BROWNBACK, SAM (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12458 [5DE], S12834, S12970 [11DE], S13179 [13DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7313, S7334 [9JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10469 [10OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3493, S3561, S3590, S3607 [5AP]

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), S9749, S9758 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8243 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11232 [30OC], S11292 [31OC], S11325, S11391, S11394 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8635, S8653, S8776 [2AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4624 [9MY], S4914 [15MY], S5007 [16MY], S5969 [7JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10336 [4OC], S10897 [23OC], S10916, S10921, S10952, S10959, S10983, S10985 [24OC]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S6058 [11JN], S7597, S7598, S7599 [12JY], S8247 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6930 [26JN], S7066, S7118, S7119, S7122 [28JN]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (S. Res. 194), S14009, S14054 [20DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12174 [29NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2907 [26MR], S3024, S3065 [28MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12101 [28NO], S12448 [5DE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5049, S5168 [17MY], S5285 [21MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3637 [6AP]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1353 [13FE]

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, S4968 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Human Cloning—Brave New Mistake, Sophia Kolehmainen, S12223 [30NO]

Sacrificial Love—St. Valentine's Contribution to Love and Commitment, Mark W. Merrill, Washington (DC) Times, S1438 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 1373), S8911 [3AU]

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction and commend participants in the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy (see S. Res. 191), S13145 [13DE]

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 1538), S10980 [24OC]

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S2895 [26MR]

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

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S100 [22JA]

Aviation: improve security (see S. 1447), S9973 [1OC]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see S. 1290), S8575 [1AU]

———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), S10059 [2OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1630), S11437 [5NO]

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]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see S. 1046), S6318 [14JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S1817 [5MR]

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

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]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see S. 360), S1463 [15FE]

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]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8913 [3AU]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 480), S1971 [7MR]

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 Commerce: establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (see S. 1781), S12551 [6DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9972 [1OC]

———establish office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see S. 1377), S11549 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S2071 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S8913 [3AU]

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

Ecology and environment: encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices (see S. 1255), S8280 [26JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 167), S527 [24JA]

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

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

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S6128 [12JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S6127 [12JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]

Habitat for Humanity International: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 48), S6008 [8JN]

Health: 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), S2072 [8MR]

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 57), S7193 [29JN]

———tribute to assisted individuals (see S. Res. 145), S8575 [1AU]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see S. 1452), S9621 [21SE]

———extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier (see S. 1400), S9122 [5SE]

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

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

———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]

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: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3152 [29MR]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1012 [1FE] (see S. Con. Res. 23), S2219 [13MR]

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

Medicaid: permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 573), S5968 [7JN]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S9124 [5SE]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for rural or sole community hospital outpatient department services (see S. 270), S1121 [7FE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 452), S2163 [12MR]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S9123 [5SE]

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]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S5891 [6JN]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S7193 [29JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC]

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 Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5269 [21MY]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S9557 [20SE]

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

National Homeownership Week: observance (see S. Res. 108), S6008 [8JN]

National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 43), S2307 [14MR]

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

National Murder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 41), S3275 [2AP]

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

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

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see S. 1349), S8910 [3AU]

National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]

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

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S12001 [16NO]

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

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

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]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see S. 235), S1012 [1FE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 141), S653 [29JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 22), S2388 [15MR]

Power resources: protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (see S. 388, 389), S1972 [7MR]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 206), S929 [31JA]

Railroads: 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]

Senate: use of content labeling for Internet web sites of Senators (see S. Res. 184), S12100 [28NO]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]

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

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 718), S3530 [5AP]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see S. 180), S568 [25JA]

Tariff: hand-knotted or hand-woven carpets and leather gloves (see S. 1671), S11790 [14NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 1502), S12055 [27NO]

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

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see S. 11), S97 [22JA]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 938), S5542 [23MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 530), S6008 [8JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S785 [30JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, withdrawn (see S. 88), S1088 [6FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief effective immediately for certain tax brackets and the standard deduction (see S. 1513), S10388 [9OC]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 1199), S7955 [19JY]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 313), S1270 [13FE]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S1270 [13FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 661), S7806 [17JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 237), S3053 [28MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S12448 [5DE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]

Terrorism: 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]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit finance charges for on-time payments, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 539), S2895 [26MR]

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

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see S. 1651), S11549 [7NO]

Unemployment: authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1532), S10640 [11OC]

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), S8465 [31JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1700 [28FE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see S. 122), S1229 [8FE]

Zhan, Gao: relief (see S. 702), S3530 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for their discriminatory policies (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5542 [23MY]

Azerbaijan: waive financial assistance restrictions in the case of U.S. national security interests (see S. 1521), S10388 [9OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a National Day of Reconciliation (see S. Con. Res. 83), S11719 [13NO]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 1126, 1127), S7083 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 785), S3994 [26AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a carbon sequestration program and implementation panel to enhance international conservation and to slow greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere (see S. 769), S3852 [24AP]

FCC: prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (see S. 696), S3436 [4AP]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (see S. 1465), S9807 [25SE]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 908), S5118 [17MY]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see S. 1259), S8353 [27JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (see S. Con. Res. 51), S6448 [19JN]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 194), S13944 [20DE]

———normal trade relations status (see S. 168), S527 [24JA]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see S. Con. Res. 15), S1464 [15FE]

Pakistan: reduce or suspend duties on textiles (see S. 1675), S11719 [13NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 790), S3994 [26AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4246 [3MY]

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

Taxation: provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit (see S. 765), S3852 [24AP]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 315), S1270 [13FE]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

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

Letters

Construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, KS: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, S13672 [19DE]

———Nancy Bear, Kickapoo Tribe, S13672 [19DE]

NIH stem cell research: President Bush, S6395 [19JN]

———several Senators, S6394 [19JN]

Revise requirements for procurement of products from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to meet needs of Federal agencies: Steve Young, Fraternal Order of Police, S9778 [25SE]

Waive financial assistance restrictions for Azerbaijan in the case of U.S. national security interests: Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State, S10960 [24OC]

———Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, and Anthony Lake, S10960 [24OC]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2336 [15MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7136 [29JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S835 [31JA], S3637 [6AP]

Prayers

Spencer, Helena: House the Senate Built Program, S2066 [8MR]

Privilege of the floor

Krukfy, Kevin, S1530 [15FE]

Stelljes, Spencer, S6356 [14JN]

Remarks

Afghanistan: treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, S10919 [24OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13101, S13117 [13DE], S13452 [18DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8426 [31JY]

Air Force: B-1B Lancer bombers drawdown funding, S7415 [10JY]

———tanker aircraft lease program funding, S12613 [7DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7415 [10JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9429 [14SE]

———increase basic pay, S1259 [13FE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S881 [31JA]

Azerbaijan: waive financial assistance restrictions in the case of U.S. national security interests, S10960, S10961 [24OC]

———waive financial assistance restrictions in the case of U.S. national security interests (S. 1521), S10396 [9OC]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Japan, S5567 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7730 [17JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S2023 [8MR], S2330 [15MR]

———limit homestead property exemption, S2023 [8MR], S2330 [15MR], S7730 [17JY]

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, S6253, S6254, S6257, S6259 [14JN]

———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269, S6274 [14JN]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (S. 1046), S9006 [3AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1597 [27FE]

———deficit, S1100 [7FE], S1597 [27FE]

———increase tax cuts if budget surpluses are higher than projected, S3494, S3495 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3494, S3495 [5AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S836 [31JA], S1100 [7FE]

Cambodia: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10898 [23OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a National Day of Reconciliation (S. Con. Res. 83), S11921 [15NO]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 1127), S7093 [28JN]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 2307), S1449 [15FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (S. 1781), S12554 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9773, S9778 [25SE]

———funding, S1259 [13FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12613 [7DE]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S12613 [7DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent, S8672 [2AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11321 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13789 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8671, S8672 [2AU]

Diseases: establish a national registry and improve the treatment for persons affected by Spina Bifida, S8671 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices, S13117 [13DE]

Education: allow freedom in science education relative to teaching of evolution and creationism, S6152 [13JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4914, S4915, S4916 [15MY], S6152 [13JN], S6253, S6254, S6257, S6259, S6269, S6274 [14JN]

FCC: prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (S. 696), S3447 [4AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, S9773, S9778 [25SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10898 [23OC], S10919, S10953, S10954, S10960, S10961 [24OC]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (S. 1465), S9811 [25SE]

Fort Scott, KS: Fort Scott National Cemetery expansion dedication, S11525 [7NO]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S3810 [24AP]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (S. 908), S5121 [17MY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S6393-S6395 [19JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6540 [21JN], S7067, S7069, S7070, S7072 [28JN], S7131 [29JN]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (S. 1259), S8355 [27JY]

Horn, Wade F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S8189 [25JY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10953, S10954 [24OC]

Kansas City, KS: construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery, S13671, S13672, S13673 [19DE], S13789 [20DE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11373 [1NO]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1749), S12249 [30NO]

Mansfield, Mike: tribute (S. Res. 169), S10400 [9OC]

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance: observance, S9430 [14SE]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate, S1437 [14FE]

———observance, S12222 [30NO]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), S13692 [19DE]

NIH: study the effect on children and youth of exposure to violent entertainment relative to development and educational achievement, S4914, S4915, S4916 [15MY]

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.: tribute to CardCare discount drug program for senior citizens, S11784 [14NO]

Oklahoma State University: tribute to individuals killed in plane crash associated with the men's basketball program, S836 [31JA]

Pakistan: reduce or suspend duties on textiles (S. 1675), S11720 [13NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12144 [29NO], S12299 [3DE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1187 [8FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12144 [29NO], S12222 [30NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12299 [3DE]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1311), S8721 [2AU]

Religion: observance of Ash Wednesday, S1673 [28FE]

Robinson, Julie A.: nomination to be district judge, S12821 [11DE]

Science: prohibit human germline gene modification, S7067, S7069, S7070, S7072 [28JN], S7131 [29JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, S11321 [1NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), unanimous-consent request, S12025, S12026, S12027 [27NO], S12080, S12081 [28NO]

———provide for a moratorium on the cloning of humans, S12144 [29NO], S12222 [30NO], S12299 [3DE]

Senate: legislative program, S2016 [7MR]

———tribute to the House the Senate Built Program, S2066 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 829), S4262 [3MY]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, S10149 [3OC]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (S. 718), S3544 [5AP]

Stassen, Harold E.: tribute (S. Res. 48), S2016 [7MR]

Taxation: airline depreciation allowance on the sale of new and refurbished aircraft, S11930 [15NO]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5057 [17MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11930 [15NO]

———rates, S836 [31JA], S1100 [7FE], S1597 [27FE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5057 [17MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5802 [26MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 315), S1336 [13FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9318 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11017 [25OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9801 [25SE]

Valentine's Day: observance, S1437, S1438 [14FE]

Summaries

Rural and Urban Health Care Act (S. 1259), S8357 [27JY]

Texts of

S. 315, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act, S1337 [13FE]

S. 696, Third-Generation Wireless Internet Act, S3448 [4AP]

S. 765, Carbon Sequestration Investment Tax Credit Act, S3859 [24AP]

S. 769, International Carbon Conservation Act, S3862 [24AP]

S. 829, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, S4263-S4265 [3MY]

S. 1259, Rural and Urban Health Care Act, S8356 [27JY]

Tributes

Armstrong, Lance, S8904 [3AU]

Finney, Joan, S2160 [12MR], S8847 [2AU]

Thomas, Bob and Orlene, S6598 [21JN]