KERREY, J. ROBERT (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1573, S1612 [22MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2366, S2369, S2374 [6AP], S2408 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4543, S4554, S4582, S4583 [6JN], S4695 [7JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7056, S7080 [17JY], S7166 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S6145 [29JN], S6188, S6266 [30JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3197 [1MY], S3662, S3778 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8216 [7SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9582, S9618 [2OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1429 [9MR], S1489, S1527 [21MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6706 [13JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, S1642 [23MR]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, S102 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Vietnam—25 Years Later—In Hindsight, a Just Cause, H2420 [3MY]

Was It Worth It? by, S3186 [1MY]

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]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see S. 2725), S5027 [13JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

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]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S2353 [6AP] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

Century of Women in the U.S.: observance (see S. Res. 292), S9613 [2OC]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]

Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S1596 [22MR]

———improve the quality and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers working in abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2271), S1596 [22MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7165 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S2119 [4AP]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 890), S3850 [10MY]

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

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2307), S1914 [29MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S10154 [10OC]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S8759 [19SE]

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

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S5562 [21JN]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S3948 [15MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]

Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———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]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 2423), S5273 [15JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2439 [7AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 2989), S7840 [27JY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 2589), S4923 [9JN]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11377 [30OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S9964 [5OC]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5737 [23JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 2689), S8215 [7SE]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 2689), S8215 [7SE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S9963 [5OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S4954 [12JN]

International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S1684 [23MR]

Iraq: commemorate anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, condemn crimes against Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein, and support efforts to replace current regime (see S. Con. Res. 95), S1392 [9MR]

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

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S4323 [23MY]

Medicaid: establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S8024 [5SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S4691 [7JN]

Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]

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

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see S. 866), S2945 [26AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (see S. 2378), S2347 [6AP]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S1884 [29MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7555 [25JY]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8594 [14SE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S3948 [15MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S7448 [21JY]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S692 [22FE]

National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S1392 [9MR]

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

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]

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), S8585 [14SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7453 [21JY]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10412 [12OC]

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), S10091 [6OC]

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]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 2941), S7656 [26JY]

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

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see S. 2739), S6027 [28JN]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see S. 2606), S4297 [23MY]

———protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see S. 2699), S5563 [21JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S691 [22FE]

———improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see S. 1800), S4954 [12JN]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S5468 [20JN]

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

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]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 3035), S8506 [13SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2872 [25AP]

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), 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]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]

———require report to Congress on solvency (see S. 2249), S1461 [20MR]

———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), S4955 [12JN]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see S. 2510), S3514 [4MY]

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), S4322 [23MY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S5273 [15JN]

———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), S6027 [28JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———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]

———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]

Telephones: modify requirements relative to use and disclosure of customer proprietary network information (see S. 1850), S4954 [12JN]

Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender (see S. 1806), S2871 [25AP]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see S. 3241), S10999 [25OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S8941 [21SE]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10807 [19OC]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see S. 3109), S9267 [26SE]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S821 [24FE]

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), S3851 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S1815 [28MR] (see S. Res. 363), S9466 [28SE]

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

Gonzalez, Luis A. and Virginia Aguilla: relief (see S. 2616), S4378 [24MY]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 2704), S4820 [8JN]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (see S. 2895), S7393 [20JY]

Social Security: open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]

Taxation: allow credit for the cost of certain equipment used to convert public television broadcasting from analog to digital transmission (see S. 3229), S10926 [24OC]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2555), S3946 [15MY]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Letters

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]

Poems

``Road Not Taken,'' Robert Frost, S10069 [6OC]

Privilege of the floor

Morgan, Bob, S4588 [6JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1561 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4426 [25MY]

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S4541 [6JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S4812, S4813 [8JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Budget: adjustment of discretionary spending caps on appropriations legislation, S11279 [27OC]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S7817-S7819 [27JY], S11267-S11269 [27OC]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S11101, S11102 [26OC], S11263, S11279 [27OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8690 [19SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10753 [19OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on Agricultural Risk Protection Act, S4442 [25MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5429 [20JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4048 [17MY]

Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (S. Res. 246), S97 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3839 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10365, S10368, S10369, S10372 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4541, S4543, S4544, S4546, S4547, S4548, S4550, S4551, S4552, S4553 [6JN], S4608, S4609, S4611, S4612, S4613, S4614, S4617, S4618, S4633 [7JN], S4812, S4813 [8JN], S5429 [20JN], S6291 [30JN]

———congressional briefing on Single Integrated Operational Plan, S6291 [30JN]

———limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems, S4543, S4544, S4546, S4547, S4548, S4550, S4551, S4552, S4553 [6JN], S4608, S4609, S4611, S4612, S4613, S4614, S4617, S4618, S4633 [7JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4048 [17MY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (S. 2989), S7906 [27JY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, S4048 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1804 [28MR]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S11263 [27OC]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

Iraq: involvement in terrorist activities directed towards the U.S., S10753 [19OC]

———support transition to democracy, S1150 [2MR]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 302), S4499 [25MY]

Middle East: peace initiatives, S1548 [22MR]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4048 [17MY]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

National security: national missile defense system, S788 [24FE], S2138-S2141 [4AP]

Nuclear weapons: status of U.S. arsenal relative to policy of deterrence, S2138-S2141 [4AP], S6291 [30JN]

———status of U.S. arsenel relative to policy of deterrence, S1302-S1304 [8MR]

Point of order, S10365 [12OC]

Power resources: use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (S. 2967), S7864 [27JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11194, S11196 [27OC]

Social Security: age eligibility for full unreduced old-age benefits, S1489, S1490, S1494 [21MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1486, S1489, S1490, S1494 [21MR]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6638 [13JY]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (S. 3200), S10420 [12OC]

———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 1383), S2660 [13AP]

Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (S. 2510), S3528 [4MY]

Strategic materials: require sale of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile and allocate funds to the establishment of the World War II Memorial, S4608 [7JN]

Supreme Court: consideration of case on partial-birth abortions, S2714 [13AP]

Taxation: allow credit for the cost of certain equipment used to convert public television broadcasting from analog to digital transmission (S. 3229), S10929 [24OC]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 2555), S3947 [15MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6638 [13JY]

———rates, S11101, S11102, S11103 [26OC], S11267-S11269, S11279 [27OC]

———relief, S11194, S11196 [27OC]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1933 [30MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S98 [26JA], S3186 [1MY], S10068 [6OC], S10754 [19OC], S11016 [25OC], S11103, S11121 [26OC], S11243, S11245, S11279 [27OC], S11418 [31OC], S11768 [14DE], S11823, S11843, S11844 [15DE]

Tables

U.S. nuclear forces, S4618 [7JN]

Vital Russian nuclear targets, S4618 [7JN]

Texts of

S. 2967, Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act, S7864-S7867 [27JY]

Tributes

Domenici, Senator, S10754 [19OC]

Ford, Phillip J., S4556 [6JN]