FITZGERALD, PETER (a Senator from Illinois)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), S7314, S7400 [20JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2261, S2262 [5AP], S2410 [7AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S4209, S4216 [18MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4753, S4867 [8JN], S5081, S5127 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7024, S7079 [17JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698 [22JN], S6191, S6266 [30JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S3547 [4MY]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6699 [13JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S1031 [1MR]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S11755 [11DE]
Articles and editorials
Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, Tim Novak, Chuck Neubauer, and Dave McKinney, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]
Developer Hits Riverboat Jackpot—Stock Sale Windfall ``Steams'' Treasurer, Ray Long, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9872 [4OC]
Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, Ray Gibson and Hanke Gratteau, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9804-S9807 [4OC]
Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, Peoria (IL) Journal Star, S9803 [4OC]
New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, Ray Gibson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9803 [4OC]
Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, Dennis Byrne, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9872 [4OC]
Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, Rick Pearson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9808 [4OC]
Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, Tim Novak, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S9807 [4OC]
William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register, S9873 [4OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S8506 [13SE]
Brooks, Gwendolyn: tribute (see S. Res. 393), S11918 [15DE]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6349 [10JY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 3127), S9381 [27SE]
Chile: participation in NAFTA (see S. 111), S6691 [13JY]
Collins, Bob: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S538 [9FE]
Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see S. 2697), S4820 [8JN] (see S. 3283), S11917 [15DE]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2370), S2347 [6AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S6259 [30JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 1984), S217 [1FE]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see S. 1945), S4322 [23MY]
Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S3923 [11MY]
Evans, Clay: tribute (see S. Res. 385), S11739 [7DE]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see S. 2068), S3948 [15MY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S4321 [23MY]
Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S2249 [5AP]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S691 [22FE]
Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see S. 3030), S8865 [20SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see S. 2231), S1526 [21MR]
Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]
Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S9611 [2OC]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4239 [22MY]
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]
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), S2872 [25AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S1242 [7MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S7400 [20JY]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2076), S1030 [1MR]
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]
Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S8214 [7SE]
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]
Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4578 [6JN]
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), S5912 [27JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see S. 1962), S1327 [8MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S1241 [7MR]
St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 250), S213 [1FE]
Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S5813 [26JN]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 670), S9611 [2OC]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S5813 [26JN]
———expand child tax credit (see S. 2903), S8025 [5SE]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 879), S5031 [13JN]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see S. 85), S7076 [17JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S4955 [12JN]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S2118 [4AP]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S6477 [11JY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1327 [8MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1086), S382 [7FE]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S7400 [20JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (see S. 2734), S5240 [15JN]
———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]
Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see S. Con. Res. 127), S6257 [30JN]
Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP]
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), S7656 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE]
Native Americans: permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see S. 2909), S7477 [24JY]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]
Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2790), S5790 [26JN]
Cloture motions
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]
Letters
Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: by, S2228 [5AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S1473 [21MR], S6991 [17JY]
Regulations
Illinois Procurement Code on eligibility for certain Federal aid funding, S9870 [4OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: authorize the issuance of electronic warehouse receipts for all commodities to increase efficiency (S. 2734), S5251
———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (S. 3049), S8588 [14SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 110), S9829 [4OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2410 [7AP]
Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), S9867 [4OC]
Catholic Schools Week: observance, S339
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8613 [15SE]
Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S11878 [15DE]
Dept. of Defense: direct funding of unused and underutilized plant-capacity costs at U.S. arsenals, S5081 [14JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5087 [14JN]
———reform procurement rules for purchasing military equipment to allow more equitable treatment of U.S. military arsenals, S5087 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7095 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, S9800, S9804, S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8746 [19SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11878 [15DE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), S9867 [4OC]
Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867, S9869 [4OC]
GAO: authorize certain personnel actions (H.R. 4642), S9867 [4OC]
Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2398), S2535-S2537 [11AP]
Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), S9867 [4OC]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8746 [19SE]
Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (S. Res. 343), S7691 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]
———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10614 [17OC]
Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S9867 [4OC]
Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3226 [2MY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]
Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), S9867 [4OC]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402, S1403 [9MR]
Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4318), S9867 [4OC]
Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 94), S1371 [9MR]
———legislative program, S9869 [4OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2410 [7AP]
Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]
———require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800, S9804, S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818, S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]
St. Louis Rams (football team): tribute, S146 [31JA]
———tribute (S. Res. 250), S300
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2520 [11AP]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6611, S6618 [13JY]
———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4834), S6618 [13JY]
William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 1162), S9867 [4OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S6461 [11JY]
Texts of
S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]
S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]
S. 2398, Organ Transplantation Fairness Act, S2537-S2541 [11AP]
S. 2734, Warehouse Improvement Act, S5251
S. 2790, Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act, S5811 [26JN]
S. 2909, permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes, S7482 [24JY]
Tributes
Collins, Bob, S521 [9FE]
Coverdell, Paul, S7216 [19JY]
Kaffer, Roger L., S1473 [21MR]
MacNelly, Jeff, S5024
Vermeil, Dick, S146 [31JA]
Warner, Kurt, S146 [31JA]