BUNNING, JIM (a Senator from Kentucky)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2373 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8118 [6SE], S8169 [7SE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1940, S2002 [30MR]
Appointments
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S11009 [25OC]
Articles and editorials
Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, Juli Hale, S10404
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S952 [29FE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S217 [1FE]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7690 [26JY]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1874), S8593 [14SE]
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), S5563 [21JN]
Courts: provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see S. 1269), S1525 [21MR]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S952 [29FE]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S746 [23FE]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 3140), S9466 [28SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S216 [1FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY]
Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S1749 [27MR]
Diseases: reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]
Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S5562 [21JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2354 [6AP]
FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S8506 [13SE]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1611 [22MR]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S2354 [6AP]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8768 [19SE]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S2249 [5AP]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S119 [27JA]
Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S9963 [5OC]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S5562 [21JN]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]
Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S692 [22FE]
Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S4025 [16MY]
Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S7165 [18JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016), S8292 [8SE]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S8115 [6SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S1611 [22MR]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8215 [7SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]
Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1020), S2118 [4AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S10425 [12OC]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4488 [25MY]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S7453 [21JY]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]
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: protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S6691 [13JY]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S3924 [11MY]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 2107), S1914 [29MR]
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), S747 [23FE]
States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2946 [26AP]
Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see S. 2012), S691 [22FE]
———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities (see S. 3145), S10425 [12OC]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 1128), S334 [3FE]
———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), S2118 [4AP]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S10154 [10OC]
———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE]
———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 adoption expenses (see S. 341), S10807 [19OC]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S217 [1FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 2040), S489 [8FE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2078), S680 [22FE]
Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2876), S6841 [14JY]
Tariff: polyamides (see S. 2240), S1392 [9MR]
Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see S. 2017), S149 [31JA]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219 [26SE]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]
Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]
———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S1 [24JA], S121 [31JA], S305 [3FE], S563 [10FE], S10743 [19OC], S11663 [7DE], S11765 [14DE]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7440 [21JY]
Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1298 [8MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6820 [14JY]
China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8254-S8256 [8SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8254 [8SE], S8644 [18SE]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, S10151
Clinton, President: visit to Owensboro, KY, school system, S3648 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4044 [17MY]
Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3170 [1MY], S3648 [9MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3807 [10MY]
Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3807 [10MY]
———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3807 [10MY]
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, S4044 [17MY]
Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1298 [8MR]
Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (S. 2876), S6845 [14JY]
Senate: legislative program, S121 [31JA]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1495 [21MR]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6669 [13JY]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1940, S1962 [30MR]
———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]
Votes: position on missed, S7440 [21JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7536 [25JY]