DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, S10263-S10266 [4OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13065 [12DE], S13177, S13203, S13221, S13222, S13223 [13DE], S13476, S13477 [18DE], S13757 [19DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8493 [31JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7428 [10JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10641, S10657, S10661 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S1945, S2015 [7MR], S2035, S2038, S2096, S2097 [8MR], S2233, S2234, S2245 [13MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3465, S3479, S3495, S3562, S3565, S3574, S3591, S3597, S3599, S3606, S3607, S3615 [5AP], S3668, S3709 [6AP], S3791 [23AP]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. Con. Res. 74), S10848, S10849, S10850 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9961, S9997, S10021 [1OC], S10033 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12607, S12628, S12664, S12691, S12695, S12729 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7459, S7521, S7524 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9623 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8112, S8139 [24JY], S8246 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8653, S8776 [2AU]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11529, S11563 [7NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4541, S4627, S4645, S4721, S4722, S4723, S4768 [9MY], S5820 [5JN], S5850 [6JN], S6047 [11JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7739, S7826 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10951, S10985 [24OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 1172), S7937, S7982 [19JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 44), S11923, S11963 [15NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2567, S2595 [20MR], S3126, S3178 [29MR], S3192, S3194, S3223 [30MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729 [13NO], S11863, S11864 [14NO], S11963 [15NO], S12101 [28NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5061, S5170, S5173 [17MY], S5351 [21MY], S5472, S5474, S5477 [22MY]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]

———H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S11149 [25OC]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]

———H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8496 [31JY]

———H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, S11592 [8NO]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S11544 [7NO]

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12676 [7DE]

National Council on the Arts, S1094 [6FE]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S5182 [17MY]

Senate National Security Working Group, S554 [24JA]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S4849 [10MY], S10671 [15OC]

Articles and editorials

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, Tom McCann and Sean D. Hamill, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11432 [5NO]

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror? Susan Dodge, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S11433 [5NO]

FTC Sues Lending Unit of Citigroup, Sandra Fleishman, Washington (DC) Post, S1944 [7MR]

Real Masters of the Universe, Bruce Nussbaum, Business Week (publication), S10262 [4OC]

Sometimes a Deal Is Too Good To Be True, Jeff Glasser, U.S. News & World Report, S1943 [7MR]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety? Paul C. Light, USA Today, S11433 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7807 [17JY]

Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (see S. 20), S98 [22JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S8203 [25JY]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (see S. 1519), S12552 [6DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S9971 [1OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S8065 [23JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 411), S1699 [28FE]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S8204 [25JY]

———designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. Res. 94), S5616 [24MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S8204 [25JY]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 112), S6318 [14JN]

———authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (see S. 581), S3341 [3AP]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see S. 1479), S11660 [9NO]

———improve security (see S. 1447), S10288 [4OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see S. 1454), S9621 [21SE]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see S. 1019), S7880 [18JY]

Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 178), S1089 [6FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1972 [7MR]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 486), S7806 [17JY]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 233), S7589 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S1229 [8FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S2163 [12MR]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see S. 1036), S6212 [13JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S9077 [4SE]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 18), S97 [22JA]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S6008 [8JN]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see S. 1286), S10389 [9OC]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (see S. 1469), S9874 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1471), S9874 [26SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see S. Res. 153), S8911 [3AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP]

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S587 [25JA]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 399), S4176 [2MY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5118 [17MY]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (see S. Res. 187), S12683 [7DE]

———enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S101 [22JA]

———establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices (see S. Res. 87), S4822 [10MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S10155 [3OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]

Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see S. 986), S6378 [18JN]

———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see S. 1805), S12858 [11DE]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1371), S9557 [20SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (see S. 1233), S8123 [24JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions (see S. 171), S527 [24JA]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S6127 [12JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see S. 497), S2070 [8MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S8282 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 562), S2472 [19MR]

———establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S9123 [5SE]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S1157 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S8064 [23JY]

———issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see S. 1015), S6127 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S1699 [28FE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1032), S6212 [13JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 1116), S7808 [17JY]

Drug abuse: combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (see S. 1208), S7955 [19JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 754), S3706 [6AP]

Ecology and environment: stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (see S. 1008), S13300 [14DE]

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S97 [22JA]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

Employment: improve economic security of workers (see S. 8), S97 [22JA]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9505 [19SE]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9622 [21SE] (see S. Res. 160), S10154 [3OC]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see S. 1788), S13301 [14DE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 995), S8281 [26JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S1701 [28FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 271), S2071 [8MR]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1144), S7193 [29JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 1195), S7878 [18JY]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 30), S498 [23JA]

Firearms: reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 406), S1616 [27FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 767), S3852 [24AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 436), S1747 [1MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S7879 [18JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9441 [14SE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S8354 [27JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 57), S2117 [9MR]

———prohibit Federal health insurance programs from reimbursing health care providers who charge membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 1606), S11286 [31OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA]

———support research to more fully develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2731 [22MR]

Helms, Edgar J.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 96), S5695 [25MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 991), S5889 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 991), S5889 [6JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see S. 739), S3706 [6AP]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see S. Con. Res. 45), S6213 [13JN]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see S. 778), S3994 [26AP]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (see S. 1424), S9395 [13SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 955), S5616 [24MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S2980 [27MR]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see S. Con. Res. 9), S6992 [27JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S1270 [13FE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S2662 [21MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S5967 [7JN]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Con. Res. 88), S12447 [5DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 166), S4891 [14MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11549 [7NO]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3707 [6AP] (see S. 656), S3789 [23AP]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S4100 [1MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 4), S636 [29JA]

Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see S. Res. 23), S2163 [12MR]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S8913 [3AU]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 573), S2582 [20MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 982), S5969 [7JN]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S12448 [5DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2388 [15MR]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 35), S4175 [2MY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (see S. 1006), S9395 [13SE]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S11660 [9NO]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 804), S6602 [21JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S8015 [20JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S8203 [25JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S6129 [12JN]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 166), S10154 [3OC]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (see S. 379), S1463 [15FE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S7330 [9JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5833 [5JN]

National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5118 [17MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]

National Office for Combatting Terrorism: establish (see S. 1449), S9620 [21SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 44), S11790 [14NO]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2389 [15MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S9622 [21SE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 1737), S12100 [28NO]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 55), S3341 [3AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (see S. 1572), S10980 [24OC]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 80), S4175 [2MY]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see S. 1379), S9875 [26SE]

Nuclear energy: remediation of thorium processing sites (see S. 1147), S10059 [2OC]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S4099 [1MY]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 325), S1394 [14FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S3706 [6AP]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 265), S1063 [6FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S97 (see S. 27), S98 [22JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S568 [25JA]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S5543 [23MY]

Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (see S. Res. 26), S1464 [15FE]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see S. 352), S1462 [15FE]

Presidential appointments: streamline the financial disclosure process for executive branch employees (see S. 1811), S13051 [12DE]

Railroads: improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (see S. 1530), S10640 [11OC]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (see S. 1311), S8704 [2AU]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10835 [18OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 1758), S12311 [3DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4823 [10MY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S98 [22JA]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 862), S5119 [17MY]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see S. 1869), S13943 [20DE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S8464 [31JY]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 551), S2388 [15MR]

———allow income tax refund and adjust rate brackets (see S. 629), S2979 [27MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S5890 [6JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 920), S9440 [14SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S4417 [7MY]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (see S. 232), S915 [31JA]

———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see S. 370), S8465 [31JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S11719 [13NO]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2117 [9MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 94), S13944 [20DE] (see S. 530), S6318 [14JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S1229 [8FE]

———make higher education more affordable (see S. 458), S2980 [27MR]

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S2662 [21MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S1699 [28FE]

———provide a nonrefundable dual-earner credit and adjust the earned income credit (see S. 853), S4589 [9MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit against increased residential energy costs (see S. 293), S1218 [8FE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 217), S707 [30JA]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO]

———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S8704 [2AU]

———relief for families (see S. 9), S97 [22JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S2306 [14MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S7806 [17JY]

———treatment of certain sniper weapons (see S. 505), S5968 [7JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S587 [25JA]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 205), S706 [30JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S11719 [13NO]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S11199 [30OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1556), S10769 [16OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1715), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S12448 [5DE]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S8466 [31JY]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S3995 [26AP]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S553 [24JA]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S1348 [13FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S2219 [13MR]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S7331 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 32), S3436 [4AP] (see S. Res. 70), S3706 [6AP]

Aviation: require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and assist small-to-medium-size airports with security enhancements (see S. 1461), S9807 [25SE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 1786), S12681 [7DE]

Children and youth: assist States and communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping small children who have been exposed to domestic violence or violence in the community (see S. 1862), S13943 [20DE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1265), S8353 [27JY]

Consumer Energy Commission: establish (see S. 900), S5005 [16MY]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 799), S4044 [30AP]

Education: qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 1112), S6991 [27JN]

Esparza, Ana: relief (see S. 963), S5616 [24MY]

FBI: establish an Inspector General (see S. 1065), S6517 [20JN]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S7193 [29JN]

Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see S. 1818), S13145 [13DE]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see S. 1355), S8910 [3AU]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see S. 1501), S10287 [4OC]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see S. 979), S5798 [26MY]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see S. 1084), S6601 [21JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1395 [14FE]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (see S. 1012), S6055 [11JN]

Illinois: provide for equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes (see S. 533), S2306 [14MR]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 1297), S8575 [1AU]

J.L. Simmons Co., Inc.: relief (see S. 846), S4508 [8MY]

———relief (S. 846), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 83), S4508 [8MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1172), S7589 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 1204), S7955 [19JY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 1535), S10640 [11OC]

Munoz, Maria: relief (see S. 963), S5616 [24MY]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (see S. 1800), S12858 [11DE]

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (see S. 1799), S12858 [11DE]

Organ donors: tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation (see S. Con. Res. 63), S8465 [31JY]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see S. 378), S1463 [15FE]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 1062), S6448 [19JN]

Reyes, Brandon N.: relief (see S. 387), S1464 [15FE]

Reyes, Danny D.: relief (see S. 387), S1464 [15FE]

Reyes, Edwardo and Dianelita: relief (see S. 387), S1464 [15FE]

Reyes, Susy D.: relief (see S. 387), S1464 [15FE]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 622), S2979 [27MR] (see S. 854), S4590 [9MY]

Taxation: provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see S. 1810), S13051 [12DE]

Unzueta, Tanian: relief (see S. 1406), S9123 [5SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S3994 [26AP]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13423 [18DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12406 [5DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8849 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8334 [27JY], S8391 [30JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9937 [26SE], S10031 [2OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7870 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10667 [11OC], S10685 [15OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]

Essays

What Being an American Means to Me: Stephanie Kaplan, S12443 [5DE]

Histories

Legislative Legacy—Alan Cranston in the U.S. Senate, S3835-S3837 [24AP]

Letters

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: District of Columbia City Council, S11517 [7NO]

Project labor agreements for public sector construction projects: John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut, S1866 [6MR]

Reasonable Search Standards Act: by, S4047 [30AP]

Lists

Unrestricted grants to the Harvard University Center for Risk Assessment, S7908 [19JY]

Privilege of the floor

Gleason, Traci, S3625 [5AP]

Leitner, Melanie, S13641 [18DE]

O'Brien, Kelly, S11236 [30OC]

Rhee, Christopher, S13771 [19DE]

Rodriguez, Frank, S3625 [5AP]

Sarokin, David, S7984 [19JY]

Smith, Todd, S3625 [5AP]

Yehl, Kelly O'Brien, S6623 [21JN]

Programs

Alan Cranston memorial tribute: Senator Cleland, S3834 [24AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, S10862 [23OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11079 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, S11875 [15NO]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 32), S3454 [4AP]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7387 [10JY]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S857 [31JA]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10863 [23OC], S11431 [5NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10503 [11OC], S11431 [5NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10262, S10267 [4OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S10503 [11OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and assist small-to-medium-size airports with security enhancements (S. 1461), S9809 [25SE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspend certain provisions (S.J. Res. 28), S11669, S11670 [13NO]

Balcer, James: Bronze Star recipient, S10382 [9OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7727 [17JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1937, S1939, S1942, S1943, S1945 [7MR], S2018, S2024, S2025, S2028, S2031 [8MR], S2188 [13MR], S2288, S2290, S2292 [14MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S1937, S1939, S1942, S1943, S1945 [7MR], S2018, S2024, S2025, S2028, S2031 [8MR]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S2292 [14MR]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3093 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance, S1678 [28FE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6254 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1600 [27FE], S1661 [28FE], S2180, S2181, S2183 [13MR], S8150, S8152 [25JY]

———deficit, S1600 [27FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3468, S3517 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4566, S4567, S4568 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S838 [31JA], S1262-S1264 [13FE], S3802 [24AP], S9017 [4SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3802-S3805 [24AP]

———U.S. concern and response to terrorism and bioterrorism, S11641 [9NO]

Capitol Police: tribute (S. Res. 170), S11354 [1NO]

Cassin Young (U.S.S.): tribute, S8278 [26JY]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity, S12628, S12630, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12636, S12637, S12646 [7DE]

———increase commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago Airport and the Greater Rockford Airport, S8094 [24JY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, S10949 [24OC]

Christmas Day: maintain tradition of mailing holiday cards, S13462 [18DE]

Civil rights: anniversary of ``Freedom Riders'' movement, S4815 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 1265), S8363 [27JY]

Congress: technology assessment pilot program funding, S8008, S8009 [20JY]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. Con. Res. 74), S10067 [2OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S10283 [4OC]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 799), S4046 [30AP], S10283 [4OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S5577 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products, S11079 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S10041 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12610, S12628, S12630, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12636, S12637, S12646 [7DE]

Dept. of Justice: status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9367 [13SE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1865, S1866 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, S7853 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7459, S7460, S7461, S7463, S7465, S7469, S7472 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (S. 1015), S7079 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8093, S8094 [24JY], S8304, S8305, S8309, S8310 [27JY], S8522 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12459 [5DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9367 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11176 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13776, S13785 [20DE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in the V-22 Osprey aircraft program, S7387 [10JY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11516, S11518, S11527, S11528 [7NO]

———exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11529 [7NO]

———GAO report on awards in excess of cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11509, S11514, S11516, S11518, S11527, S11528, S11529, S11530 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, S12583 [7DE]

———needle exchange programs funding, S12583 [7DE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S11509, S11514 [7NO]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3804 [24AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1245 [13FE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6395 [19JN]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction, S6107 [12JN]

———math and science partnerships funding, S5850 [6JN], S13785 [20DE]

———national policy to improve system, S432 [23JA], S3803 [24AP], S4502 [8MY], S8150 [25JY]

———priority for school construction assistance relative to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S6107 [12JN]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 1112), S6998 [27JN]

———reductions in school class size, S4912 [15MY]

Electoral College: abolish, S23-S25 [4JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4205 [3MY], S4912 [15MY], S5850 [6JN], S5999 [8JN], S6107 [12JN], S6254 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7741 [17JY], S7853 [18JY]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S7907 [19JY]

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply, S13902, S13903 [20DE]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S12072 [28NO], S12121 [29NO]

Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (S. 1818), S13148 [13DE]

Firearms: gun control, S1888 [6MR], S4502 [8MY]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (S. 1355), S8917 [3AU]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (S. 1501), S10295 [4OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10867 [23OC], S10908, S10947 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10862, S10863, S10864, S10865, S10866 [23OC]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (S. 979), S5798 [26MY]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (S. 1084), S6617 [21JN]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (S. 787), S11641 [9NO]

Graham, John D.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S7907, S7909, S7926, S7928, S7933, S7938 [19JY]

———nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S7924 [19JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7741 [17JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, S2975 [27MR]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10781 [17OC]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6427 [19JN], S6479 [20JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6911, S6912 [26JN]

———dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7152 [29JN]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (S. 1012), S6057 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3804 [24AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S5999 [8JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6562, S6565, S6570, S6584 [21JN], S6911, S6912 [26JN], S7152 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6398, S6400, S6401, S6427 [19JN], S6478, S6479 [20JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S10283 [4OC]

Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, S6584 [21JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 1297), S8593 [1AU]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1428), S11641 [9NO]

———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, S9851-S9854 [26SE], S10268 [4OC]

IRS: taxpayer refund, S8150 [25JY]

Jeffords, Senator: change in affiliation of political party, S5577 [24MY], S5769, S5770 [26MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S10283 [4OC]

———surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10573 [11OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), conference report, S11397 [1NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1172), S7934, S7936, S7937 [19JY], S8008, S8009 [20JY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S1458 [15FE]

Medicaid: coverage of certain dependent care employees, S3804 [24AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11176 [30OC]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (S. 1535), S10648 [11OC]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8093 [24JY], S8309, S8310 [27JY], S8522 [1AU]

Minimum wage: level, S5999 [8JN]

Mother's Day: observance, S4502 [8MY]

NAFTA: prevent violations, S8309, S8310 [27JY], S8522 [1AU]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1742 [1MR]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, S7459, S7460, S7461, S7463, S7465, S7469, S7472 [11JY]

National security: allow exceptions to procurement laws during national emergencies to acquire necessary technology in a timely manner, S10268 [4OC]

———assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (S. 1800), S12860 [11DE]

———develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S11643 [9NO], S12072 [28NO]

———establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S13776-S13778 [20DE]

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S12860 [11DE]

NIH: biomedical research funding, S6565 [21JN]

North Chicago, IL: land transfer between the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and the Finch Medical School, S10041 [2OC]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S663 [30JA]

Organ donors: tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation (S. Con. Res. 63), S8485 [31JY]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (S. 378), S1522 [15FE]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9313 [12SE]

Poland: anniversary of Constitution, S4238 [3MY]

Political campaigns: clarify standards for identification of sponsors of election-related advertising, S3126 [29MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2461, S2462, S2466 [19MR], S2536, S2539 [20MR], S2613 [21MR], S2883 [26MR], S3093, S3126 [29MR], S3191, S3192, S3194 [30MR]

———inclusion of an incumbent's net cash-on-hand relative to increasing contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, S3192, S3194 [30MR]

———inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under the disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates, S2883 [26MR]

———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds and impose limitations on the repayment of personal loans to campaigns, S2461, S2462, S2466 [19MR], S2536, S2539 [20MR]

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S2613 [21MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3804 [24AP], S5669, S5670 [25MY], S5807 [5JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election, S23-S25 [4JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of Cabinet nominees, S431 [23JA]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10864 [23OC], S13668 [19DE]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (S. 1062), S6453-S6455 [19JN]

Puerto Rico: Tren Urbano project funding relative to contractor disputes, S12459 [5DE]

Railroads: improve security, S10267 [4OC]

Rumsfeld, Donald H.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S63 [20JA]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School, S1888 [6MR]

Scott AFB, IL: tribute to Air National Guard 126th Refueling Wing upon deployment to respond to terrorist attacks, S10266 [4OC]

Senate: allow Senators additional funding for mailings to small counties in their home State to announce a town meeting, S7936 [19JY]

———legislative priorities, S12072 [28NO], S12136 [29NO]

———legislative program, S12021, S12022 [27NO]

———updated e-mail system acquisition, maintenance, and support funding, S7937 [19JY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, S8152 [25JY], S8391-S8393 [30JY]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S8152 [25JY]

———ensure solvency, S8391-S8393 [30JY]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 622), S2981 [27MR]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, S12610 [7DE]

Taxation: expand Hope Scholarship credit to include all costs of attendance, S5424 [22MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11905 [15NO]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6562, S6570 [21JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 29), S302 [22JA]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday, S12121, S12136 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S11351-S11354 [1NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11641, S11643 [9NO], S11670 [13NO], S12021, S12022 [27NO], S12072 [28NO], S12121, S12136 [29NO]

———rates, S838 [31JA], S1041 [6FE], S1245, S1262 [13FE], S1600 [27FE], S1661 [28FE], S2180, S2181, S2183 [13MR], S3468, S3517 [5AP], S3802-S3805 [24AP], S8150 [25JY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5060 [17MY], S5424 [22MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5770 [26MY]

———State administration of State and local sales and use taxes relative to out-of-State remote sales, S11905 [15NO]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S5060 [17MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (S. 205), S710 [30JA]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9851 [26SE], S10262 [4OC], S12443 [5DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9313 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10573 [11OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9851-S9854 [26SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), S13902, S13903 [20DE]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 103), S5999 [8JN]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), S9689 [24SE]

Votes: position on missed, S8115 [24JY]

Walters, John P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S12443 [5DE]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S10947 [24OC]

Women's History Month: observance, S2973 [27MR]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1172) (S. Rept. 107-37), S7588 [12JY]

Summaries

Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

Tables

Tax rate decreases and increases in the Durbin amendment to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, S3475 [5AP]

Texts of

S. 622, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S2982 [27MR]

S. 1112, qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S6998 [27JN]

S. 1265, Children's Adjustment, Relief, and Education (CARE) Act, S8364 [27JY]

S. 1355, Children's Firearm Access Prevention Act, S8918 [3AU]

S. Con. Res. 63, tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation, S8485 [31JY]

Transcripts

Alan Cranston Memorial Tribute: Senators Cleland, Rockefeller, Kennedy, Feinstein, Boxer, and Alan Simpson, S3837-S3845 [24AP]

Nomination of John D. Graham To Be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: Committee on Government Affairs (Senate) (excerpt), S7909 [19JY]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5999 [8JN]

Choate, Clyde L., S10688 [15OC]

Cranston, Alan, S3834 [24AP]

Daschle, Senator, S10781 [17OC]

Dixon, Lorraine L., S7876 [18JY]

Lott, Senator, S10781 [17OC]

Thurmond, Senator, S5999 [8JN]

Van Tine, Rena M., S8061 [23JY]