GRAHAM, BOB (a Senator from Florida)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7353, S7354, S7367, S7400, S7402, S7405 [20JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6796, S6857 [14JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2087, S2122 [4AP], S2222, S2253, S2263 [5AP], S2355, S2356, S2358, S2362, S2365, S2372, S2373, S2375 [6AP], S2390, S2408, S2410, S2417, S2440 [7AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5370 [19JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4962, S4964 [12JN], S5009 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6480 [11JY], S6514 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S6078, S6155 [29JN], S6189, S6266 [30JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3738 [9MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8117 [6SE], S8172 [7SE]
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], S9481, S9505 [28SE]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2550 [11AP]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2466 [10AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6634, S6660, S6694, S6759 [13JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S886, S888, S889, S890 [28FE], S1001, S1005, S1032 [1MR], S1128, S1137 [2MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, S9592 [2OC]
———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC]
Articles and editorials
Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, Juliet Eilperin and Thomas B. Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, S11290 [27OC]
Binges Becoming Regular Budget Fare, Eric Pianin, Washington (DC) Post, S10979 [25OC]
Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, Howard Kurtz, Washington (DC) Post, S8631 [15SE]
Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, Walter Tschinkel, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, S2307 [6AP]
Bye-Bye, Surplus, Robert D. Reischauer, Washington (DC) Post, S11885 [15DE]
Congress' Spending Imperils Economic Growth, by, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, S10758 [19OC]
DeLay Urges GOP Showdown With Clinton Over Spending Bill, Eric Pianin and Dan Morgan, Washington (DC) Post, S10758 [19OC]
Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, James R. McDonough, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, S7862 [27JY]
Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, Miami (FL) Herald, S9366 [27SE]
Immigration Law Busts Up Families, Llewelyn G. Pritchard, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S2529 [11AP]
INS Treats Children Shamefully, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, S2528 [11AP]
Littlest Refugees Merit Better Treatment From INS, Miami (FL) Herald, S2529 [11AP]
No Room for 5,000 Elians, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S9366 [27SE]
So Long, Surplus, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S10758 [19OC]
Taiwan's New President Backs Sino-American Trade, Jim Mann, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8331 [11SE]
Three-Part Attack on Gore, Alison Mitchell, New York (NY) Times, S8750 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 515), S3850 [10MY]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S1421 [9MR]
Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S822 [24FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1913 [29MR]
Bolivia: tribute to democracy and drug eradication efforts (see S. Res. 375), S10412 [12OC]
Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2249 [5AP]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see S. 2311), S4322 [23MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: encourage the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) to hold hearings (see S. Res. 279), S1987 [30MR] (see S. Res. 286), S2616 [12AP]
———ratification (see S. Res. 237), S1241 [7MR]
Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 289), S2617 [12AP]
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 Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S4208 [18MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 311), S690 [22FE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S10424 [12OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3544 [4MY]
Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (see S. 1991), S6576 [12JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR]
EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S6478 [11JY]
Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2636 [12AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2379), S2347 [6AP]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S3923 (see S. 2420), S3924 [11MY]
Firearms: prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]
Florida State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 265), S1118 [2MR]
Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries in accordance with a Dept. of Commerce decision under the Tariff Act (see S. 2213), S1233 [7MR]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant permanent residency status for himself and family members in Cuba (see S. 2314), S1884 [29MR]
———grant U.S. citizenship (see S. 1999), S37 [24JA]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S4820 [8JN]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]
———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]
———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7542 [25JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE]
INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]
Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4297 [23MY]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10628 [17OC]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S3692 [9MY]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S1815 [28MR]
———make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4577 [6JN]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S5562 [21JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S6144 [29JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]
National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see S. 1946), S871 [28FE]
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 Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S6691 [13JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]
National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]
National wildlife refuges: anniversary of establishment of first refuge (see S. 2878), S7072 [17JY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S2118 [4AP]
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), S9271 [26SE]
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]
Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S1029 [1MR]
———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S821 [24FE]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S6026 [28JN]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (see S. 1940), S1127 [2MR]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]
Senior citizens: protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care at facilities of their choice (see S. 1142), S1913 [29MR]
Small business: establish the New Markets Venture Capital Program, America's Private Investment Company Program, and a new markets tax credit (see S. 2936), S9395 [27SE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]
———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 3073), S9395 [27SE]
Space policy: extend the commercial space launch damage indemnification (see S. 832), S1326 [8MR]
Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 3116), S9267 [26SE]
Taxation: exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5813 [26JN]
———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 2747), S5308 [16JN]
———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S10722 [18OC]
———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see S. 2696), S7246 [19JY]
———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]
———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see S. 2825), S7400 [20JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S10153 [10OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S1391 [9MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]
Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S4321 [23MY]
———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7555 [25JY]
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), S2347 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]
EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]
Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (see S. 2058), S612 [10FE]
———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (see S. 2668), S4460 [25MY]
———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP]
Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]
NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S1884 [29MR]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2865 [25AP]
National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 2816), S6121 [29JN]
Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2817), S6121 [29JN]
Social Security: restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY]
South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]
Tariff: allow a duty drawback on jewelry exported to the U.S. Virgin Islands (see S. 2613), S4297 [23MY]
Taxation: clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 2979), S7840 [27JY]
Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see S. 2303), S1815 [28MR]
Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2352), S2107 [4AP]
Cloture motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]
Explanations
Clarify Status of Professional Employer Organizations in Order To Assist Small Businesses in Providing Employee Benefits and Collecting Employment Taxes (S. 2979), S7893-S7895 [27JY]
Letters
American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE]
Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: by, S10126 [10OC]
Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]
———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921 [21SE]
———several Florida ecology groups, S8921 [21SE]
———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]
Immigration status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals: Haitian Advocacy, Inc., S619 [10FE]
———Leonie M. Hermantin, Haitian American Foundation, Inc., S618 [10FE]
———Michael D. Ray, American Immigration Lawyers Association, S618 [10FE]
Improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens: several business, religious, labor union, and immigration organizations, S4486 [25MY]
National Park Service conservation, protection, and management of public lands, recreation areas, and historic sites: Antonio de Oyarzabal Marchesi, Ambassador of Spain, S6129 [29JN]
———Juan Ma de Penaranda y Algar, Embassy of Spain, S6129 [29JN]
———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S6129 [29JN]
Lists
Floridians confirmed as U.S. District Court Judges, S8496
Senator Mack's staff members, S9264 [26SE]
Motions
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2390 [7AP]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636 [13JY]
Privilege of the floor
Ceravolo, Terri, S640 [10FE], S9396 [27SE]
Dean, Kimbriel, S8866 [20SE]
James, Kimberly, S8595 [14SE]
McNamara, Jason, S8350 [11SE]
Polaszek, Chris, S640 [10FE]
White, Ernest, S640 [10FE]
Questions and answers
Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1580 [22MR]
———promote the development and use of affordable crop insurance policies for specialty crop producers, S1580 [22MR]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4433 [25MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7353, S7354 [20JY]
Appropriations: legislative process, S10124-S10127 [10OC], S10756 [19OC], S10977 [25OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9833 [4OC]
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]
Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2088 [4AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2688 [13AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2088 [4AP], S2307, S2308, S2317 [6AP], S2390 [7AP]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, S10978 [25OC]
China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8328 [11SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8328, S8329 [11SE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9833 [4OC], S10126 [10OC]
Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S5525 [21JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5399 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, S7739 [27JY]
———policy and guidelines on personnel activities in Colombia relative to anti-drug efforts, S5614 [22JN]
———Synthetic Aperture Radar facility funding, S7739 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5827 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9227 [26SE]
Dept. of Labor: develop plan to improve compensation, working conditions, and other benefits for agricultural workers in the U.S., S6189 [30JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7041 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S10126 [10OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8791 [20SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, S10124-S10127 [10OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5637 [22JN], S5827 [27JN], S6083 [29JN], S6189 [30JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11882 [15DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10756 [19OC]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), S7299 [19JY], S10019 [5OC]
———limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]
Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317
Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5525 [21JN]
———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8781 [20SE]
———use of counter-drug military assistance for Colombia to fund domestic substance abuse and mental health services, S5506 [21JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S10977 [25OC]
Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000, S1002 [1MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3638, S3644 [9MY]
———funding, S2390 [7AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10756 [19OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9833 [4OC]
EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953
Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S9143, S9144, S9147 [25SE], S11407 [31OC]
———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]
———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8919, S8920, S8923, S8924 [21SE]
———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5904 [27JN]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2379), S2351 [6AP]
Firearms: gun control, S8287 [8SE], S9127 [25SE]
Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]
———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, S10978 [25OC]
———making appropriations (S. 2522), S5506, S5525 [21JN], S5614 [22JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3819 [10MY]
Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3819 [10MY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6083 [29JN], S8630 [15SE]
Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4951 [12JN]
Immigration: extend status adjustment filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals (S. 2058), S617 [10FE], S1973 [30MR]
———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (S. 2668), S4481 [25MY]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9227 [26SE], S9364 [27SE]
———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, S8800 [20SE]
———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]
———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800 [20SE], S9227 [26SE], S9364 [27SE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387 [27SE]
Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (S. 2935), S7674 [26JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8791 [20SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2688 [13AP], S6632, S6634, S6643 [13JY], S8536 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8781 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9836, S9837, S9838 [4OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465 [20JN]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits, S8536 [14SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 2232), S1400
———reform, S8629 [15SE]
NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (S. 2316), S1897
National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, S5399 [20JN]
National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 296), S2874 [25AP], S4373
National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (S. 2816), S6127 [29JN]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7861 [27JY]
Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2817), S6127 [29JN]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11286-S11290 [27OC]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307, S2308, S2317 [6AP]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1500 [21MR]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11286 [27OC], S11882 [15DE]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114 [17MY]
South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6134
Taxation: clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 2979), S7893 [27JY]
———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5678 [22JN]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2491, S2492 [11AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6632, S6634, S6643 [13JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S912 [29FE], S1000, S1002 [1MR], S1049, S1051 [2MR]
———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049, S1051 [2MR]
Terrorism: U.S. policy, S8791 [20SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]
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), S8919, S8920, S8923, S8924, S8931 [21SE], S9143, S9144, S9147, S9148 [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]
Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2352), S2115
Summaries
Improve Procedures for the Adjustment of Status of Aliens and Reduce the Backlog of Family-Sponsored Aliens (S. 2668), S4486 [25MY]
Texts of
S. 2383, Alien Children Protection Act, S2528 [11AP]
S. 2612, Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, S9847 [4OC]
S. 2668, improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens, S4481-S4486 [25MY]
S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953
S. 2823, Plan Colombia Trade Act, S6136
Tributes
Ashcroft, Senator, S11677 [7DE]
Byrd, Senator, S11854 [15DE]
Hill, Benjamin, III, S8495
Mack, Senator, S9264 [26SE], S11678 [7DE]
Stevens, Senator, S11854 [15DE]
Vento, Bruce F., S10124 [10OC]