SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7246, S7249 [19JY], S7314, S7337, S7342, S7351, S7353, S7355, S7400, S7401, S7403 [20JY]
———making appropriations (S. 2536), S5364 [19JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S178 [1FE], S226, S238, S243 [2FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2122 [4AP], S2206, S2251, S2253, S2256, S2257, S2263 [5AP], S2301, S2334, S2355, S2358, S2362, S2365, S2367, S2373 [6AP], S2391, S2402, S2439 [7AP]
Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 934), S3031 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4715 [7JN], S4753, S4867, S4881 [8JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN], S5329, S5367, S5370 [19JN], S5406, S5469 [20JN], S6277, S6290 [30JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4960 [12JN], S5008 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7078 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5173, S5276 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6029, S6032 [28JN], S6179 [29JN], S6191, S6198, S6266, S6267 [30JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10302, S10457 [12OC]
Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7989, S8027 [5SE], S8116, S8117, S8124 [6SE], S8168, S8179 [7SE]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2641 [12AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6692, S6700 [13JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S992, S1031 [1MR], S1062, S1092, S1131, S1146 [2MR]
Articles and editorials
Moynihan—Profile in Rare Courage, Gary Maxwell, Newsday (publication), S8099 [6SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 2630), S4855 [8JN]
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), S9963 [5OC]
Army: coverage of overhead costs of unused arsenal capacity when not producing Army supplies (see S. 1396), S216 [1FE]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 2035), S381 [7FE]
Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S7555 [25JY]
Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 3246), S11131 [26OC]
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), S7165 [18JY]
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: release of Yongyi Song and legal system reform (see S. Con. Res. 78), S86 [26JA]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR]
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), S3851 [10MY]
Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see S. 2448), S2728 [13AP]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2415), S2616 [12AP]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY]
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), S8759 [19SE]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 934), S2945 [26AP]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see S. 2221), S1315 [8MR]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2137), S1025 [1MR]
Dept. of Energy: networking and information technology research and development funding (see S. 2336), S1986 [30MR]
———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see S. Con. Res. 88), S1118 [2MR]
Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 3076), S8823 [20SE]
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]
———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S3544 [4MY]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S8594 [14SE]
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: support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 3154), S9702 [3OC]
Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S4392 [24MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see S. 1941), S217 [1FE]
FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S7483 [24JY]
Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see S. 2592), S4190 [18MY]
Firearms: implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 2525), S3692 [9MY]
———mandatory registration of handguns (see S. 2099), S4239 [22MY]
———prohibit possession in places of worship or educational and scholastic settings (see S. Res. 295), S2865 [25AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]
Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S9864 [4OC]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see S. 2869), S6678 [13JY]
Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]
Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S691 [22FE]
———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see S. 2639), S5563 [21JN]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1612 [22MR]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 48), S7246 [19JY]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S7246 [19JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY]
———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S9271 [26SE]
International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S692 [22FE]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see S. 1909), S92 [26JA]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP]
Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see S. 2458), S4691 [7JN]
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]
Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC]
———assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see S. 2308), S4115 [17MY]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S2872 [25AP]
Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 210), S5813 [26JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2644), S6577 [12JY]
———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S746 [23FE]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see S. Con. Res. 76), S1422 [9MR]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S7656 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S8637 [15SE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S8594 [14SE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7484 [24JY]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 296), S3924 [11MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S382 [7FE]
National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]
National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5118 [14JN]
National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8594 [14SE]
National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S11497 [1NO]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]
National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9395 [27SE]
National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S2870 [25AP]
Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S6576 [12JY]
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]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 253), S381 [7FE]
Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (see S. 119), S492 [8FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S10722 [18OC]
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]
Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S6143 [29JN]
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), S867 [28FE]
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]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S216 [1FE]
———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]
———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]
Tariff: canned tomatoes (see S. 2196, 2197, 2201, 2202), S1233 [7MR]
Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S4392 [24MY]
———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 energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S9963 [5OC]
———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), S10260 [11OC]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2718), S9963 [5OC]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S11762 [11DE]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 2874), S6841 [14JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2598), S4190 [18MY]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S3031 [27AP]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see S. 3244), S11131 [26OC]
Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see S. 2631), S4459 [25MY]
Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405), S2616 [12AP]
Courts: assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis and make DNA testing available to certain convicted Federal and State offenders (see S. 2859), S6677 [13JY]
Crime: inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see S. 3094), S8941 [21SE]
———strengthen system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities (see S. 2911), S7542 [25JY]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3063), S8657 [18SE]
FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 3051), S8585 [14SE]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see S. 2338), S1986 [30MR]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see S. 2892), S7229 [19JY]
Immigration: make certain immigration consultant practices criminal offenses (see S. 3074), S8822 [20SE]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 109), S3514 [4MY]
———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 2947), S7839 [27JY]
Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see S. 2893), S7229 [19JY]
National Teach for America Week: designate (see S. Res. 359), S8941 [21SE] (see S. Res. 381), S10926 [24OC]
New York: transmission of power generated by the Niagara Power Project (see S. 2361), S2233 [5AP]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S680 [22FE]
Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (see S. 2898), S7393 [20JY]
R'Adventure II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2864), S6677 [13JY]
Securities: provide for regulatory parity for single stock futures (see S. 2765), S5556 [21JN] (see S. 2772), S5662 [22JN]
Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see S. 2852), S6574 [12JY]
Taxation: increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see S. 2717), S5027 [13JN]
Cloture motions
Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]
Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1225 [7MR], S1301 [8MR]
Letters
Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2970 [27AP]
Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]
Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]
Lists
Victims of gun violence, S6006 [28JN]
Privilege of the floor
Siegel, Martin, S4907 [8JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), unanimous-consent agreement, S1563 [22MR]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4442 [25MY]
———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, S7317 [20JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7317 [20JY]
AID: International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic of China funding, S5621 [22JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11379 [30OC], S11553 [5DE]
———amend laws (S. 625), S186, S187 [1FE], S225, S226, S230, S231, S247 [2FE]
———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S226, S230, S231, S247 [2FE], S11553 [5DE]
———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S186, S187 [1FE]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S5020 [13JN]
Berzon, Marsha L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]
Black History Month: observance, S926 [29FE]
Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (S. 2631), S4461
Brookhaven National Laboratory: National Synchrotron Light Source project funding, S8181 [7SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S458, S459, S460 [8FE]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S458 [8FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2175, S2176 [5AP], S2329 [6AP], S2403 [7AP]
Campbell, Bonnie J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9679 [3OC]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8068 [6SE], S8687 [19SE]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10341 [12OC]
Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804
Corps of Engineers: Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials and sentencing hearings of those accused of the crime, S2902, S2903, S2904 [26AP]
———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S9679 [3OC]
Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5424 [20JN]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2840 [25AP], S2902, S2903, S2904, S2905, S2906 [26AP], S2970, S2971 [27AP]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5424 [20JN]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S4048, S4071 [17MY]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), S2348 [6AP], S3556 [4MY]
Daniels, George B.: nomination to be district judge, S926 [29FE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S9793 [4OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4658 [7JN], S4772, S4773 [8JN], S5424 [20JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4048, S4065, S4071 [17MY]
Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, S8167 [7SE]
———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, S5174 [15JN]
———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (S. Con. Res. 88), S1129 [2MR]
Dept. of Labor: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]
Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (S. 3076), S8817 [20SE]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5193 [15JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5172, S5174, S5193 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S6210 [30JN]
Dyk, Timothy B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594 [10FE]
———establish scholarship program that would require awardees to commit to obtain teacher licensing, teach in ``high need'' areas, and have academic concentration in the subject they intend to teach, S3317 [3MY]
———funding, S2175, S2176 [5AP]
———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]
———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3272 [2MY], S3317 [3MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7989 [5SE], S8167, S8181, S8184 [7SE]
Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S4048 [17MY]
———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (S. 2338), S1996
———gun control, S4253 [23MY], S4662 [7JN], S6006 [28JN], S8494 [13SE], S10986 [25OC]
———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403 [7AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S2329 [6AP]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (S. 2892), S7244 [19JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5621 [22JN]
Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]
Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S259 [2FE]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10188 [11OC]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 104), S2772 [13AP]
———condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (S. Con. Res. 109), S3558 [4MY]
Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276 [23MY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10341 [12OC]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S3883 [11MY], S4048, S4071 [17MY]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (S. 2512), S3531 [4MY]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), S1004, S1007 [1MR]
———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2076), S682
Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1211 [7MR]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1370 [9MR]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1370 [9MR]
———influences on rise in prices, S206, S207 [1FE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9679 [3OC]
Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989 [5SE]
Privacy: require the disclosure of electronic monitoring of employee communications and computer usage in the workplace (S. 2898), S7394 [20JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4253 [23MY]
———reform, S4253 [23MY]
Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), S10544 [13OC]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6614, S6616 [13JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6490 [12JY]
———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6614, S6616 [13JY]
———rates, S459 [8FE], S9793 [4OC]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4658 [7JN], S4772, S4773 [8JN]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S5999 [28JN]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S724 [23FE], S1092, S1101 [2MR]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S724 [23FE], S6614, S6616 [13JY]
Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967
Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5172 [15JN]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10188 [11OC]
Texts of
S. 2370, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, S2349 [6AP]
S. 2631, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project in the Bronx, NY, authorization, S4462
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S1369 [9MR]
Hodges, Gil, S2230
Katz, Saul B., S3689
Moynihan, Senator, S3556 [4MY], S8099 [6SE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal, S3469 [4MY]