MOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (a Senator from New York)
Addresses
George Washington's Farewell Address: read by, S649-S654 [22FE]
Harvard University Law School Class Day: Timothy J. Russert, S5456
Technology and the New Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S272-S275 [2FE]
U.S. Courthouse Dedication in Islip, NY: Robert A. Peck, GSA, S11126 [26OC]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7337, S7351, S7400 [20JY]
———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6800, S6861 [14JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2254 [5AP], S2365 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4554 [6JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN], S4991, S5008 [13JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5169, S5275 [15JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10302, S10457 [12OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3197 [1MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8116, S8117, S8124 [6SE], S8179 [7SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 2507), S9616 [2OC]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1492, S1527 [21MR]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6586, S6692 [13JY]
———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]
Conferee: H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]
Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S102 [26JA]
Articles and editorials
Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, Albany (NY) Times Union, S9935 [5OC]
Bush-League Aside Vaults an Onlooker Into the Campaign's Glare, Adam Clymer, New York (NY) Times, S8341
China Trade Boosts Farmers, Washington (DC) Times, S8480 [13SE]
David Mahoney, a Business Executive and Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76, Eric Nagourney, New York (NY) Times, S7446
Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, David C. Johnson, New York (NY) Times, S6587 [13JY]
Farewell, Mr. Moynihan, S11842 [15DE]
Farmer's Instinct, Kimber Williams, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, S4187
He Was the Most Admirable Man I've Ever Known, James Brady, Parade (publication), S6003 [28JN]
Marriage Tax on the Poor, David Riemer, New York (NY) Times, S7410 [21JY]
Moynihan Applauds as Medicare ``Backs Off'' Payment Reductions, E1588 [25SE]
Moynihan—Profile in Rare Courage, S8099 [6SE]
Moynihan's Legacy Is Written in Stone, S11842 [15DE]
Payment Change May Spell End of Outpatient Chemotherapy, E1588 [25SE]
Quiet Man in a Noisy Trade, Howell Raines, New York (NY) Times, S7309 [20JY]
Release Study on Acid Rain, Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal, S9934 [5OC]
Remembering David, Max Cowan, Dana Alliance Member News (publication), S7446
State Dept. Unfreezes Hundreds of Promotions After Delay for Security Review, Jane Perlez, S11839 [15DE]
Tinkering Again, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2851 [25AP]
Was It Worth It? Senator Kerrey, S3186
William Maxwell, 91, Author and Legendary Editor Dies, Wilborn Hampton, New York (NY) Times, S7999
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), S10091 [6OC]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 522), S40 [24JA]
Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see S. 2631), S4459 [25MY]
Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]
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), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8026 [5SE]
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]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (see S. Res. 264), S930 [29FE]
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), S3736 [9MY]
Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8941 [21SE]
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]
Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see S. 3071), S10154 [10OC]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 345), S7840 [27JY]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S216 [1FE]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]
Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]
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 State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (see S. 2460), S3851 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see S. 3209), S10619 [17OC]
———conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see S. 2345), S2106 [4AP]
———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]
Education: improve and refocus civic education (see S. 1642), S1127 [2MR]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2615), S7453 [21JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC]
———increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see S. 1364), S2438 [7AP]
Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S2249 [5AP]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S2353 [6AP]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]
———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see S. 2892), S7229 [19JY]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see S. 3147), S10092 [6OC]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S2040 [3AP] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7077 [17JY]
Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 42), S930 [29FE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4323 [23MY]
INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S4190 [18MY]
International House: anniversary (see S. Res. 308), S4190 [18MY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S4239 [22MY]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]
Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1030 [1MR]
Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S1186 [6MR]
Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see S. Res. 343), S8659 [18SE]
Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see S. 2893), S7229 [19JY]
Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR]
Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see S. 3024), S8342 [11SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 2232), S1392 [9MR]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S3263 [2MY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S6143 [29JN]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see S. Con. Res. 76), S1328 [8MR]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8104 [6SE]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]
Middlebury College: bicentennial (see S. Res. 355), S8506 [13SE]
NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7165 [18JY]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S871 [28FE]
National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]
National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1729), S1525 [21MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7922 [27JY]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S2465 [10AP]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7483 [24JY]
Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S10412 [12OC]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]
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), S5240 [15JN]
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), S2438 [7AP]
———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), S3737 [9MY]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see S. Con. Res. 102), S6478 [11JY]
———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see S. Con. Res. 102), S6478 [11JY]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]
Serbia: elections (see S. Res. 365), S9964 [5OC]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6576 [12JY]
———rename the National Museum of American Art (see S. 3201), S10412 [12OC]
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. 3165), S9944 [5OC]
———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]
———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), S4578 [6JN]
Social Security Protection, Preservation, and Reform Commission: establish (see S. 2510), S3514 [4MY]
South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]
Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 40), S930 [29FE]
Taxation: prevent the duplication of losses through the assumption of liabilities giving rise to a deduction (see S. 2354), S2107 [4AP]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 2083), S680 [22FE]
———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]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7922 [27JY]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see S. 2764), S9863 [4OC]
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10723 [18OC]
Widnall, Sheila E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 41), S930 [29FE]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S1030 [1MR]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S6691 [13JY]
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
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 49), S6474 [11JY]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]
Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE]
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 3154), S9702 [3OC]
Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see S. 2315), S1884 [29MR]
Foreign policy: promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (see S. 2395), S2526 [11AP]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S1815 [28MR]
Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2342), S2106 [4AP]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see S. 2512), S3514 [4MY] (see S. 3113), S9267 [26SE]
New York, NY: relocate the Hamilton Grange to St. Nicholas Park (see S. Res. 368), S10083 [6OC]
Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (see S. 2498), S3258 [2MY]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE]
Tariff: canned tomatoes (see S. 2196, 2197, 2201, 2202), S1233 [7MR]
———N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1, 1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine (see S. 2200), S1233 [7MR]
———synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica (see S. 2199), S1233 [7MR]
———vanadium carbides and vanadium carbonitride (see S. 2198), S1233 [7MR]
Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S4820 [8JN]
———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (see S. 3259), S11252 [27OC]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]
U.S. Open Society Commission: establish (see S. 3195), S10411 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]
Biographies
Peck, Robert A., S11127
Homilies
Jubilee Red Mass: Paul S. Loverde, S11247
Letters
Broadband Internet Access Act: Catherine R. Sloan, WorldCom, Inc., S4830 [8JN]
———David Gabel, Queens College, S4832 [8JN]
———Dukwoo Ro and Seong K. Mun, Georgetown University, S4831 [8JN]
———John G. Flores, U.S. Distance Learning Association, S4832 [8JN]
———John Windhausen, Jr., Association for Local Telecommunications Services, S4832 [8JN]
———Robert J. Clark, Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., S4831 [8JN]
———Roger Ackerman, Corning, Inc., S4832 [8JN]
———Shirley Bloomfield, North Texas Colorguard Association, S4831 [8JN]
———Thomas J. Tauke, Bell Atlantic Corp., S4831 [8JN]
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]
———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]
———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]
———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]
———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]
———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]
———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]
———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]
National missile defense system: several Nobel Prize laureates, S6592 [13JY]
People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: President Clinton, S8723 [19SE]
Obituaries
Alan Emory, Longtime Washington Correspondent for Watertown Times, Dies, Associated Press (news service), S11904
Papers
Graduate Physician Training Positions: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7785 [27JY]
On the Commodification of Medicine: by, S7207-S7210 [19JY]
Privilege of the floor
Pannullo, Jerry, S3852 [10MY]
Sparrow, John, S3852 [10MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7207 [19JY]
Alessandro, Thomas: Dept. of Justice Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4010
Appropriations: legislative process, S9436 [28SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), S9436 [28SE]
Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S74 [26JA], S249 [2FE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (S.J. Res. 49), S6476 [11JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6801 [14JY], S7045 [17JY], S7109 [18JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7410, S7413, S7416 [21JY]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (S. Con. Res. 113), S4026 [16MY]
Bush, George W.: remarks on New York (NY) Times reporter Adam Clymer, S8340
Callahan, John J.: St. Bonaventure University Gaudete Medal recipient, S1508
Capitol Building and Grounds: construction of the Capitol Visitor Center, S5451 [20JN]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary, S9189
China, People's Republic of: certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8378, S8380 [12SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession and the Republic of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, S8722 [19SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S7770 [27JY], S8065 [6SE], S8146, S8159 [7SE], S8252, S8254, S8257, S8258, S8259 [8SE], S8378, S8380 [12SE], S8466, S8480, S8482, S8483, S8493 [13SE], S8543 [14SE], S8722, S8723 [19SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7974-S7978 [5SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1672 [23MR]
———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8159 [7SE]
———support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8146 [7SE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]
Committee on Finance (Senate): discharge of committee and confirmation of nominations, S10884 [23OC]
———tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): tribute (S. Res. 264), S979 [29FE]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (S. Res. 338), S7168 [18JY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2844, S2845, S2850 [25AP]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S3556 [4MY]
Daniels, George B.: nomination to be district judge, S758 [24FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S6592 [13JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY]
Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5828
Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8568 [14SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5828
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11877 [15DE]
Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]
———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S8283 [8SE]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S7207 [19JY]
———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9113 [22SE]
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 3154), S9746 [3OC]
European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11457, S11458 [1NO]
Fillmore, NY: anniversary, S967
Firearms: gun control, S6105 [29JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1807 [28MR]
Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (S. 2315), S1894
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3790 [10MY], S3858, S3859, S3863, S3867, S3874 [11MY]
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]
———improve procedures for restricting imports of archaeological and ethnological material, S11877 [15DE]
———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3790 [10MY], S3859 [11MY]
———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), S10582, S10583 [13OC]
———tobacco export subsidies, S11458 [1NO]
Garaufis, Nicholas G.: nomination as district judge, S4450 [25MY]
Georgia, Republic of: permanent normal trade relations status, S10583 [13OC]
Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S272 [2FE]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908 [8JN]
———designate (S. 2416), S2729
Islip, NY: dedication of U.S. Couthouse, S11126
Library of Congress: bicentennial, S4291
Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4273 [23MY]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (S. 2308), S1822 [28MR]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S9822 [4OC]
Medicare: graduate medical education payments, S7785 [27JY]
———graduate medical education payments (S. 2394), S2534
———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, S7785 [27JY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10395 [12OC]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (S. Res. 305), S3862 [11MY]
Minimum wage: level (S. 2284), S1660 [23MR]
National security: national objectives priority assignments, S11837-S11841 [15DE]
———require operationally realistic testing of any national missile defense system against countermeasures, S6592 [13JY]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (S. 2512), S3530
New York, NY: relocate the Hamilton Grange to St. Nicholas Park (S. Res. 368), S10095 [6OC]
New York Historical Society: funding, S6213
New York Mets (baseball team): tribute, S9848
New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, S9848
Point of order, S7045 [17JY]
Professional Boxing Safety Act: standardize physical examinations for boxers and require periodic brain CAT scans to obtain a boxing license (S. 143), S2342
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9113 [22SE]
Qualliotine, Russell J.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S6462 [11JY]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11303 [28OC]
SEC: require corporations to disclose foreign investment information, S8543 [14SE]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S9561 [2OC], S11304 [28OC], S11460 [1NO], S11837 [15DE]
———legislative program, S9824 [4OC]
Senate Commission on Art: procure the paintings of former Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner to be placed in unfilled spaces in the Senate reception room (S. Res. 380), S11303 [28OC]
Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), S3262
Social Security: age eligibility for full unreduced old-age benefits, S1490, S1491 [21MR]
———budget treatment of trust funds, S1533 [22MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1484, S1485, S1490, S1491, S1493 [21MR], S1533, S1540 [22MR]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825 [20SE]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9947 [5OC]
———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6638 [13JY]
———require report to Congress on solvency, S1484 [21MR]
Tariff: canned tomatoes (S. 2196), S1236 [7MR]
———canned tomatoes (S. 2197), S1236 [7MR]
———canned tomatoes (S. 2201), S1236 [7MR]
———canned tomatoes (S. 2202), S1236 [7MR]
———N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1, 1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine (S. 2200), S1236 [7MR]
———synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica (S. 2199), S1236 [7MR]
———vanadium carbides and vanadium carbonitride (S. 2198), S1236 [7MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S11830 [15DE]
———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), S4827
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6586, S6605, S6608, S6611, S6622, S6623, S6638, S6642, S6644, S6664 [13JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6407, S6408 [11JY]
———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (S. 3259), S11256 [27OC]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (S. 2083), S687
———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703 [3OC]
———relief, S11303 [28OC]
———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11457, S11458 [1NO]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S6044, S6046 [29JN]
———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6622, S6623 [13JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S11303 [28OC]
———treatment of certain qualified personal service provider income, S3867 [11MY]
———treatment of employer-provided transit benefits, S74 [26JA]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (S. 2874), S6843 [14JY]
———treatment of Social Security benefits, S6642, S6644 [13JY]
———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (S. 224), S9257 [26SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of fall of South Vietnam to communism, S3186
Western States: impact of wildfires, S7974 [5SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), H2975-H2978 [15MY]
Tribute, H7725-H7740 [19SE], E1541 [20SE], E1587 [25SE], E1599 [27SE]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S2348, S2349 [6AP], S3555-S3557 [4MY]
Tribute, S1540 [22MR], S3555-S3557 [4MY], S6802 [14JY], S8099 [6SE], S9559 [2OC], S10238 [11OC], S11120 [26OC], S11243, S11245 [27OC], S11296, S11303, S11304 [28OC], S11384, S11418 [31OC], S11459, S11476, S11477 [1NO], S11558 [5DE], S11822, S11841-S11843 [15DE]
Reports filed
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2370), S2726 [13AP]
Summaries
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]
Tables
Proposed steps to eliminating Social Security long-term deficit, S1534 [22MR]
Texts of
S. 2308, Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Act, S1822 [28MR]
S. 2315, Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act, S1894
S. 2370, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S2349 [6AP], S3557 [4MY], H2975 [15MY]
S. 2394, Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, S2534
S. 2498, construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI, S3263
S. 2698, Broadband Internet Access Act, S4829 [8JN]
S. 2874, Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act, S6843 [14JY]
S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]
S. 3154, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, S9746-S9749 [3OC]
S.J. Res. 49, recognize John Barry as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, S6476 [11JY]
Tributes
Canby, Vincent, S11737
Chafee, John H., S6003 [28JN]
Coverdell, Paul, S7309 [20JY]
Emory, Alan, S11904
Fuller, Alice, S4187
Halberstam, Aaron, S1978
Kerrey, Senator, S3186
Lamb, Debbie, S8722 [19SE]
Loverde, Paul S., S11247
Mahoney, David, S7445
Maxwell, William, S7998
Mohr, Charles J., S2342
O'Connor, John Cardinal, S3469 [4MY]
Peck, Robert A., S11126
Russert, Timothy J., S5456
Shanin Family, S6671 [13JY]
Specter, Senator, S6671 [13JY]
Stephenson, Alphonse, S97
Vaghi, Peter J., S6585 [13JY]