8413 [12SE]
Taxation: provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see S. 3134), S9466 [28SE]
Declarations
Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]
Letters
Agricultural Cooperation Agreement implementation between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: several Senators, S697
Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: several State and local government organizations, S2204 [5AP]
Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: by, S1545 [22MR]
Improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements: by, S2230 [5AP]
Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]
———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]
People's Republic of China admission into the World Trade Organization: Vice President Gore, S838 [28FE]
Lists
Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]
Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]
Memorandums
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]
Motions
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6640 [13JY]
Privilege of the floor
Cross, David, S2264 [5AP]
Washburn, Peter, S10483 [12OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1580 [22MR]
———provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who sold wheat when the Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for official inspections of wheat protein content (S. 3133), S9473 [28SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S6344 [10JY], S7361, S7362, S7364, S7371, S7372 [20JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10521 [13OC]
Appropriations: status of legislation, S6599, S6600 [13JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2207 [5AP]
Armed Forces: tribute to individuals overseas, S4009
Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]
Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions, S7361 [20JY]
———establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (S. 2709), S4852
Budget: allocation of funds, S514 [9FE]
———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation, S5981, S5982 [28JN]
———ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2204 [5AP]
———ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2152 [5AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6803 [14JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7413 [21JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2151, S2152, S2204, S2207 [5AP], S2418 [7AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5872 [27JN]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4842 [8JN]
China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, S696
———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8316 [11SE]
———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (S. 2645), S6224 [30JN]
———effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, S8405 [12SE]
———ensure increased monitoring of compliance with commitments made relative to World Trade Organization membership (S. 2115), S930 [29FE]
———human rights violations, S8035 [6SE]
———include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S4166 [18MY], S5565 [21JN]
———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent on freedom of religion, S8139 [7SE]
———normal trade relations status, S838 [28FE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S3825 [10MY], S4166 [18MY], S6296 [30JN]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S6109 [29JN], S6408 [11JY], S6599, S6600 [13JY], S7461 [24JY], S7787 [27JY], S8139, S8157 [7SE], S8314, S8316 [11SE], S8405 [12SE], S8633 [15SE], S8686 [19SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S8035 [6SE]
———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8157 [7SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6837 [14JY]
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145 [25SE]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, S1951, S1963 [30MR]
Congressional Trade Office: establish (S. 2226), S1393
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, S11244 [27OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, S10521 [13OC]
———lift trade embargo, S10521 [13OC]
———lift trade embargo (S. 2617), S4379 [24MY]
———lift trade embargo (S. 2896), S7393 [20JY]
———TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S3555 [4MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5400 [20JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6243 [30JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4166 [18MY]
Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S7023 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7023 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7629 [26JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5171 [15JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11244 [27OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), S10149 [10OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5872 [27JN], S5981, S5982 [28JN], S6343 [10JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11870 [15DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10297 [12OC]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7301 [19JY]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S1976
District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, S2856 [25AP]
Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse, S74, S76 [26JA]
Education: Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S6343 [10JY]
Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S6295 [30JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7786 [27JY], S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8131 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9573, S9576 [2OC]
EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10297 [12OC]
———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10297 [12OC]
———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6243 [30JN]
European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11454 [1NO]
Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8903, S8931 [21SE], S9145 [25SE], S11407 [31OC]
———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8925, S8926 [21SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1264 [8MR], S1506 [21MR]
———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S1264 [8MR]
FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7301 [19JY]
Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program: funding, S10495 [12OC]
Firefighters: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]
Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]
Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S6344 [10JY], S7629 [26JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5565 [21JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3825 [10MY]
Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220
———implementation of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, S696
———improve compliance with and encourage public participation in the trade advisory committee system relative to trade agreements, S2229 [5AP]
———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3825 [10MY]
Gallatin County, MT: tribute to Drug Treatment Court, S4007
Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S11406 [31OC]
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]
Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 275), S1469 [20MR]
Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]
Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2243 [5AP]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals, S11898 [15DE]
Minimum wage: level (S. 2284), S1657, S1659 [23MR]
Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7786 [27JY], S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE], S8131 [7SE], S9573, S9576 [2OC]
———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8083, S8089, S8090 [6SE]
Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]
———designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]
———Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]
———tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]
———tribute to law enforcement officers, S4005 [16MY]
National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5400 [20JN]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1432 [9MR]
National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (S. 2878), S7073 [17JY]
Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]
North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362, S7364 [20JY]
Panda Energy International: problems with approval of power plant constructed in the People's Republic of China, S9938 [5OC]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), S10606 [17OC]
Petroleum: impact of gasoline tax reduction on Highway Trust Fund, S2495 [11AP]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648 [6DE]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8522, S8523, S8524 [13SE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S1506 [21MR]
Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (S. 3035), S8419 [12SE]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11229 [27OC]
Senate: legislative program, S5980 [28JN], S7120 [18JY], S7768 [27JY]
Senate Rules: amend conference process, S7460 [24JY]
Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (S. 2936), S7677 [26JY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1495 [21MR]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11486 [1NO], S11870 [15DE]
———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6639 [13JY]
SSI: funding, S5981, S5982 [28JN]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2151, S2152 [5AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2510 [11AP], S2574, S2592, S2594, S2597, S2598, S2602 [12AP], S2963 [27AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S2509 [11AP]
———extend research and development tax credit, S6611 [13JY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (S. 2698), S4833 [8JN]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1945 [30MR], S2495 [11AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN], S6589, S6608, S6611, S6621, S6622, S6625, S6639, S6644 [13JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6486 [12JY]
———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (S. 3134), S9473 [28SE]
———relief, S11229 [27OC]
———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11454 [1NO]
———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6621, S6622, S6625 [13JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6639, S6644 [13JY]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1946, S1951, S1963 [30MR]
———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]
Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5171 [15JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (S. 3173), S9959 [5OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10495, S10497, S10498 [12OC]
———establish position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, S10495 [12OC]
Votes: position on missed, S794 [24FE]
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), S8903, S8925, S8926, S8930, S8931, S8932 [21SE], S9145 [25SE]
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11406, S11407 [31OC]
World Bank/IMF: ensure transparency and fairness of operations, S2856 [25AP]
World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S968
Statements
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]
Tributes
Atkinson, Jim, S294
Carnahan, Mel, S10606 [17OC]
Coverdell, Paul, S7217 [19JY]
Elliston, Travis, S4009
Hatfield, Paul, S6839
Kuehl, Brian, S11784
Mansfield, Maureen H., S9118 [22SE]
McCarty, Keith, S1387
Miles, Sean-Michael, S1659 [23MR]