ASHCROFT, JOHN (a Senator from Missouri)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2085, S2121 [4AP], S2254, S2255, S2262 [5AP], S2363, S2364, S2371, S2375, S2378 [6AP], S2385, S2388, S2393, S2410, S2440 [7AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4737, S4753, S4861, S4867 [8JN], S6691 [13JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4959, S4962 [12JN], S4987 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S6581 [12JY], S7080 [17JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6053, S6067, S6151, S6152 [29JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3772, S3773, S3774 [9MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5686 [22JN]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), S7932 [27JY]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S953 [29FE], S1131 [2MR]
Articles and editorials
Domestic Violence, in All Forms, Is the Leading Cause of Injury for Women Ages 15-44, Hank Clever, St. Charles County (MO) Post, S10222 [11OC]
Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see S. 3049), S8585 [14SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S634 [10FE]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2419), S7399 [20JY]
———improve benefits for members of reserve components and their dependents (see S. 2514), S3851 [10MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2003), S4577 [6JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]
Beef Industry Compensation Trust Fund: establish with duties imposed on products of countries in noncompliance with certain World Trade Organization decisions (see S. 2709), S8768 [19SE]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4014 [16MY]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6690 [13JY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9864 [4OC]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5737 [23JN]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S1186 [6MR]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2636 [12AP]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 1883), S2871 [25AP]
Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE]
Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S3948 [15MY]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see S. 1163), S2353 [6AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see S. 2323), S2636 [12AP]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see S. 2044), S3264 [2MY]
FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S1683 [23MR]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S2771 [13AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S3332 [3MY]
Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1472), S7245 [19JY]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see S. 2293), S10627 [17OC]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see S. 1961), S1327 [8MR]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S8768 [19SE]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see S. 682), S5685 [22JN]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2625), S4578 [6JN]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 34), S1914 [29MR]
Insurance: coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women (see S. 1717), S4576 [6JN]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1822), S2353 [6AP]
International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 2726), S8768 [19SE]
International Visitors Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 87), S92 [26JA]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see S. Con. Res. 104), S2872 [25AP]
Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see S. Con. Res. 124), S5563 [21JN]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]
Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (see S. Con. Res. 114), S4297 [23MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 3183), S10628 [17OC]
Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1422 [9MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 1760), S8024 [5SE]
———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 3045), S8585 [14SE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S3265 [2MY]
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), S9272 [26SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S746 [23FE]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S8024 [5SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP]
———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S8593 [14SE]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S41 [24JA]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 2018), S6259 [30JN]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S3851 [10MY]
Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8215 [7SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S5562 [21JN]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5468 [20JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S292 [2FE]
National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5912 [27JN]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 273), S1392 [9MR]
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 Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 353), S8413 [12SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]
National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5027 [13JN]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]
National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9202 [25SE]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S4116 [17MY]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S1611 [22MR]
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), S9477 [28SE]
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]
———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 254), S5563 [21JN]
———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S10092 [6OC]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 499), S7245 [19JY]
Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP] (see S. Con. Res. 128), S6349 [10JY]
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), S6478 [11JY]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see S. 1133), S1827 [28MR]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S8769 [19SE]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9759 [3OC]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2118 [4AP]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]
Social Security: protect surplus by requiring a sequester to eliminate any deficit (see S. 2001), S1421 [9MR]
———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), S5912 [27JN]
States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 206), S10260 [11OC]
———increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S4208 [18MY]
Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 2698), S5737 [23JN]
———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4691 [7JN]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5240 [15JN]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S7453 [21JY]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 2029), S8214 [7SE]
———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S1421 [9MR]
Tibetan National Day: designate (see S. Res. 60), S635 [10FE]
Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see S. Con. Res. 87), S1025 [1MR]
Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S6348 [10JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 3089), S9612 [2OC]
———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S292 [2FE]
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (see S. 3181), S10893 [23OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]
World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see S. 1902), S7165 [18JY]
———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
Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see S. 2745), S5241 [15JN]
———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]
China, People's Republic of: make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (see S. 2548), S3916 [11MY]
Correctional institutions: require pre-release drug testing of Federal prisoners (see S. 2008), S86 [26JA]
Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 2011), S113 [27JA]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]
———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]
Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]
Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2416), S2727 [13AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY]
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (see S. 3015), S8197 [7SE]
Medicare: preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (see S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 45), S2728 [13AP]
Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]
Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (see S. 2708), S4820 [8JN]
Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S867 [28FE]
Research: increase the international exchange and availability of biotechnology information and coordinate a Federal strategy to advance the benefits of biotechnology (see S. 2106), S799 [24FE]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE]
St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]
Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see S. 2746), S5241 [15JN]
———promote pension opportunities for women (see S. 2671), S4564 [6JN]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9195 [25SE]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see S. 2601), S4237 [22MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 3006), S8104 [6SE]
Cloture motions
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]
Letters
Agricultural products, medicines, and medical products exemption from U.S. economic sanctions: Charles E. Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau, S10691 [18OC]
———several agricultural organizations, S10691 [18OC]
Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]
———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]
Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]
Lists
Supporters of exempting agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7604 [26JY]
Motions
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2395 [7AP]
Press releases
Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Products Exemption From U.S. Economic Sanctions: Missouri Pork Producers Association, S10691 [18OC]
Privilege of the floor
Ardizzone, Kris K., S11674 [7DE]
Audi, Rachel S., S11674 [7DE]
Ayers, David, S11674 [7DE]
Beach, Andy A., S11674 [7DE]
Billings, Annie E., S11674 [7DE]
Bunton, Cara, S11674 [7DE]
Ciongoli, Adam G., S11674 [7DE]
Coughlin, Bob, S11674 [7DE]
DeFeo, Chuck, S11674 [7DE]
Grider, Mark, S11674 [7DE]
Harris, Greg P., S11674 [7DE]
Herschend, Jacob, S11674 [7DE]
Huff, Chris, S11674 [7DE]
Hughes, Jessica, S11674 [7DE]
James, David, S11674 [7DE]
Kim, Elizabeth, S11674 [7DE]
Kolb, Kelly D., S11674 [7DE]
Lee-Kerns, Sally, S11674 [7DE]
McLarty, Taunya L., S11674 [7DE]
Overstreet, Caleb, S11674 [7DE]
Patel, Smita, S11674 [7DE]
Potter, Janet M., S11674 [7DE]
Richardson, Jim, S11674 [7DE]
Richmond, Susan, S11674 [7DE]
Schauder, Andrew, S11674 [7DE]
Sharpe, Lori A., S11674 [7DE]
Simmons, John A., S11674 [7DE]
Spingarn, Tracie, S11674 [7DE]
Stein, Shimon, S11674 [7DE]
Troy, Tevi D., S11674 [7DE]
Waidmann, Brian, S11674 [7DE]
Welborn, Ricky, S11674 [7DE]
Wylie, Matt, S11674 [7DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (S. 2745), S5271 [15JN]
———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1631 [23MR]
———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), S1631 [23MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7216 [19JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10688 [18OC]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, S10393 [12OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6827 [14JY], S7105 [18JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7415 [21JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, S2692 [13AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2093 [4AP], S2389, S2394 [7AP]
China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8456 [13SE]
———make normal trade relations status contingent on a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on enforcement (S. 2548), S3922 [11MY]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8456 [13SE], S8705 [19SE]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S10393 [12OC]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, S10393 [12OC]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4809 [8JN]
———F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4987, S4988 [13JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), S7603, S7604 [26JY]
Dept. of Transportation: motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, S5198, S5200 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5638 [22JN], S6054, S6055, S6058, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine, S5625 [22JN]
———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S9108 [22SE]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3462 [4MY]
———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3311 [3MY]
———extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3310, S3311 [3MY], S3462, S3480 [4MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7530 [25JY], S8086 [6SE], S8130 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9574 [2OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]
Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]
Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1765 [28MR]
Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, S7603, S7604 [26JY], S10688 [18OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5625 [22JN]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), S4908 [8JN]
———designate (S. 2416), S2729 [13AP], S8937 [21SE]
Herbst, David and Leslie: American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer Award recipients, S894
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S5101 [14JN]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, S10221 [11OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY]
Indonesia: human rights violations of civilian population by the military, S7810-S7812 [27JY]
———U.S. policy, S7530 [25JY]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, S2611 [12AP]
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (S. 3015), S8198 [7SE]
Kansas City, MO: anniversary, S4666 [7JN]
Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S4005 [16MY]
Medicaid: 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: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S5638 [22JN]
———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (S. 3003), S8022 [5SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (S.J. Res. 45), S2770 [13AP]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S10397 [12OC]
Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7530 [25JY], S8086 [6SE], S8130 [7SE], S9574 [2OC]
———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8086 [6SE]
MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023
Morris, Johnny: American Sportfishing Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S4561
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5198, S5200 [15JN]
———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5198, S5200 [15JN]
———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]
National Neurofibromatosis Month: observance, S3251 [2MY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S4005 [16MY]
Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (S. 2708), S4851 [8JN]
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5198 [15JN]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9108 [22SE]
Rosh Hashanah: observance, S9264
Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce threat of gun violence, S1068 [2MR]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11674-S11676 [7DE]
———legislative program, S1473 [21MR], S10743 [19OC]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]
Silex, MO: dedication of Assembly of God church building, S1510
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3684 [9MY], S6054, S6058, S6064, S6065, S6066 [29JN]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1474, S1497 [21MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 2074), S680 [22FE]
———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S2389 [7AP], S3684 [9MY]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2394 [7AP]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), S5654 [22JN]
St. Louis, MO: dedication of Matthew E. Schlimme Industrial Facility, S294
———Kennerly Elementary School National Schools of Character award recipient, S11368
———tribute to Westminister Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3830
St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (S. Res. 250), S188, S189 [1FE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9108 [22SE]
Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (S. 2746), S5271 [15JN]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 15), S310 [3FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2093 [4AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2664 [13AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (S. 12), S310 [3FE]
———promote pension opportunities for women (S. 2671), S4567 [6JN]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (S. 3101), S9197 [25SE]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (S. 2601), S4238
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1068, S1102 [2MR]
Thampy, George A.: National Spelling Bee competition winner, S4922
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 3006), S8106
Weapons: Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile funding, S4809 [8JN], S4988 [13JN]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10221 [11OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S11548 [5DE], S11676, S11677 [7DE], S11849 [15DE]
Statements
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, S10689-S10691 [18OC]
Texts of
S. 2074, Social Security Earnings Test Elimination Act, S681 [22FE]
S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120
S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]
S. 2708, Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Act, S4851 [8JN]
S. 3003, Cancer Care Preservation Act, S8023 [5SE]
S. 3066, Senior Care Safety Act, S8760 [19SE]
S. 3101, Reservists Tax Relief Act, S9197 [25SE]
Tributes
Askew, William F., S8755
Carnahan, Mel, S10743 [19OC]
Gillming, Mark L., S11752
Hinckley, Gordon B., S6468
Jacobsen, Ingvald B., S1508
Karnes, Dorothy and Eddie, S9601
Pierpont, John T., S10710
Pilkington, Thomas, S4188
Robinson, Herbert and Ramah, S1455
Schlimme, Matthew E., S294
Sindt, Merrill and Barbara, S6467
Thomas, Derrick, S555 [9FE]