TORRICELLI, ROBERT G. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13060 [12DE], S13102, S13104, S13158, S13168, S13176, S13199, S13223 [13DE], S13503, S13639 [18DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8487 [31JY], S8817, S8820 [2AU]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10656 [11OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3561, S3582 [5AP]

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

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. 1416), S9560 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9657 [21SE], S9746 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S9997 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12566 [6DE], S12628, S12655, S12659, S12662, S12689, S12695, S12722, S12725, S12727 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7522, S7526 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8137, S8139 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230, S11234, S11235 [30OC], S11292 [31OC], S11325, S11394, S11395 [1NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6395, S6456 [19JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4367, S4368 [3MY], S4621, S4626, S4631, S4712, S4735 [9MY], S5916, S5925, S5948 [7JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1193, S1233 [8FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2567 [20MR], S2958, S3003 [27MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11863 [14NO], S12056 [27NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5061, S5169, S5170, S5173 [17MY], S5352, S5392 [21MY], S5481 [22MY]

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

Articles and editorials

If High Schools Can Change, Then Why Not Colleges? Higher Education Largely the Same, Despite Technology Advances, Harold J. Raveche, Boston (MA) Globe, S3432 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1571), S11941 [15NO]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S1063 [6FE]

———reward stewards of farms, ranches, public and private lands, wildlife, and water quality and supply that reduce the risk of specialty crop production (see S. 1727), S12001 [16NO]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S10156 [3OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7083 [28JN]

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S3531 [5AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S12055 [27NO]

Aviation: 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), S9973 [1OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S1700 [28FE] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1462 [15FE]

Budget: use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see S. Con. Res. 21), S1972 [7MR]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S6992 [27JN]

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), S1971 [7MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S100 [22JA]

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

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

Children and youth: infant crib safety (see S. 538), S5439 [22MY]

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

Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12312 [3DE]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 22), S1394 [14FE]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see S. 1774), S12447 [5DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S1748 [1MR]

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

———protect (see S. 19), S1747 [1MR]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 1812), S13051 [12DE]

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

Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 630), S2979 [27MR]

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), S10457 [10OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S1617 [27FE]

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]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S1747 [1MR]

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see S. 894), S5005 [16MY]

———human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [22MR]

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

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]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1390), S8911 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 562), S4940 [15MY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S1464 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 1086), S6601 [21JN]

Diseases: encourage and support international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. Res. 119), S7193 [29JN]

———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S4509 [8MY]

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

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Res. 18), S1349 [13FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 218), S707 [30JA] (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

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

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (see S. 163), S527 [24JA]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9808 [25SE]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see S. 1788), S12682 [7DE]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S3436 [4AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 263), S1063 [6FE]

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

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

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S7590 [12JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S2220 [13MR]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (see S. 1465), S10288 [4OC]

———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), S9197 [6SE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S4589 [9MY]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see S. 338), S4100 [1MY]

Gilbey, Deena: relief (see S. 1776), S12447 [5DE]

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE]

Health care facilities: establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see S. 824), S8204 [25JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see S. 1864), S13943 [20DE]

India: welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see S. Con. Res. 81), S11612 [8NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 255), S3531 [5AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

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]

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see S. 1253), S8280 [26JY]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S8354 [27JY]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1089 [6FE] (see S. Con. Res. 23), S2219 [13MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S6213 [13JN]

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

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S12369 [4DE]

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

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see S. 1619), S12772 [10DE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 264), S1063 [6FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S6862 [25JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S3531 [5AP]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 1066), S8354 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S1587 [26FE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S4891 [14MY]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 839), S5832 [5JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1350), S11719 [13NO]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see S. 1317), S9972 [1OC]

———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), S12162 [29NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S7427 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1229 [8FE] (see S. 964), S5833 [5JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S7193 [29JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S4824 [10MY]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 261), S3531 [5AP]

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

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12312 [3DE]

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S4246 [3MY]

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2163 [12MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

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

Peru: elections (see S. Res. 107), S6008 [8JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S653 [29JA]

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

Power resources: national energy policy (see S. 597), S2730 [22MR]

Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 66), S12162 [29NO]

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

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), S12247 [30NO]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 143), S101 [22JA]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1465 [15FE]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S2980 [27MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S8203 [25JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include certain children (see S. 1266), S8353 [27JY]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S7427 [10JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 501), S2071 [8MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 17), S1063 [6FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S5439 [22MY]

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

———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals not eligible for public programs and without access to employer-subsidized health coverage (see S. 590), S3853 [24AP]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see S. 683), S3340 [3AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S11940 [15NO]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 666), S3215 [30MR]

———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), S6602 [21JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 920), S5832 [5JN]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 850), S4589 [9MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S498 [23JA]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S2730 [22MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S1617 [27FE]

———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), S98 [22JA]

———provide a long-term capital gains exclusion and reduce the holding period for long-term capital gains (see S. 818), S4175 [2MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S6664 [22JN]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see S. 676), S3274 [2AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S5695 [25MY]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see S. 1067), S6518 [20JN]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 393), S1616 [27FE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S2071 [8MR]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S5889 [6JN]

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]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1508), S10287 [4OC]

———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]

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), S7955 [19JY]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see S. 643), S3052 [28MR]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S3855 [24AP]

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

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

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S9076 [4SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S2979 [27MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S3531 [5AP]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S527 [24JA]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see S. 208), S2163 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 89), S4940 [15MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see S. Res. 128), S7495 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 773), S3921 [25AP]

Computers: prohibit tampering with computers of schools and institutions of higher education (see S. 1252), S8280 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 419), S1699 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 537), S2306 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 405), S1616 [27FE]

Explosives: regulation (see S. 641), S3052 [28MR]

FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 227), S914 [31JA]

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see S. 330), S1394 [14FE]

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

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (see S. 609), S2894 [26MR]

Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see S. 1222), S8122 [24JY]

Health: require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see S. 819), S4245 [3MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S707 [30JA]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 874), S4890 [14MY]

———provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (see S. 1616), S11362 [1NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 1223), S8122 [24JY]

Law enforcement: provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (see S. 610), S2894 [26MR]

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (see S. 642), S3052 [28MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 987), S5831 [5JN]

Medicare: provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another do not result in lower wage indexes (see S. 954), S5616 [24MY]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see S. 273), S1122 [7FE]

Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see S. 1026), S6211 [13JN]

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 386), S1464 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (see S. 1081), S6601 [21JN]

———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 306), S1270 [13FE]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see S. 1332), S8704 [2AU]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see S. 1082), S6601 [21JN]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see S. 1122), S7083 [28JN]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see S. 1049), S6318 [14JN]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 654), S3152 [29MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see S. 687), S3435 [4AP]

Terrorism: establish a board of inquiry to review the activities of U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1837), S13464 [18DE]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see S. 1771), S12447 [5DE]

Cloture motions

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S6239 [14JN]

Remarks

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, S11402-S11404 [2NO]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13102, S13103, S13104, S13105, S13106 [13DE], S13456 [18DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8438, S8439 [31JY]

Allenhurst, NJ: anniversary of Allenhurst Fire Dept., S5828 [5JN]

Armed Forces: military response to terrorist attacks, S11402-S11404 [2NO]

———tribute to personnel participating in military action against Afghanistan, S11993 [16NO]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S997 [1FE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10254 [3OC], S10495 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10269 [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, S10495 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7731 [17JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S2020 [8MR], S2348 [15MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S2021 [8MR]

———protection of nursing home patients, S2021 [8MR]

———provide priority in distributions to small business creditors, S2020 [8MR]

———treatment of child support payments, S2021 [8MR]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3100 [29MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3487 [5AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1167 [8FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3900 [25AP]

Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (S. 1469), S9879 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1471), S9879 [26SE]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (S. 1774), S12533 [6DE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (S. 773), S3924 [25AP]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13931 [20DE]

Corps of Engineers: New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, S7901 [19JY]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S2021 [8MR]

Cuba: condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that convicted felons living as fugitives in Cuba are returned to the U.S., S13103, S13104, S13105, S13106 [13DE]

———condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that the Cuban government is not a sponsor of international terrorism, S13103, S13105, S13106 [13DE], S13456 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: antitank and short-range missile production grants, S12655 [7DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S10055 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12523 [6DE], S12655 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13844 [20DE]

———release decision on FTC investigation of possible antitrust issues relative to joint venture production of nitrocellulose, S10055 [2OC]

———smokeless nitrocellulose procurement funding, S13844 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1879 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 419), S1712 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8110 [24JY], S8166 [25JY], S8331 [27JY], S8536 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8669 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: preservation of land and open space and maintenance of environmental quality, S1167 [8FE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6398 [19JN], S6515 [20JN]

———national policy to improve system, S1167 [8FE]

———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6164, S6165 [13JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4193 [3MY], S4801 [10MY], S6164, S6165 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7897, S7898, S7901 [19JY]

Explosives: regulation (S. 641), S3058 [28MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11705 [13NO]

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (S. 330), S1404 [14FE]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (S. 609), S2895 [26MR]

Gilbey, Deena: relief (S. 1776), S12535 [6DE]

Glatt, Anne M.: Highland Park, NJ, Conservative Temple and Center Chaver Award recipient, S6122 [12JN]

Graham, John D.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S8011 [20JY]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control projects funding, S7898 [19JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6961 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6427 [19JN], S6482 [20JN]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (S. 819), S4247 [3MY]

India: U.S. policy, S3697 [6AP]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (S. 874), S4892 [14MY]

———provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (S. 1616), S11369 [1NO]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, S9845 [26SE]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8438, S8439 [31JY]

IRS: treatment of employees on failure to file tax returns on time, S5501 [23MY]

Law enforcement: provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (S. 610), S2896 [26MR]

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (S. 642), S3059 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1167 [8FE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8110 [24JY], S8331 [27JY], S8536 [1AU]

NAFTA: application of safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S., S8166 [25JY]

———prevent violations, S8331 [27JY]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (S. 273), S1128 [7FE]

———dredging, flood control, and beach replenishment projects funding, S7897 [19JY]

———reimbursement for assistance relative to the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, S9428 [14SE]

New Jersey Network Foundation: tribute to honorees, S5265 [21MY]

New York, NY: provide tax incentives for economic recovery, S11772 [14NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, S8438, S8439 [31JY]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S680 [30JA]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8438, S8439 [31JY]

Passaic County, NJ: establish outpatient clinic for veterans, S8669 [2AU]

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (S. 386), S1526 [15FE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use, S6398 [19JN], S6515 [20JN]

Pipelines: frequency of inspections, S1192, S1194 [8FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1190, S1192, S1194 [8FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2567, S2568 [20MR], S2603, S2610, S2618 [21MR], S3007, S3008 [28MR], S3100 [29MR], S3198 [30MR], S7490 [11JY]

———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees, S3007, S3008 [28MR]

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S2567, S2568 [20MR], S2603, S2610, S2618 [21MR], S7490 [11JY]

Railroads: improve security, S10254 [3OC], S10269 [4OC]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8438, S8439 [31JY]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (S. 1081), S6612 [21JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5056 [17MY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (S. 1332), S8752 [2AU]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (S. 1082), S6616 [21JN]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (S. 1049), S6329 [14JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11705 [13NO], S11770, S11772 [14NO]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S11544 [7NO]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), S11991, S11993 [16NO], S13864 [20DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent agreement, S13856, S13858 [20DE]

———rates, S1167 [8FE], S3487 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5056, S5062 [17MY], S5501 [23MY]

———treatment of cleanup costs for redevelopment of brownfield sites, S3900 [25AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S5062 [17MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (S. 687), S3437 [4AP]

Television: tribute to ``Real Life With Mary Amoroso'' (television program), S8699 [2AU]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9845 [26SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9311 [12SE]

———convene independent board to investigate hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10268 [4OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9845 [26SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12523 [6DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), S9428 [14SE]

———U.S. policy, S9845 [26SE]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, S11993 [16NO]

Transportation: provide for safety on all forms of public transportation relative to terrorist-related threats, S10431 [10OC]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, S9147 [6SE]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13931 [20DE]

Whitman, Christine Todd: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S658 [30JA]

Texts of

S. 273, divide New Jersey into two judicial districts, S1129 [7FE]

S. 330, Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act, S1404-S1406 [14FE]

S. 609, Gun Parts Trafficking Act, S2896 [26MR]

S. 610, Police Gun Buyback Assistance Act, S2896 [26MR]

S. 641, Explosives Protection Act, S3058 [28MR]

S. 642, Neighborhood Watch Partnership Act, S3059 [28MR]

S. 819, Early Detection and Prevention of Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Act, S4247-S4249 [3MY]

S. 874, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S4893 [14MY]

S. 1081, Low-to-Moderate Income Home Ownership Tax Credit Act, S6612-S6616 [21JN]

S. 1471, Children's Lead Screening Accountability for Early-Intervention (SAFE) Act, S9879-S9881 [26SE]

Tributes

Clinton, Senator, S3900 [25AP]

Coverdell, Paul, S7835 [18JY]

Johnson, John (J.J.), S3435 [4AP]

Mellinger, Jacob, S6599 [21JN]

Quinn, John O., S9871 [26SE]

Raveche, Harold J., S3432 [4AP]

Tilghman, Shirley M., S6373 [18JN]

Williams, Bernice, S1743 [1MR]