ROTH, WILLIAM V., JR. (a Senator from Delaware)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6804, S6862 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2206, S2257 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4554 [6JN], S4739, S4748, S4753, S4862, S4863, S4867 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4966, S4968 [12JN], S4992 [13JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5169, S5275 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8119 [6SE], S8169, S8172 [7SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1492, S1527 [21MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2513, S2549 [11AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6631, S6701, S6741 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S879, S881, S883 [28FE], S1131, S1148 [2MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act, S7109 [18JY]

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]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S2946 [26AP] (see S. 2486), S4208 [18MY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S7922 [27JY]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 140), S9613 [2OC]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see S. 3040), S8501 [13SE]

Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (see S. 2306), S1815 [28MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S5685 [22JN]

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 HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (see S. 913), S7921 [27JY]

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]

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

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S8115 [6SE]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S7921 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 39), S1186 [6MR]

Lexington (U.S.S.): naming of the last vessel of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers (see S. Con. Res. 84), S1827 [28MR]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. 3007), S8422 [12SE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S8422 [12SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S5685 [22JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S5912 [27JN]

National Amputee Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8865 [20SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 340), S8215 [7SE]

National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]

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

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S9202 [25SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S4239 [22MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S7921 [27JY]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S690 [22FE]

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]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv (see S. Con. Res. 118), S4460 [25MY]

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]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S5912 [27JN]

Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]

Russia: detention of journalist Andrei Babitsky and interference with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 261), S799 [24FE]

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

Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see S. Con. Res. 107), S2729 [13AP]

Taxation: expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 3096), S9033 [22SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S4297 [23MY]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S4239 [22MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 2787), S5790 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see S. 2839), S6347 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 2277), S1671 [23MR]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see S. Con. Res. 81), S613 [10FE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 147), S10252 [11OC] (see S. Con. Res. 152), S10590 [13OC]

Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (see S. 3187), S10252 [11OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 2957), S7839 [27JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7160 [18JY]

Slovenia: commend partnership with the U.S. and NATO and endorse accession to NATO (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4379 [24MY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC]

Tariff: (S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2391), S2526 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (see S. 2392), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act and adjust inequities of United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 3267), S11494 [1NO]

———prevent the duplication of losses through the assumption of liabilities giving rise to a deduction (see S. 2354), S2107 [4AP]

———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]

———reduce the marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and the earned income tax credit (see S. 2346), S2107 [4AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 2330), S1986 [30MR]

Cloture motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S775 [24FE]

Descriptions

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act (H.R. 5): Roth Amendment, S1492 [21MR]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Letters

Death Tax Elimination Act: Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

Federal Housing Finance Board allocation of authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds: Deborah F. Silberman and William W. Ginsberg, Federal Housing Finance Board, S1096 [2MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: several agricultural organizations, S8552 [14SE]

Political organizations' requirement to report information to the IRS: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Brennan Center for Justice, S6042-S6044 [29JN]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Cyprus: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With South Africa: President Clinton, S6764 [13JY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6804 [14JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8467 [13SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1494 [21MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6663 [13JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S991 [1MR]

Privilege of the floor

Barthold, Tom, S6761 [13JY]

Grafmeyer, Rick, S6761 [13JY]

Navratil, John, S6761 [13JY]

Nega, Joe, S6761 [13JY]

Simmens, Todd, S6761 [13JY]

Wold, Barry, S6761 [13JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: enforcement of trade remedy laws, S10693 [18OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, S10693 [18OC]

Ambro, Thomas L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S587 [10FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206, S2215, S2219, S2221 [5AP], S2277 [6AP]

Budget: ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare, S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S6781, S6782, S6800, S6802, S6804, S6805, S6806, S6808 [14JY], S7044, S7045, S7046, S7048, S7050, S7051 [17JY], S7103, S7104, S7109 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, S7379, S7380 [20JY], S7409, S7416 [21JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to commit, S7044 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), unanimous-consent agreement, S7043 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2086 [4AP], S2206, S2215, S2219, S2221 [5AP], S2277 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S7103 [18JY]

Business and industry: condition eligibility for risk insurance provided by Eximbank or OPIC on certifying that no transfer of advanced technology or production facilities to the People's Republic of China has occured, S8555 [14SE]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8304 [11SE], S8467 [13SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for advanced technology products, S8558 [14SE]

———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8551, S8552, S8558 [14SE]

———certification of certain human rights conditions prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8380 [12SE]

———commitments to reduce or eliminate trade deficit with U.S. in advanced technology products, S8550 [14SE]

———compliance with memorandums of understanding prohibiting the import and export to the U.S. of prison labor products, S8365 [12SE]

———condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8470 [13SE]

———encourage U.S. businesses to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for doing business, S8476 [13SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S7769 [27JY], S8142, S8145, S8158 [7SE], S8252, S8253, S8256, S8257, S8258, S8259, S8265 [8SE], S8299, S8304 [11SE], S8365, S8380, S8383 [12SE], S8444, S8449, S8466, S8467, S8470, S8476, S8480, S8486, S8489, S8492, S8493 [13SE], S8543, S8550, S8551, S8552, S8555, S8558, S8565 [14SE], S8695, S8720, S8723, S8726 [19SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7963 [5SE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (S. 2277), S1671, S1672, S1673 [23MR]

———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (S. Con. Res. 81), S636 [10FE]

———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8158 [7SE]

———require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8489, S8492 [13SE]

———require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8299 [11SE]

———support transfer of U.S. clean energy technology as part of U.S. foreign assistance program, S8142, S8145 [7SE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8449 [13SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8486, S8492 [13SE]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6762 [13JY]

Customs Service: reliquidate certain conveyor chain imports at the antidumping duty cash deposit rate at the time of entry, S11880 [15DE]

Delaware: tribute to Sports Hall of Fame inductees, S4373 [24MY]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8278 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4741, S4749, S4784 [8JN], S6545 [12JY], S6591 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4155 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S5011 [13JN]

———require report on the C-5 aircraft spare and repair parts program, S4749 [8JN], S5011 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5823, S5824 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S8794 [20SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5636, S5637 [22JN], S5823, S5824 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11880 [15DE]

Education: ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to assist failing schools, S998 [1MR]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8256, S8278 [8SE]

European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11455 [1NO]

Federal Housing Finance Board: allocate authority to Federal Home Loan Banks to guarantee school construction bonds, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

Ferrell, Howard (Tootsie): Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee, S4373 [24MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3817 [10MY]

Foreign trade: implement import surge safeguards to protect U.S. industries, S8383 [12SE], S8444 [13SE]

———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3817 [10MY]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3817 [10MY]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), S11180 [26OC]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (S. 2869), S6762 [13JY], S6767 [14JY]

Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II, S4741 [8JN]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, S4155 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, S8794 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), unanimous-consent agreement, S6812 [14JY]

Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (S. 3187), S10270 [11OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S9823 [4OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7050 [17JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3016), S8198 [7SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3017), S8204 [7SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (S. 2957), S7849 [27JY]

———reform, S11455 [1NO]

———reimbursement levels for free-standing cancer hospitals for outpatient services, S11481 [1NO]

Mexico: elections (S. Res. 335), S6762 [13JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2509 [11AP]

Pastore, John O.: tribute (S. Res. 337), S7081 [17JY]

Point of order, S6640 [13JY], S7045, S7048, S7050 [17JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), S6763 [13JY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8256 [8SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S6763 [13JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11205 [27OC], S11455 [1NO]

SEC: require corporations to disclose foreign investment information, S8543 [14SE]

Senate: legislative program, S1490 [21MR], S1533 [22MR], S6586, S6764 [13JY], S6767, S6813 [14JY], S7055, S7082 [17JY], S7409 [21JY]

Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, S4741 [8JN]

Social Security: age eligibility for full unreduced old-age benefits, S1493, S1494 [21MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1484, S1492, S1493, S1494 [21MR], S1534, S1540 [22MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S7048 [17JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11455 [1NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946 [5OC]

———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings, S6640 [13JY]

———require report to Congress on solvency, S1484 [21MR]

Tariff: (S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2391), S2532 [11AP]

———(S)-6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-4-E-cyclopropylethynyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-quinazolinone (S. 2392), S2532 [11AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for long-term care, S6661 [13JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier, S11205 [27OC]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6770 [14JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S2086 [4AP], S7046 [17JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2508, S2509 [11AP]

———eliminate use of education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses and expand school construction and renovation incentives, S985, S991 [1MR]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6812 [14JY]

———extend research and development tax credit, S6611 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6588, S6609, S6611, S6616, S6632, S6640, S6644, S6655, S6661, S6664 [13JY], S6770 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6406, S6407, S6408, S6411, S6415 [11JY]

———prevent the duplication of losses through the assumption of liabilities giving rise to a deduction (S. 2354), S2116 [4AP]

———provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, S6616 [13JY]

———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, S9704 [3OC]

———relief, S11205 [27OC], S11455 [1NO]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, S6632 [13JY], S8794 [20SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 2330), S1988 [30MR]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11455 [1NO]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, S4784 [8JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), S6041 [29JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S716, S720 [23FE], S985, S991, S998 [1MR], S1049, S1051, S1052, S1070, S1096, S1097 [2MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S6616 [13JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S6640, S6644, S6655 [13JY]

———use of surplus or tax increases to fund expansion of education individual retirement accounts, S1049, S1051, S1052 [2MR]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S6764 [13JY]

U.S.-China Security Review Commission: establish, S6545 [12JY]

World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S776 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11559 [5DE], S11846 [15DE]

Reports

Impact of U.S. Companies Operating in the People's Republic of China: Business Roundtable (public policy organization), S8476 [13SE]

Reports filed

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1102) (S. Rept. 106-411), S8501 [13SE]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 4986) (S. Rept. 106-416), S8822 [20SE]

Marriage Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2346) (S. Rept. 106-253), S2106 [4AP]

Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 106-329), S6347 [10JY]

Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 662) (S. Rept. 106-323), S5883 [27JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 4868), S9381 [27SE]

Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of George L. Farr to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Jonathan Talisman To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Karen Hastie Williams to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Larry L. Levitan to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Lisa G. Ross To Be Dept. of the Treasury Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Finance (Senate), S10999 [25OC]

Nomination of Michelle A. Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4103 [17MY]

Nomination of Nancy Killefer to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert M. Tobias to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

Nomination of Robert S. LaRussa To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Ruth M. Thomas To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7838 [27JY]

Nomination of Steve H. Nickles to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1117 [2MR]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2277) (S. Rept. 106-305), S4459 [25MY]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R 4844) (S. Rept. 106-475), S9701 [3OC]

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3916) (S. Rept. 106-328), S6347 [10JY]

Statements

School Construction and Renovation Tax Incentives: Dennis Zimmerman, Congressional Research Service, S986-S988 [1MR]

———William E. Manning, Red Clay, DE, Consolidated School District, S988 [1MR]

Texts of

S. 2277, permanent normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1673 [23MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2957, Medicare Self-Administered Medications Act, S7849 [27JY]

S. 3016, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8199, S8204 [7SE]

S. 3017, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8204-S8209 [7SE]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S9394 [27SE]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7187 [19JY]

Maloney, Tom, S7387 [20JY]

Moynihan, Senator, S1540 [22MR]

Ratiu, Ion, S1976 [30MR]