BOND, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13039, S13069 [12DE], S13475, S13476 [18DE]

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

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7323, S7336 [9JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2233 [13MR], S2359 [15MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3416, S3437 [4AP], S3483, S3525, S3564 [5AP], S3638, S3657, S3763 [6AP], S3829 [24AP]

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), S9748 [24SE], S9812, S9813, S9816 [25SE], S9833, S9834, S9924, S9933 [26SE], S9961, S9991, S10021 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12562 [6DE], S12651, S12653, S12655, S12665, S12691, S12692, S12722, S12730 [7DE], S13359 [17DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9525 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8243 [25JY], S8297, S8298 [26JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9215, S9274 [10SE], S9341 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8543, S8601, S8614 [1AU], S8825 [2AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4367 [3MY], S4630, S4647 [9MY], S4981 [16MY], S6319 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7854, S7884 [18JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6548, S6622 [21JN], S6895, S6909, S6933 [26JN], S7016, S7114 [28JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12266, S12267 [30NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2676 [21MR], S3004 [27MR], S3187, S3191, S3223 [30MR]

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 (S. 1499), S11731 [13NO]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S9403, S9406 [13SE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), S11923, S11963 [15NO], S12734, S12742 [7DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729, S11730 [13NO], S11960, S11961 [15NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5305 [21MY]

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

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, S3782 [23AP]

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

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

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

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU]

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

Articles and editorials

Black Group Seeks Repeal of Estate Tax—Businessmen Say Levy Increases Disparity in Wealth Among Races, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S3295 [3AP]

Fire Next Time, Mark Helprin, Wall Street Journal, S5697 [25MY]

Rumsfeld on High Wire of Defense Reform, Thomas E. Ricks, Washington (DC) Post, S5698 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (see S. 1782), S12682 [7DE]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S6519 [20JN]

———reform ROTC eligibility (see S. 359), S2473 [19MR]

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

Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see S. 1133), S7083 [28JN]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 993), S5889 [6JN] (see S. 1630), S11437 [5NO]

Budget: provide new discretionary spending limits (see S. 1575), S11105 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3707 [6AP] (see S. Res. 66), S3789 [23AP]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S3922 [25AP]

Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (see S. Res. 123), S7193 [29JN]

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]

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: protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 480), S6518 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the issuance of quality grade labels on imported meat products (see S. 544), S2388 [15MR]

———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 HUD: clarify authority relative to use of fees under the manufactured housing program (see S. 1029), S6212 [13JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see S.J. Res. 6), S1747 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 612), S2894 [26MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S5832 [5JN]

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

Ecology and environment: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (see S. 1294), S8575 [1AU]

Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S10693 [15OC]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 361), S2163 [12MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 190), S5269 [21MY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 301), S1818 [5MR]

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

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

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9808 [25SE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 721), S11363 [1NO]

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

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

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 (see S. 857), S8912 [3AU]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S6213 [13JN]

IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 276), S1122 [7FE]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S3853 [24AP]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S3053 [28MR]

Medicare: 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), S1394 [14FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 357, 358), S8064 [23JY]

———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), S5617 [24MY]

———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), S12369 [4DE]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (see S. 1006), S6378 [18JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S11940 [15NO]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S6212 [13JN]

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

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S4247 [3MY]

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

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

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S7807 [17JY]

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), S9742 [24SE]

National Guard: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 93), S13145 [13DE]

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

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

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

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

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

NSF: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 36), S4246 [3MY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S4045 [30AP]

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

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

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S5006 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see S. 838), S5270 [21MY]

Postage and stamps: provide for a permanent postal rate for certain educational bound printed matter (see S. 1801), S12858 [11DE]

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), S10795 [17OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S9440 [14SE]

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

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]

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

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY]

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

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

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S8576 [1AU]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 858), S4824 [10MY]

———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program (see S. 1472), S9875 [26SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1348 [13FE]

Social Security: extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (see S. 1503), S10287 [4OC]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S9198 [6SE]

Taxation: modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (see S. 1832), S13300 [14DE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S8123 [24JY]

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

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (see S. 1717), S12001 [16NO]

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

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

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

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S9253 [10SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (see S. 616), S2894 [26MR]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1306), S8704 [2AU]

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

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

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S8465 [31JY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S10640 [11OC]

———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), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

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]

———extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S8575 [1AU]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S1348 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S3436 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S2583 [20MR]

Voting: ensure uniform treatment by States of Federal overseas absentee ballots and allow buildings on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places (see S. 154), S1897 [6MR]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S9807 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see S. Con. Res. 55), S6920 [26JN]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see S. 1479), S9972 [1OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN]

Committee on Small Business (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 42), S1817 [5MR]

Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (see S. 734), S3705 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1638), S11488 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see S. 1071), S6518 [20JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 80), S11198 [30OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 678), S3340 [3AP]

Health: expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (see S. 1705), S11940 [15NO]

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

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see S. 523), S2219 [13MR]

Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see S. 1518), S10388 [9OC]

Military Readiness Investigation Board: establish (see S. 967), S5694 [25MY]

National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see S. Res. 45), S1972 [7MR]

National Work Safe Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S5695 [25MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see S. 1301), S8575 [1AU]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 395), S1616 [27FE]

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

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 849), S4589 [9MY]

———enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (see S. 861), S4822 [10MY]

———forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1493), S10154 [3OC]

———provide for national quadrennial and State summits (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see S. 1196), S7878 [18JY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S3705 [6AP]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 336), S1394 [14FE]

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

———repeal recognition of capital gain rule for home offices (see S. 945), S5615 [24MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 837), S4416 [7MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 189), S568 [25JA]

Veterans: ensure quality health care (see S. Res. 179), S11719 [13NO]

Voting: modify requirements for voter mail registration (see S. 528), S2306 [14MR]

———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. 470), S1897 [6MR]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Cost Estimates

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act (S. 295): CBO, S2910 [26MR]

Descriptions

Cash Accounting for Small Business Act (S. 336), S1422 [14FE]

Home-Office Deduction Simplification Act (S. 945), S5618 [24MY]

Independent Contractor Determination Act (S. 837), S4421 [7MY]

Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act (S. 29), S302 [22JA]

Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act (S. 1493), S10163-S10165 [3OC]

Small Business Works Act (S. 189), S579 [25JA]

Letters

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6497 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture review of Federal agency actions affecting agricultural producers: several agricultural organizations, S13036 [12DE]

Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act: Raymond F. Lopez, Jr., Engineering Services Network, Inc., S4831 [10MY]

———Scott Ulvi, Anteon Corp., S4831 [10MY]

Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor: Cecilia Madan, S12409 [5DE]

Nomination of Ronnie L. White to be district judge: James L. Vermeersch, Missouri Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

———Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr., National Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

Small Business Works Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S581 [25JA]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Lists

Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Privilege of the floor

Stoody, John, S8617 [1AU], S13070 [12DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13035, S13038 [12DE], S13080, S13082, S13083, S13084, S13085, S13086, S13087 [13DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7321 [9JY], S7381, S7383, S7411 [10JY]

Arizona Diamondbacks (baseball team): tribute, S13140 [13DE]

Army: National Guard helicopters funding, S7411 [10JY]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S984, S986 [1FE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers, S12653 [7DE]

———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (S. 1479), S9980 [1OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10131 [3OC]

———limit liability of airlines as a result of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9366 [13SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9589 [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, S9589 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2046 [8MR]

———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2046 [8MR]

Barreto, Hector V., Jr.: nomination to be SBA Administrator, S8191 [25JY]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895, S6900 [26JN]

Brauer, Stephen: nomination to be Ambassador to Belgium, S5764 [25MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1735 [1MR], S3293 [3AP], S8148 [25JY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3293, S3294 [3AP], S3401, S3420 [4AP], S3463, S3467, S3483, S3486, S3519 [5AP], S3638, S3657, S3670 [6AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1172 [8FE]

CERCLA: eligibility of certain petroleum contaminated sites for brownfield cleanup funding, S3904 [25AP]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3892, S3904 [25AP]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13684 [19DE]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S12655 [7DE]

Cuba, MO: tribute to efforts on Route 66 Murals project, S12242 [30NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: review of Federal agency actions affecting agricultural producers, S13035 [12DE], S13080, S13082, S13083, S13084, S13085, S13086, S13087 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9796 [25SE], S9838, S9839 [26SE]

———conduct study of tactical and military aircraft industrial base, S12651 [7DE]

———funding, S7321 [9JY], S7381, S7383 [10JY]

———joint strike fighter development, S9796 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12651, S12653, S12655 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13853 [20DE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit use of Federal funds to assist State-developed low-income housing in New York and Massachusetts, S8673 [2AU]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program gun buyback initiatives funding, S8644 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1852 [6MR]

Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (S. 734), S3717 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 1638), S11492 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8100 [24JY]

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

———veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding, S8661 [2AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9366 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11182 [30OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8540, S8544, S8547, S8548, S8559, S8561 [1AU], S8630, S8632, S8633, S8637, S8641, S8644, S8655, S8661, S8666, S8668, S8672, S8673 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11597 [8NO], S11655 [9NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13371 [18DE]

———increase the technically trained workforce (S. 1549), S10766 [16OC]

———strengthen early childhood parent education programs, S6024 [11JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children, S4982, S4983 [16MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S4861-S4864 [14MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4861 [14MY], S4982, S4983 [16MY], S6024 [11JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4144 [2MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7854 [18JY]

EPA: establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8559, S8561 [1AU]

———wastewater infrastructure project grants allocation formula, S8637, S8641, S8655, S8661 [2AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 80), S11216 [30OC]

FEMA: disaster relief funding for current fiscal year, S8544 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 678), S3341 [3AP]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10850 [18OC]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6845 [25JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6942 [27JN]

———expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (S. 1705), S11941 [15NO]

———limit attorneys' fees in lawsuits relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7017, S7024, S7025 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6550, S6551, S6577, S6582 [21JN], S6845 [25JN], S6895, S6900 [26JN], S6942 [27JN], S7017, S7024, S7025 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6496 [20JN]

Health care facilities: community health centers funding, S3484 [5AP]

———importance of children's hospitals, S6004 [8JN]

———provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (S. 523), S2224 [13MR]

Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., S11030 [25OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (S. 1518), S10393 [9OC]

IRS: taxpayer refund, S8148 [25JY]

Kansas City, MO: opening of Slovak Republic Consulate, S10637 [11OC]

———tribute to Mary Harmon Weeks Elementary School, S5609 [24MY]

Karekin II: tribute (H. Con. Res. 139), S5764 [25MY]

Ketchikan, AK: EPA water projects funding, S11655 [9NO]

Lambert Field, MO: tribute to 131st Fighter Wing, S6005 [8JN]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory, S13853 [20DE]

Letchworth, Elizabeth B.: tribute (S. Res. 154), S8874 [3AU]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services, S3420 [4AP], S3463 [5AP]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (S. 326), S1398 [14FE]

———funding, S3294 [3AP], S3463 [5AP]

———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, S3670 [6AP]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8100 [24JY]

Mikulski, Senator: Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Commanders Cross With Star recipient, S13080 [13DE]

Military Readiness Investigation Board: establish (S. 967), S5696 [25MY]

Minimum wage: level (S. 964), S5765 [25MY]

Missouri: dispute over use of provider taxes to increase Federal contributions to State Medicaid programs, S11182 [30OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers authority to propose alternative species recovery methods to those prescribed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that increase water releases from dams, S7854 [18JY]

———Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7321 [9JY]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 90), S5764 [25MY]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: observance, S11718 [13NO]

NIH: funding, S3401 [4AP]

Oats, Inc.: anniversary, S9502 [19SE]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1301), S8597-S8599 [1AU]

Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]

Point of order, S8548 [1AU]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3187 [30MR]

———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making campaign-related disbursements, S3187 [30MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5763 [25MY]

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 (S. 1499), S10291 [4OC], S12046 [27NO], S12825 [11DE]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S1621 [27FE]

———loan assistance programs funding, S3657 [6AP]

———modify fee structure for small business investment companies, S12743 [7DE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), S9856 [26SE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S4611 [9MY], S9408 [13SE]

———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4582 [9MY]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S12408, S12409 [5DE]

Science: research programs funding, S3483, S3486, S3519 [5AP]

Scott City, MO: anniversary of Eisleben Lutheran Church, S3989 [26AP]

Senate: legislative program, S5672, S5765 [25MY], S8547 [1AU], S10850 [18OC]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4597-S4599 [9MY]

———eliminate certain reporting requirements relative to bundled contracts and expand opportunities for businesses that locate in and hire from economically distressed communities, S9839 [26SE]

———enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (S. 861), S4828 [10MY]

———forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1493), S10131, S10159-S10161 [3OC]

———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program, S9838 [26SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S2910 [26MR]

———provide for national quadrennial and State summits (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to subsidy fees, S11924 [15NO]

———amend (S. 1196), S7882 [18JY], S11924 [15NO], S12743 [7DE]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: anniversary, S3148 [29MR]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 724), S3711 [6AP]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S3293 [3AP]

Southwest Missouri State University: tribute to women's basketball team, S3020 [28MR]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of History Museum for Springfield-Greene County, S9248 [10SE]

St. Joseph, MO: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, S5113 [17MY]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary and rededication of Rosary High School, S3051 [28MR]

———tribute to Westminster Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7330 [9JY]

Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (S. 336), S1420 [14FE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6550, S6551, S6577, S6582 [21JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 29), S301 [22JA]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (S. 1717), S12004 [16NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11756 [14NO]

———rates, S1172 [8FE], S1735 [1MR], S3293, S3294 [3AP], S3467 [5AP], S8148 [25JY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (S. 616), S2900 [26MR]

———repeal recognition of capital gain rule for home offices (S. 945), S5618 [24MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 837), S4418-S4422 [7MY]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 189), S576-S581 [25JA]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9366 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9343 [13SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11030 [25OC]

Veterans: health care funding, S3638 [6AP], S8547, S8548 [1AU]

Voting: implement significant election administration reforms, S8692-S8694 [2AU]

———modify requirements for voter mail registration (S. 528), S2307-S2309 [14MR]

———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 (S. 470), S1909 [6MR]

———protect voting rights (S. 565), S13684 [19DE]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8632, S8633 [2AU]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. Rept. 107-19), S5830 [5JN]

Expenditures: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. Res. 42), S1817 [5MR]

Microloan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 174) (S. Rept. 107-18), S5830 [5JN]

Rules

Committee on Small Business (Senate), S1691 [28FE]

Studies

Parents as Teachers Program: Research & Training Associates, S4982 [16MY]

Summaries

Agency Accountability Act (S. 849), S4603 [9MY]

Fishable Waters Act (S. 678), S3342 [3AP]

Small Business Investment Act Amendments (S. 1196), S7883 [18JY]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]

———Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]

———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Kenny Jones, Moniteau County, MO, Sheriff's Dept., S984 [1FE]

———Representative Hulshof, S985 [1FE]

Texts of

S. 29, Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act, S302 [22JA]

S. 336, Cash Accounting for Small Business Act, S1421 [14FE]

S. 395, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S1622 [27FE]

S. 396, White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act, S1624-S1626 [27FE]

S. 734, expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad, S3717 [6AP]

S. 837, Independent Contractor Determination Act, S4420 [7MY]

S. 861, Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act, S4829-S4831 [10MY]

S. 945, Home-Office Deduction Simplification Act, S5753 [25MY]

S. 1493, Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act, S10161-S10163 [3OC]

S. 1518, Visa Integrity and Security Act, S10394 [9OC]

Tributes

Allen, Senator, S562 [25JA]

Bartelsmeyer, Linda, S10284 [4OC]

Benson, Christopher A., S12679 [7DE]

Bohley, Dave, S9614 [21SE]

Brandt, Michael G., S6005 [8JN]

Carnahan, Senator, S1442 [15FE]

Clark, M. Graham, S3052 [28MR]

Edmonds, Bob, S6005 [8JN]

Hurt, Carol, S5536 [23MY]

Mihalevich, Norma Lea, S2578 [20MR]

Poole, Teresa, S13461 [18DE]

Sheridan, John K., S12679 [7DE]

Stabenow, Senator, S427 [22JA]

Waite, Jeffrey A., S8200 [25JY]