WELLSTONE, PAUL D. (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13064, S13065 [12DE], S13093, S13168, S13175, S13193, S13199 [13DE], S13251, S13305, S13307 [14DE], S13472, S13474, S13639 [18DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7324, S7337 [9JY]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7691 [16JY], S7737 [17JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1928, S2014 [7MR], S2038, S2097 [8MR], S2144, S2165 [12MR], S2209, S2241 [13MR], S2324, S2351, S2358 [15MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3382, S3400, S3455, S3456 [4AP], S3495, S3566, S3591, S3595, S3596, S3618 [5AP], S3657, S3669, S3708, S3709 [6AP], S3790, S3791 [23AP], S3829 [24AP]

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), S10010 [1OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8294 [26JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9275 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230, S11233 [30OC], S11292 [31OC], S11363 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8544, S8614 [1AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4217, S4366, S4369 [3MY], S4509 [8MY], S4526, S4541, S4619, S4627, S4628, S4643, S4644, S4671, S4724, S4755, S4761 [9MY], S4799 [10MY], S4875 [14MY], S4917 [15MY], S5818 [5JN], S5926 [7JN], S6033 [11JN], S6319 [14JN]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10911, S10913, S10916, S10939, S10980, S10981, S10983, S10984 [24OC]

Mental health: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (S. 1729), S13066, S13076 [12DE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (S. Res. 147), S9859, S9933 [26SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 55), S3356, S3357 [3AP]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1182, S1230 [8FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2619, S2675 [21MR], S2845, S2907 [26MR], S3002 [27MR], S3175 [29MR]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5083, S5177 [17MY], S5190, S5271, S5282 [21MY], S5543 [23MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S9763 [25SE]

Conferee: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Auto Firms See Profit in Bankruptcy Reform Bill Provision, Tom Hamburger, Wall Street Journal, S2281 [14MR]

Bad Bankruptcy Bill, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S7544 [12JY]

Business-Dictated Bankruptcy Law, New York (NY) Times, S7544 [12JY]

Compounding Debt, Boston (MA) Globe, S7545 [12JY]

Congress, President Side With Banks, Not Consumers, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S7544 [12JY]

Contributors to Irresponsible Acts—Credit-Card Firms Not Blameless in Bankruptcy Rise, James Sollisch, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7545 [12JY]

Deeper Hole for Debtors, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7543 [12JY]

From Teachers to Drill Sergeants, Jay Mathews, Washington (DC) Post, S6117 [12JN]

Hard Lobbying on Debtor Bill Pays Dividend, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, S2282 [14MR]

Influence Market—Industries That Backed Bush Are Now Seeking Return on Investment, Tom Hamburger, Laurie McGinley, and David S. Cloud, Wall Street Journal, S2280 [14MR]

LTV Seems on the Verge of a Shutdown, Riva D. Atlas, New York (NY) Times, S13664 [19DE]

Mountain of Tests Slowly Crushing School Quality, Marc Fisher, Washington (DC) Post, S4796 [10MY]

Other People's Money, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, S11761 [14NO]

Police Officers Save People From Burning Chaska Apartment, Chris Graves, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S1460 [15FE]

Protectors of Airports Seek Financial Protection Themselves, Sarah McKenzie, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S12608 [7DE]

Reform Choice for Mr. Bush, Washington (DC) Post, S7544 [12JY]

Schools Find Wrong Answers to Test Pressure, Marc Fisher, Washington (DC) Post, S4795 [10MY]

Step Toward Reform, Boston (MA) Globe, S3257 [2AP]

U.S. Must Lead Efforts To Prevent Refugee Crisis in Afghanistan, by, S9954 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see S. Con. Res. 30), S3215 [30MR]

———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]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7195 [29JN]

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

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S11719 [13NO]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S12448 [5DE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE]

———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]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S3053 [28MR]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S6213 [13JN]

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]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 233), S915 [31JA]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S3922 [25AP]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1217), S8014 [20JY]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see S. 940), S5542 [23MY]

———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]

———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]

Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12683 [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]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see S. Con. Res. 27), S2662 [21MR]

———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]

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), S1347 [13FE]

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]

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

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 966), S5694 [25MY]

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

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), S9504 [19SE]

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

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

Cuba: 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 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), S3853 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1365), S9124 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S5967 [7JN]

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

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

Education: establish international education policy (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1012 [1FE]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 620), S2894 [26MR]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 413), S2473 [19MR]

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

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (see S. 471), S1897 [6MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 340), S5831 [5JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see S. 372), S1463 [15FE]

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]

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

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S7808 [17JY]

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

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), S7590 [12JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S8397 [30JY]

———suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (see S. 219), S1348 [13FE]

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

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

Foreign trade: 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), S9198 [6SE]

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]

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S6377 [18JN]

———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]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 587), S4100 [1MY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11286 [31OC]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3922 [25AP]

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

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see S. 652), S3152 [29MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers and reform H-2A worker program (see S. 1313), S8704 [2AU]

———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), S4400 [4MY]

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

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1089 [6FE]

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S2307 [14MR]

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), S1271 [13FE]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 651), S3152 [29MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S2219 [13MR]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S5118 [17MY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S8575 [1AU]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S9505 [19SE]

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

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S1394 [14FE]

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

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see S. 535), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 1741), S12100 [28NO]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S12312 [3DE]

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

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 776), S3921 [25AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. Res. 74), S4101 [1MY]

———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), S4044 [30AP]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see S. 1589), S11198 [30OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S4416 [7MY]

———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), S6128 [12JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S11789 [14NO]

———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), S12247 [30NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S6128 [12JN]

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

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

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

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S2220 [13MR]

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

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12683 [7DE]

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

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

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

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 1111), S6991 [27JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1701 [28FE]

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

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 761), S8014 [20JY]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Authority: establish (see S. 1681), S11719 [13NO]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 142), S11719 [13NO]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S6212 [13JN]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S6863 [25JN]

Power resources: 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]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see S. 1806), S12859 [11DE]

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), S9557 [20SE]

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), S9078 [4SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S6212 [13JN]

Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (see S. Res. 27), S1587 [26FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (see S. 796), S3994 [26AP]

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]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see S. 522), S2219 [13MR]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

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), S1218 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S7806 [17JY]

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

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S2662 [21MR]

———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]

Stassen, Harold E.: tribute (see S. Res. 48), S1972 [7MR]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S4589 [9MY]

———prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 753), S9621 [21SE]

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

———allow Medicare beneficiaries a refundable credit for purchase of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 1600), S11437 [5NO]

———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), S9197 [6SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S7956 [19JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see S. 756), S8912 [3AU]

———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), S653 [29JA]

———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (see S. 1058), S11789 [14NO]

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. 1715), S12002 [16NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see S. 584), S2662 [21MR]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 969), S10288 [4OC]

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), S12772 [10DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see S. Res. 151), S8911 [3AU]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S4176 [2MY]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see S. 410), S3153 [29MR]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles and prohibit backfitting of certain Trident I ballistic missile submarines to carry such missiles (see S. 113), S100 [22JA]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S8354 [27JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2981 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance (see S. Res. 172), S10835 [18OC]

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see S. 1880), S13943 [20DE]

Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 178), S568 [25JA]

Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S10389 [9OC]

Children and youth: reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see S. 1483), S10058 [2OC]

Dept. of Education: study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (see S. 1357), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S527 [24JA]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S4099 [1MY]

Drugs: permit individuals to import prescription drugs in limited circumstances (see S. 1229), S8123 [24JY]

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 460), S1897 [6MR]

———help establish and enhance early childhood family education programs (see S. 553), S2388 [15MR]

———promote engagement of young Americans in democratic process through civic education in classrooms, service learning programs, and student leadership activities (see S. 1238), S8203 [25JY]

———provide for local family information centers (see S. 445), S1747 [1MR]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 444), S1747 [1MR]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see S. 1884), S13943 [20DE]

Employment: strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see S. 1102), S6920 [26JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see S. 1467), S9874 [26SE]

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

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 595), S2730 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 957), S5616 [24MY]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see S. 422), S1746 [1MR]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 886), S4940 [15MY]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 663), S3152 [29MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 925), S5438 [22MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 690), S3435 [4AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S8705 [2AU]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 55), S2071 [8MR]

Olympic games: revitalize Olympic sports in the U.S. (see S. 1085), S6601 [21JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 719), S3530 [5AP]

Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (see S. 887), S4940 [15MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1680), S11719 [13NO]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see S. 1704), S11789 [14NO]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (see S. Res. 93), S5439 [22MY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 1249), S8203 [25JY]

Chronologies

Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13349 [17DE], S13658 [19DE]

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

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8499 [1AU], 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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]

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

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

Letters

Bankruptcy Reform Act: several women's and children's organizations, S1812 [5MR]

Dept. of Education funding for State testing and assessment programs: Tom Vilsack, Democratic Governors' Association, S5929 [7JN]

Ensure Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks: Eugene R. Andreotti, Minnesota Dept. of Military Affairs, S12611 [7DE]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S12612 [7DE]

———Military Coalition, S12610, S12611 [7DE]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: Armando C. Albarran, DAV, S3724 [6AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S3725 [6AP]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3724 [6AP]

Nomination of John D. Graham to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: several former Federal regulatory officials, S7914 [19JY]

Nomination of Wade F. Horn to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support: several organizations, S8183 [25JY]

Senate consideration of certain veterans health and housing legislation: several veterans organizations, S11317 [1NO]

Taconite Workers Relief Act, S1750 [1MR]

———David Foster, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Jerry Fallos, United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———John Swift, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board, S1750 [1MR]

———Jon G. LaSalle, Upper Peninsula Building Trades Council, S1751 [1MR]

———Louis P. Jondreau, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Marty Henry, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Mike Prusi, Stand Up for Iron Ore (organization), S1752 [1MR]

———Richard Rojeski, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Samuel H. Ricker, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Steve Bradach, Mayor of Biwabik, MN, S1751 [1MR]

———United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———Vincent P. Lacer, Mayor of Aurora, IL, S1750 [1MR]

Workforce training programs funding: Gordon Aanerud, Minnesota Workforce Council Association, S3678 [6AP]

———Larry G. Buboltz, Rural Minnesota CEP, Inc., S3678 [6AP]

———Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County, MN, Board of Commissioners, S3678 [6AP]

———Roger L. Hale, Minnesota Governor's Workforce Development Council, S3677 [6AP]

Lists

Military Coalition, S12611 [7DE]

Newspaper editorials opposing H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S7540 [12JY]

Organizations supporting Wellstone amendment to S. 27, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act allowing State voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits, S2622 [21MR]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8549 [1AU]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5190, S5253 [21MY], S5425 [22MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S9763 [25SE]

Privilege of the floor

Adams, John, S4428 [7MY]

Baker, Marge, S1790 [1MR]

Ballman, Luke, S3004 [27MR]

Banks, Lauren, S7829 [17JY]

Barth, Jay, S1023 [1FE], S3866 [24AP]

Carwell, John, S4848 [10MY]

Connolly, Cindy, S10024 [1OC]

Conolly, Cindy, S11236 [30OC]

Filice, Clara, S6531 [20JN]

Gerrity, Ellen, S10024 [1OC], S11236 [30OC], S14029 [20DE]

Hanley, Brian, S10903 [23OC]

Hermann, Colleen, S2416 [15MR]

Ingersoll, Archie, S7651 [12JY]

Jagdfeld, Jake, S1790 [1MR]

Lohman, Madeline, S10988 [24OC]

Onoda, Christie, S4848 [10MY]

Sagness, Janelle, S10667 [11OC]

Steinberg, Joe, S8249 [25JY]

Trepp, Phoebe, S4122 [1MY]

Walker, Kimberly, S4122 [1MY]

Whitehurst, Janet, S4965 [15MY]

Wilcox, Lauren, S6531 [20JN]

Yuen, Nicky, S3866 [24AP], S4014 [26AP]

Zawistowski, Stephanie, S8249 [25JY], S8496 [31JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, S10788 [17OC], S10911 [24OC]

———allocation of humanitarian assistance (S. Res. 172), S10842-S10844 [18OC]

———ensure any military action is targeted toward terrorists and minimize danger to civilians, S9954 [1OC]

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (S. 1880), S13970 [20DE]

———U.S. policy, S10911 [24OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13009 [12DE], S13095 [13DE], S13246 [14DE], S13663, S13664 [19DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12405, S12406 [5DE]

———funding, S3368 [4AP]

———phase out price supports for sugar and use savings to improve Food Stamp Program, S13009 [12DE]

———price supports for sugar beets, S11086 [25OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8422, S8433, S8434 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11086 [25OC]

Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc.: anniversary, S9193 [6SE]

Andean Counterdrug Initiative: require additional condition for procurement of chemicals for aerial coca fumigation, S10940 [24OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7378, S7380, S7392, S7407, S7409, S7410 [10JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1660 [28FE], S12287 [3DE]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 411), S1660 [28FE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S950 [1FE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S9584 [21SE], S10437 [10OC], S10504 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10137 [3OC], S10354, S10355 [9OC]

———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, S10137 [3OC], S10354, S10355 [9OC], S10437 [10OC], S10504 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7723, S7737, S7742 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7540, S7541, S7549 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 220), S1677, S1678 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 220), unanimous-consent request, S1676 [28FE]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1812 [5MR], S1928, S1930, S1934, S1935, S1955, S1956, S1958, S1959, S1960 [7MR], S2142, S2144, S2145, S2146 [12MR], S2279, S2284, S2285, S2286, S2291, S2292 [14MR], S2324, S2325, S2327, S2347, S2350, S2390 [15MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), cloture motion, S2296 [14MR]

———amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S1729 [1MR]

———amend waiting period for subsequent filings, S2324, S2347 [15MR]

———clarify responsibility of companies to fulfill legal obligations to administer employee and retiree benefit plans, S2142, S2144 [12MR]

———create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing, S1928, S1930, S1934, S1935, S1955, S1956, S1958, S1959, S1960 [7MR]

———definition of debtors income, S2324, S2347 [15MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S2143 [12MR]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 178), S568 [25JA]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S2144 [12MR], S2279-S2284, S2291, S2292 [14MR]

———treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing, S7549 [12JY]

———treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2325, S2347 [15MR]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: require GAO study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings, S7737, S7742 [17JY]

Barthwell, Andrea G.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, S13355 [17DE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3103 [29MR]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws, S7016 [28JN]

Black History Month: observance, S1582 [26FE]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S4446 [7MY]

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, S6257 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1599 [27FE], S1660, S1661 [28FE], S2141 [12MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3313 [3AP], S3368, S3376, S3384, S3386, S3391 [4AP], S3477, S3488, S3495 [5AP], S3638 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4567 [9MY], S4781 [10MY]

Capitol Police: tribute, S10146 [3OC], S10354 [9OC], S10915 [24OC]

———tribute (S. Res. 170), S10446 [10OC]

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: results of study on Bush Administration tax cut proposal, S1206 [8FE]

Children and youth: Federal aid programs funding, S3488 [5AP]

———reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (S. 1483), S10064 [2OC]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S7581 [12JY]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing, S7581 [12JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 684), S3351 [3AP]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S10932, S10935 [24OC]

———human rights violations, S9153, S9154 [6SE]

Congress: legislative priorities, S81 [22JA], S1028 [6FE]

Credit: require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S7549 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: restrictions on use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations animal waste structures, S13246 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9800 [25SE], S9954, S9955 [1OC], S10051 [2OC]

———funding, S7392 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12607, S12608, S12609, S12610, S12620, S12671 [7DE]

Dept. of Education: improve State assessment completion bonus program, S4875, S4877 [14MY], S5812, S5817, S5818 [5JN], S5847, S5848 [6JN]

———study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (S. 1357), S8922 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (S. 161), S527 [24JA]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1811 [5MR], S1842, S1882 [6MR]

———job training program for dislocated workers funding, S7407, S7410 [10JY]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (S. 1848), S13704 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7571, S7575 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8153 [25JY], S8530, S8531 [1AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9384 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11168, S11174, S11176, S11178, S11180, S11183 [30OC], S11262, S11272 [31OC], S11307 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13782 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8544, S8548 [1AU]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (S. 805), S4115 [1MY]

District of Columbia: exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11530 [7NO]

Dodd, Senator: tribute on birth of child, S9412 [14SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S13355 [17DE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S13355 [17DE]

Drugs: permit individuals to import prescription drugs in limited circumstances (S. 1229), S8131 [24JY]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps, S11761 [14NO]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S4191 [3MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6358 [14JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13367, S13369, S13370, S13417, S13421 [18DE]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4075 [1MY], S4527, S4534 [9MY], S4794, S4796, S4797, S4799, S4802 [10MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 460), S1898 [6MR]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6078 [12JN]

———funding, S3376, S3384, S3386 [4AP], S4781 [10MY], S5190, S5192, S5193, S5195, S5253 [21MY]

———help establish and enhance early childhood family education programs (S. 553), S2408 [15MR]

———national policy to improve system, S1028 [6FE], S1599 [27FE]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6115, S6118 [12JN], S6149 [13JN]

———promote engagement of young Americans in democratic process through civic education in classrooms, service learning programs, and student leadership activities (S. 1238), S8214-S8216 [25JY]

———provide for local family information centers (S. 445), S1785 [1MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4804 [10MY]

———reductions in school class size, S4907 [15MY]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5910 [7JN]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 444), S1784 [1MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926, S5928, S5932, S5933, S5934, S5935, S5937, S5938, S5939, S5945, S5946, S5947 [7JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3805-S3807, S3821 [24AP], S4191, S4195, S4213 [3MY], S4527, S4534 [9MY], S4794, S4796, S4797, S4799, S4802, S4804 [10MY], S4875, S4877 [14MY], S4907, S4918 [15MY], S5812, S5817, S5818 [5JN], S5847, S5848 [6JN], S5910, S5926, S5928, S5932, S5933, S5934, S5935, S5937, S5938, S5939, S5945, S5946, S5947 [7JN], S6078, S6110, S6115, S6118 [12JN], S6149 [13JN], S6257, S6358 [14JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4026 [30AP], S4060, S4075 [1MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S3974 [26AP]

———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11307 [1NO]

———special alternative instructional programs funding, S4191 [3MY]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (S. 1884), S13972 [20DE]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board: guaranteeing of emergency loan to LTV Corp., S13665 [19DE]

Employment: strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (S. 1102), S6924-S6926 [26JN]

———workforce training programs funding, S3391 [4AP]

FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10584 [11OC]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11759, S11761 [14NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit roving wiretap authority, S10576 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10908, S10911, S10913, S10914, S10915, S10932, S10935, S10940, S10953 [24OC]

Graham, John D.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S7911, S7914 [19JY]

Health: improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3477 [5AP]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas, S6477 [20JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7016 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6477, S6478 [20JN]

Heart Failure Society of America: tribute, S9249 [10SE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees, S9384 [13SE]

———extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (S. 1467), S9876 [26SE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), unanimous-consent request, S12351, S12352 [4DE], S12396 [5DE]

———improve programs for veterans (S. 739), S3719 [6AP], S10903, S10904 [23OC], S11902 [15NO]

———improve programs for veterans (S. 739), unanimous-consent request, S11273 [31OC], S11317 [1NO], S11519 [7NO], S11594 [8NO]

Horn, Wade F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S8182, S8184, S8187 [25JY]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 652), S3167 [29MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S3821 [24AP], S4213 [3MY], S4918 [15MY], S13367, S13417 [18DE]

Insurance: mental health coverage parity, S13782 [20DE]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (S. 595), S2732 [22MR]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8434 [31JY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S12620 [7DE]

Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports, S1050 [6FE]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), S5663 [25MY]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 957), S5633 [24MY], S7575 [12JY]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284 [14MR]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (S. 422), S1749, S1750, S1752, S1753 [1MR]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 886), S4947 [15MY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 1107), S6994 [27JN]

———use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2782 [22MR]

Law enforcement: surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10571 [11OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S7378, S7380, S7407 [10JY]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 663), S3172 [29MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1671 [28FE], S3313 [3AP]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 925), S5444-S5447 [22MY], S8153 [25JY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 690), S3438 [4AP]

Mental health: expand and improve counseling and mental health services for posttraumatic stress syndrome relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9955 [1OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11168, S11174, S11176, S11178, S11180 [30OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (S. 543), S2395 [15MR], S6477 [20JN], S11183 [30OC], S12397 [5DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8153 [25JY]

Minimum wage: level, S4881 [14MY]

Minnesota: acknowledgement of support relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9412 [14SE]

———forests management, recovery, and rehabilitation programs funding, S7571 [12JY]

———Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail Project funding, S8530, S8531 [1AU]

National Academy of Sciences: study increase in natural gas prices and feasibility of Federal natural gas reserve, S1183 [8FE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: designate (S. Res. 147), S8770 [2AU]

National American Indian Heritage Month: observance, S5687 [25MY]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S12671 [7DE]

———national missile defense system, S9800 [25SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 55), S2095 [8MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, S8434 [31JY]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S660 [30JA]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S4446 [7MY]

Olympic games: revitalize Olympic sports in the U.S. (S. 1085), S6618 [21JN]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8434 [31JY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S13095 [13DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12287 [3DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12074 [28NO]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1183 [8FE]

Political campaigns: allow States to enact voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits, S2544, S2545 [20MR], S2619, S2622, S2624, S2627 [21MR]

———disclosure requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates and prohibition on use of labor or corporate funds for such advertisements, S2846, S2849 [26MR], S3041 [28MR], S3076 [29MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2452 [19MR], S2544, S2545 [20MR], S2619, S2622, S2624, S2627, S2645 [21MR], S2782 [22MR], S2845, S2846, S2849, S2850, S2882, S2884 [26MR], S2936, S2953, S2966 [27MR], S3007, S3022, S3041 [28MR], S3076, S3078, S3079, S3103 [29MR], S3256, S3257 [2AP]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), unanimous-consent agreement, S3123 [29MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 719), S3544-S3546 [5AP]

———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, S2845, S2846, S2849, S2850, S2882, S2884 [26MR], S3041 [28MR], S3076 [29MR]

———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, S2452 [19MR], S2544, S2545 [20MR]

———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees, S2966 [27MR], S3007, S3022 [28MR]

———provide partial public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending limits, S2953 [27MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2645 [21MR]

———voluntary spending limits for Senate campaigns and public financing for candidates whose opponent exceeds such limits, S3078, S3079 [29MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12287 [3DE]

Program of Development and Peace of the Magdalena Medio (organization): tribute, S9153 [6SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11262, S11272 [31OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S11272 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (S. 1027), S6218 [13JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12074 [28NO]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (S. 697), S3450 [4AP]

Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (S. 887), S4948 [15MY]

Senate: legislative program, S3638 [6AP], S5077 [17MY], S9412 [14SE], S13245 [14DE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, S12607, S12608, S12609, S12610 [7DE]

———ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1680), S11725 [13NO]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8434 [31JY]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (S. 1704), S11794 [14NO]

Steel Loan Guarantee Program: improve, S7392 [10JY], S7575 [12JY]

Taxation: expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (S. 455), S1811 [5MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent agreement, S11902 [15NO]

———make Hope Scholarship fully refundable, S5425 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S10911 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11759, S11761 [14NO], S13009 [12DE]

———rates, S1030 [6FE], S1206 [8FE], S1599 [27FE], S1660, S1661 [28FE], S2141 [12MR], S4781 [10MY], S4881 [14MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5425 [22MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5792 [26MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to commit, S5190, S5192, S5193, S5195, S5253 [21MY]

Terrorism: antitrust exemption for agreements reached with parties involved in the development of bioterrorism countermeasures, S13903 [20DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9800 [25SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9303 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11025 [25OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10571, S10576, S10584, S10594 [11OC]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (S. 1715), S11996 [16NO]

Thompson, Tommy G.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S443 [23JA]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 584), S2668 [21MR]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (S. Res. 93), S5532 [23MY]

———tribute to wrestling team, S3212 [30MR]

Uzbekistan: report on the use of defense articles and services, financial assistance, and human rights or international law violations, S10914 [24OC]

Veterans: designate a special day to honor Purple Heart recipients, S8899 [3AU]

———health care funding, S3495 [5AP], S3638 [6AP], S8544, S8548 [1AU]

Votes: position on missed, S4498 [8MY]

Walters, John P.: evaluation of priorities as Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S13355 [17DE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (S. 1249), S8154, S8235 [25JY]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, S7392 [10JY]

Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S1050 [6FE]

Reports

Estimated 12 Million Low- and Moderate-Income Families, With 24 Million Children, Would Not Benefit From Bush Tax Plan: Isaac Shapiro, Allen Dupree, and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S1206 [8FE]

Statements

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Exploration: David Foster, United Steelworkers of America, S11284 [31OC]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, S3724 [6AP]

Student Standardized Tests: Jonathan Kozol, S4077 [1MY]

Summaries

Steel Revitalization Act (S. 957), S5634 [24MY]

Texts of

S. 595, Fairness in Treatment—The Drug and Alcohol Addition Recovery Act, S2733-S2735 [22MR]

S. 690, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act, S3439-S3442 [4AP]

S. 739, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act, S3720-S3724 [6AP]

S. 886, Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund establishment, S4948 [15MY]

S. 887, Torture Victims Relief Act, S4949 [15MY]

S. 925, Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act, S5447-S5455 [22MY]

S. 1357, study implementation of Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, S8923 [3AU]

S. Res. 170, tribute to Capitol Police, S10446 [10OC]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S9954 [1OC]

Dayton, Senator, S1671 [28FE]

English, James H., S3973 [26AP]

George, Bill, S4037 [30AP]

Hyman, Steven E., S12243 [30NO]

Juell, Brady, S1459 [15FE]

Kleber, Mike, S1459 [15FE]

Radosevich, Margaret and Tony, S4242 [3MY]