KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Literacy and Mentoring Programs: Laura Welch Bush, S2658 [21MR]

U.S.-Libyan Relations After the Lockerbie Trial—Where Do We Go From Here? Stephanie L. Bernstein, S2572 [20MR]

Amendments

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8400 [30JY], S8487 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11125 [25OC]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2038, S2097, S2099 [8MR], S2147, S2149, S2154, S2164, S2165, S2166 [12MR], S2192, S2237, S2242 [13MR], S2358 [15MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3353 [3AP], S3382, S3455 [4AP], S3475, S3525, S3565, S3566, S3572, S3574, S3575, S3576, S3581, S3592, S3593, S3597, S3601, S3606, S3613, S3618, S3619, S3621 [5AP], S3647, S3661, S3667, S3668, S3669, S3707, S3708 [6AP], S3789, S3790, S3791 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9795, S9814 [25SE], S9966, S9967, S9986, S9988, S9990, S10005, S10007, S10010, S10017, S10023, S10024 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12562, S12566, S12567, S12570 [6DE], S12656, S12657, S12659, S12662, S12683, S12689, S12722, S12723, S12725, S12728 [7DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), S14010 [20DE]

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

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC], S11292 [31OC], S11396 [1NO], S11494, S11495 [6NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4206, S4207, S4272, S4366, S4369 [3MY], S4389, S4393, S4402 [4MY], S4427, S4436 [7MY], S4509 [8MY], S4541, S4625, S4627, S4647, S4724, S4761 [9MY], S4824 [10MY], S5833 [5JN], S5905 [6JN], S5925, S5953 [7JN], S6206, S6235 [13JN], S6351 [14JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7007 [27JN], S7282 [29JN]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11863 [14NO], S12162 [29NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5083, S5163, S5177, S5178 [17MY], S5202, S5228, S5271, S5280, S5281, S5285, S5287, S5290 [21MY], S5423, S5424 [22MY]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), S13997 [20DE]

Appointments

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

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

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

———H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, S14075 [20DE]

———H.R. 3448, Bioterrorism Preparedness Act, S13911 [20DE]

———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10786 [17OC]

Senate National Security Working Group, S554 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Boston Medical Center Turns to Lawyers for a Cure, Carey Goldberg, New York (NY) Times, S5433 [22MY]

Dorchester School Gains Acceptance, Anand Vaishnav, Boston (MA) Globe, S5815 [5JN]

Eagles Rule Roost—University Celebrates Hockey Team's NCAA Frozen Four Triumph, Sean Smith, Boston College Chronicle (publication), S4012 [26AP]

Falling Behind—As Officials Lost Faith in the Minimum Wage, Pat Williams Lived It, Rick Wartzman, Wall Street Journal, S8057-S8061 [23JY]

Nominee Who Stands for War, Oscar Arias, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4883 [14MY]

Ted Kennedy's America—The New McCarthyism, S990 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 928), S5438 [22MY]

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

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S12311 [3DE]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S7956 [19JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S3152 [29MR]

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

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 937), S5542 [23MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S8065 [23JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S2306 [14MR]

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

———appoint a Chief of the Veterinary Corps in the grade of brigadier general (see S. 736), S9198 [6SE]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S2981 [27MR]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see S. 1454), 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), S1462 [15FE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S12311 [3DE]

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]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1898 [6MR]

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

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see S. 1004), S6319 [14JN]

———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]

———ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see S. 1003), S6319 [14JN]

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

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see S. 814), S7084 [28JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1000), S5967 [7JN]

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

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S7427 [10JY]

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

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

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

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

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

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see S. 588), S7330 [9JY]

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), S2472 [19MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees: establish (see S. 1356), S8910 [3AU]

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), S9557 [20SE]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see S. 703), S3530 [5AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S4100 [1MY]

Correctional institutions: provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (see S. 1174), S7589 [12JY]

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

———enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 783), S3994 [26AP]

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

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), S4891 [14MY]

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

———establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S3152 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (see S. 1827), S13145 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S2980 [27MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S3152 [29MR]

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]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 1116), S6991 [27JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see S. 603), S9123 [5SE]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S7956 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]

Education: establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (see S. 476), S1971 [7MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 478), S1971 [7MR]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (see S. 604), S2823 [23MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 413), S2980 [27MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see S. 1262), S8353 [27JY]

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

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

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 340), S1462 [15FE]

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

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

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 96), S2583 [20MR]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9078 [4SE]

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

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

Federal aid programs: support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children (see S. 1522), S12001 [16NO]

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

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S7879 [18JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S1617 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S5439 [22MY]

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

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

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

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

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see S. 623), S2979 [27MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 872), S4890 [14MY] (see S. 1052), S6318 [14JN]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see S. 1275), S8464 [31JY]

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), S3530 [5AP]

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

———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see S. 1594), S11198 [30OC]

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

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

Immigration: continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (see S. 672), S6518 [20JN]

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

———extend deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier (see S. 1400), S9742 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S1897 [6MR]

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), S6449 [19JN]

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

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S7956 [19JY]

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]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S5616 [24MY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S4891 [14MY]

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]

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

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN]

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), S12369 [4DE]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S8575 [1AU]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S7331 [9JY]

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

———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), S4416 [7MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 982), S5830 [5JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 1851), S13700 [19DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see S. 125), S100 [22JA]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S12162 [29NO]

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

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 1609), S11362 [1NO]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see S. 1858), S13945 [20DE]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S5439 [22MY]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S3054 [28MR]

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

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S3922 [25AP]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S2306 [14MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S8706 [2AU]

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

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), S9622 [21SE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S5617 [24MY]

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), S1973 [7MR]

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

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

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 403), S2980 [27MR]

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]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 325), S1587 [26FE]

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

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), S4417 [7MY]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see S. 1341), S8704 [2AU]

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

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S6129 [12JN]

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

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

———national energy policy (see S. 597), S2730 [22MR]

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]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1586 [26FE]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 92), S12859 [11DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S4101 [1MY]

Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (see S. 887), S6128 [12JN]

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

Rudenstine, Neil L.: tribute (see S. Res. 65), S3341 [3AP]

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]

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

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), S1348 [13FE]

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S5119 [17MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S6212 [13JN]

———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]

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

———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), S2583 [20MR]

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), S8912 [3AU]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S10155 [3OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S4891 [14MY]

———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), S10457 [10OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 515), S2162 [12MR]

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

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

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S3922 [25AP]

———modify definition of rural airports relative to the air transportation tax (see S. 1464), S9807 [25SE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S928 [31JA]

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

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

———treatment of certain sniper weapons (see S. 505), S2117 [9MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S6450 [19JN]

———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), S10693 [15OC]

———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see S. 132), S101 [22JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S12162 [29NO]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (see S. 1056), S6318 [14JN]

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]

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

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

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), S13146 [13DE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S3853 [24AP]

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

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S2071 [8MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 457), S7807 [17JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S2389 [15MR]

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

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 1249), S11660 [9NO]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S2895 [26MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see S. 208), S706 [30JA]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see S. 877), S4890 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: integrate Individual Case Management Program beneficiaries into the TRICARE program (see S. 1402), S9123 [5SE]

Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 76), S3994 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see S. 1544), S10693 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (see S. 1767), S12447 [5DE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1115), S6991 [27JN]

Education: promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (see S. 1247), S8203 [25JY]

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

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

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S2662 [21MR]

Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see S. 1274), S8464 [31JY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1281), S8464 [31JY] (see S. 1533), S10640 [11OC]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 375), S1463 [15FE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S3530 [5AP]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see S. 310), S1270 [13FE]

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

Medicare: 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]

Mental health: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (see S. 1729), S12054 [27NO]

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

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see S. 1379), S8911 [3AU]

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

Tariff: R-core transformers (see S. 1121), S7083 [28JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: 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]

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

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

Cost Estimates

Health centers program and National Health Service Corps reauthorization and Healthy Communities Access Program establishment to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533): CBO, S11281-S11283 [31OC]

Essays

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Amanda Tabata, S8697 [2AU]

———Carter Jones, S8696 [2AU]

———Crystal D. Armstead, S8696 [2AU]

———Megan Imrie, S8696 [2AU]

———Robert Banovic, S8696 [2AU]

Eulogies

Mansfield, Mike: by Charles D. Ferris, S11603 [8NO]

Moakley, John Joseph, E1101 [13JN]

Excerpts

NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, S7070-S7072 [28JN]

Explanations

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162): Title IV on Border Protection and Immigration, S11046-S11048 [25OC]

Factsheets

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act (S. 1274), S8471 [31JY]

Invitations

Missouri U.S. Senate candidate breakfast for Jay Nixon: by, S855 [31JA]

Letters

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: Jan Resseger and Dave Brown, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, S4202 [3MY]

———Jim Hodges and Bob Taft, National Governors' Association, S4203 [3MY]

———several organizations, S4202 [3MY]

Clearly define medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's: National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6950 [27JN]

FamilyCare Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes (organization), S8232 [25JY]

———Graham Newson, American Academy of Pediatrics, S8231 [25JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund, S8232 [25JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S8231 [25JY]

———Marcia D. Greenberger and Regan Ralph, National Women's Law Center, S8230 [25JY]

———Michael D. Place, Catholic Health Association, S8232 [25JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S8231 [25JY]

ILSA Extension Act: Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc., S8176 [25JY]

Insurance coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials: Cancer Leadership Council, S6587 [21JN]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, S6587 [21JN]

National Arts and Humanities Month: President Bush, S11284 [31OC]

OSHA issuance of rule on ergonomic regulations: Bob Livingston and Representative Obey, Committee on Appropriations (House), S1801 [5MR]

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act: Ashley B. Coffield, Partnership for Prevention (organization), S8473 [31JY]

———Ben F. Massey, American Physical Therapy Association, S8473 [31JY]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8473 [31JY]

———Lawrence B. Sadwin and David P. Faxon, American Heart Association, S8472 [31JY]

———Michael D. Walker, Brain Attack Coalition, S8473 [31JY]

———Patti Shwayder, National Stroke Association, S8472 [31JY]

———Stewart B. Dunsker, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Issam A. Awad, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, S8472 [31JY]

Lists

Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation Heroes Among Us Award recipients, S6661 [22JN]

Cancer Leadership Council, S6588 [21JN]

Supporters of S. 1274, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, S8472 [31JY]

Memorandums

Prohibit Human Germline Gene Modification: Edward L. Korwek, S7069 [28JN]

Motions

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7130 [29JN]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5258, S5260 [21MY], S5423, S5424 [22MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Poems

``Day To Remember,'' Stacy Caldwell, S11360 [1NO]

Press releases

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: several organizations, S4203 [3MY]

Privilege of the floor

Barth, Jay, S4050 [30AP]

Chagra, Mahdu, S11236 [30OC]

Forbes, Deborah, S2166 [12MR]

Whitman, Debra, S11236 [30OC]

Yuen, Helen, S13641 [18DE]

Yuen, Nicky, S4050 [30AP]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Bruce Cole to be National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) and Bruce Cole, S9499 [19SE]

Nomination of Michael Hammond to be National Endowment for the Arts Chairperson: with Michael Hammond, S14048 [20DE]

Remarks

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 928), S5460 [22MY]

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S8696 [2AU]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9420 [14SE]

———integrate Individual Case Management Program beneficiaries into the TRICARE program (S. 1402), S9079 [4SE]

———provide families of disabled children enrolled in TRICARE health coverage similar to Medicaid, S9793 [25SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3832 [24AP]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S846, S899 [31JA], S954 [1FE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10442 [10OC], S10489 [11OC], S11759 [14NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9598 [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, S9598 [21SE], S10442 [10OC], S10489 [11OC]

———provision of advanced electronic information on passengers and cargo entering the U.S., S11263 [31OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S1798 [5MR], S2043 [8MR], S2147, S2148, S2149, S2151, S2152 [12MR], S2179 [13MR], S2361 [15MR]

———include allowance for health care insurance when calculating debtors income, S2147, S2148, S2149 [12MR]

———remove dollar limitation on protected retirement savings, S2149, S2151, S2152 [12MR], S2179 [13MR]

———treatment of postpetition backpay and benefits relative to violations of Federal or State employment laws, S2361 [15MR]

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education, S6187, S6192 [13JN]

BIA: education funding, S6289 [14JN]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans, S7064, S7065, S7066 [28JN], S7130 [29JN]

———application of individual market rules to health insurance coverage consisting of excepted benefits, S7173 [29JN]

———clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws, S6978, S6981, S6982 [27JN], S7015 [28JN]

———include Federal health benefits programs, S7143, S7144 [29JN]

———require a cause of action brought by claimants be governed by the law of the State in which the plaintiff resides, S7161 [29JN]

———tribute to efforts of Senators and staff, S7288 [29JN]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S4455 [8MY]

Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation Heroes Among Us Award recipients, S6661 [22JN]

———tribute to Boston Medical Center for providing legal assistance to low income families, S5433 [22MY]

Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 76), S4012 [26AP]

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, S6260, S6268 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1682-S1684 [28FE], S3227-S3230 [30MR], S4923-S4926 [15MY]

———reconciliation process, S1536 [15FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3227-S3230 [30MR], S3304 [3AP], S3384, S3386, S3392 [4AP], S3667, S3668, S3670, S3687 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4190, S4200 [3MY], S4554, S4555, S4556 [9MY], S4789 [10MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: tribute to National Summit on Safe Motherhood, S11345 [1NO]

Chao, Elaine L.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S612 [29JA]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (S. 1036), S6234 [13JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5984 [7JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S4974, S4975, S4977 [16MY]

———protect infants who are born alive, S7064 [28JN]

———provide assistance to local education agencies to reduce and prevent underage drinking, S4386 [4MY]

Cole, Bruce: nomination to be National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman, S9498 [19SE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 1265), S8364 [27JY]

Colombia: condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, S10965 [24OC]

———human rights violations, S82 [22JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees: establish (S. 1356), S8922 [3AU]

Contracts: ensure that health insurance contracts are binding, S7046 [28JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to schools recognized as National Service-Learning Leader Schools, S6918 [26JN]

Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 783), S3980 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR]

Customs Service: repeal merchandise processing fee extension, S7061 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9732 [24SE], S9793 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12508, S12509, S12510 [6DE], S12590, S12592, S12675 [7DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S4810, S4811 [10MY]

———establish national mentoring program, S6171 [13JN]

———Hispanic educational programs funding, S11349 [1NO]

———improve State assessment completion bonus program, S4876 [14MY], S5816 [5JN], S5847 [6JN]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, S4226 [3MY], S5920 [7JN]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13337 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 1833), S13322 [17DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1801, S1803 [5MR], S1834, S1860, S1861, S1869, S1870, S1871, S1873, S1879, S1883, S1884, S1885 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (S. 1544), S10694 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (S. 1767), S12449 [5DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11169 [30OC], S11260, S11263 [31OC], S11314, S11345, S11349 [1NO], S11450 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13778 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8633 [2AU]

Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster, S13902 [20DE]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, S5824 [5JN]

———eliminate tuberculosis (S. 1115), S7000 [27JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11511 [7NO]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S11511 [7NO]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps, S11757, S11759 [14NO]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education, S4985 [16MY]

Education: allow freedom in science education relative to teaching of evolution and creationism, S6150 [13JN]

———allow States to use certain funds to retain and improve the quality of school principals, S6175, S6176 [13JN]

———allow States to use independent firms to analyze success of testing by school districts, S4916 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education, S4496 [8MY]

———authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs for teachers in rural areas, S6289 [14JN]

———campaign to promote access of armed services recruiters to students and student directories, S6182 [13JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6304, S6305, S6309, S6311 [14JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13323, S13330, S13332, S13334, S13335, S13337, S13338, S13339, S13344, S13348, S13349 [17DE], S13367, S13370, S13372, S13396, S13418 [18DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction, S6105, S6106, S6107, S6108, S6109 [12JN]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4533 [9MY], S4800, S4802 [10MY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers, S4496 [8MY]

———establish community technology centers, S4437 [7MY], S4497 [8MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6068, S6071, S6072, S6073, S6086, S6087 [12JN]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs for students not meeting State performance standards, S6049 [11JN]

———expand alternative education options for certain disruptive students, S6175, S6176 [13JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, S5027 [17MY]

———funding, S3384, S3386 [4AP], S4190, S4200 [3MY], S4554, S4555, S4556 [9MY], S5258 [21MY], S5512 [23MY], S5791 [26MY]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (S. 604), S2828 [23MR]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S4389 [4MY], S4462 [8MY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4197 [3MY]

———make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement, S4461 [8MY]

———math and science partnerships funding, S5854 [6JN]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6150 [13JN]

———priority for school construction assistance relative to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S6105, S6106, S6107, S6108, S6109 [12JN]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (S. 1247), S8232 [25JY]

———provide for teacher technology training, S6178 [13JN]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4928 [15MY], S4988, S4989 [16MY]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, S6096, S6098 [12JN]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4807 [10MY]

———reductions in school class size, S4437 [7MY], S4462, S4484, S4485, S4486 [8MY], S4909 [15MY]

———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6180 [13JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5914 [7JN]

———strengthen early childhood parent education programs, S6026 [11JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children, S5860, S5862 [6JN]

———support business incubation in academic settings (S. 1335), S8756 [2AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4226 [3MY]

———clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education, S5858, S5876 [6JN]

———condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5937, S5941, S5946, S5947 [7JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3817 [24AP], S4189, S4196, S4197, S4200, S4201, S4202, S4204, S4205, S4210, S4213, S4226 [3MY], S4386, S4387 [4MY], S4433, S4437, S4439, S4440 [7MY], S4461, S4462, S4484, S4485, S4486, S4496, S4497 [8MY], S4533 [9MY], S4800, S4802, S4807, S4810, S4811 [10MY], S4873, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4877, S4878 [14MY], S4909, S4915, S4916, S4923, S4928, S4930 [15MY], S4974, S4975, S4977, S4980, S4985, S4988, S4989 [16MY], S5026, S5027 [17MY], S5814, S5816, S5819, S5821 [5JN], S5847, S5854, S5856, S5858, S5860, S5862, S5864, S5866, S5876 [6JN], S5914, S5917, S5920, S5926, S5937, S5941, S5945, S5946, S5947, S5950, S5951, S5954 [7JN], S6026, S6037, S6038, S6039, S6045, S6049 [11JN], S6061, S6068, S6071, S6072, S6073, S6086, S6087, S6096, S6098, S6099, S6105, S6106, S6107, S6108, S6109, S6110, S6112 [12JN], S6150, S6154, S6155, S6157, S6171, S6175, S6176, S6178, S6180, S6182, S6185, S6187, S6192, S6200, S6201 [13JN], S6241, S6245, S6260, S6268, S6269, S6289, S6304, S6305, S6309, S6311 [14JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4031 [30AP], S4061 [1MY], S4131, S4149 [2MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S4188, S4231 [3MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S5864 [6JN]

———improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6157 [13JN]

———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11314 [1NO]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6037, S6038, S6039, S6045 [11JN]

———special alternative instructional programs funding, S4189 [3MY], S4389 [4MY]

———Title I grants funding, S11314 [1NO]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1284), S8480 [31JY]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3429 [4AP]

Everybody Wins (nonprofit organization): tribute to literacy and mentoring programs, S2658 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, S6154 [13JN]

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

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11702 [13NO], S11757, S11759 [14NO]

Federal employees: reform long-term care insurance (H.R. 2559), S13360 [17DE]

First Book (organization): tribute for distribution of books to disadvantaged children in Massachusetts, S2574 [20MR]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (S. 583), S2663-S2665 [21MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10965 [24OC]

Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus): tribute, S2382 [15MR]

GAO: study of State education testing and assessment programs costs, S5856 [6JN]

Hammond, Michael: confirmation as National Endowment for the Arts Chairperson, S14048 [20DE]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409, S6410 [19JN], S6872, S6875, S6877, S6880, S6884 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7035, S7037, S7054 [28JN], S7169 [29JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6910, S6911, S6912 [26JN], S6939, S6940, S6941, S6943 [27JN], S7139, S7140, S7141, S7145 [29JN]

———clarify rights of injured patients forced into mandatory binding arbitration to seek legal redress, S7174 [29JN]

———dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7151 [29JN]

———establish a clear definition of medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6892, S6905, S6906, S6908 [26JN], S6949, S6951, S6954 [27JN]

———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6887, S6890, S6892 [26JN]

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

———permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits, S7167, S7172 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 283), S1156 [7FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6379, S6380 [18JN], S6541, S6561, S6562, S6572, S6579, S6585 [21JN], S6628, S6631 [22JN], S6884, S6887, S6888, S6889, S6890, S6892, S6905, S6906, S6908, S6910, S6911, S6912 [26JN], S6938, S6939, S6940, S6941, S6943, S6949, S6951, S6953, S6954, S6962, S6963, S6964, S6978, S6981, S6982 [27JN], S7015, S7024, S7025, S7035, S7037, S7046, S7049, S7054, S7061, S7064, S7065, S7066, S7068, S7069, S7070, S7072 [28JN], S7130, S7132, S7135, S7136, S7139, S7140, S7141, S7143, S7144, S7145, S7146, S7151, S7161, S7167, S7169, S7172, S7173, S7174, S7288 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6872, S6875, S6877, S6880 [26JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6408, S6409, S6410, S6420, S6438, S6439 [19JN], S6464, S6465, S6466, S6469, S6492, S6493, S6501 [20JN], S6533 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent agreement, S6954 [27JN]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (S. 1275), S8474 [31JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (S. 1274), S8470 [31JY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S11281 [31OC]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7049 [28JN]

Health care professionals: establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S13949 [20DE]

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 57), S7261 [29JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers and reform H-2A worker program (S. 1313), S8723 [2AU]

———allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (S. 1452), S9631 [21SE]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities, S4985 [16MY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), S9191 [6SE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (S. 778), S3996 [26AP]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (S. 1424), S9397 [13SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 955), S5631 [24MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S6200, S6201 [13JN], S6241, S6245, S6269 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 466), S1907 [6MR]

———funding, S4210, S4213, S4226 [3MY], S5026 [17MY], S13372 [18DE], S13778 [20DE]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (S. 375), S1518, S1519 [15FE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (S. 710), S3537 [5AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S7135 [29JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 318), S1343 [13FE]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, S6465, S6469, S6501 [20JN], S6585 [21JN], S6628, S6631 [22JN], S7169 [29JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (S. 994), S6050 [11JN]

———extend authorities (S. 1218), S8174, S8176 [25JY]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), S1453 [15FE]

———designate (S. 310), S1327 [13FE]

Labor unions: use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2701 [22MR]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S4800, S4802 [10MY], S4874 [14MY], S13396 [18DE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11372 [1NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (S. 952), S5630 [24MY]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools, S4980 [16MY]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S2572 [20MR]

———U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3767 [6AP]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 321), S1346 [13FE]

Medicare: contractor payment delay, S7061 [28JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3304 [3AP], S4789 [10MY]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (S. 982), S5835 [5JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 1686), S11794 [14NO]

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

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11169 [30OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (S. 543), S2396 [15MR]

Minimum wage: level, S4880 [14MY], S8057 [23JY]

———level (S. 277), S1132 [7FE]

National Arts and Humanities Month: observance, S11283 [31OC]

National Guard: child care and family support programs funding, S9793 [25SE]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), S13364 [17DE]

National Poetry Month: observance, S3971 [26AP]

Native Americans: Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, S3982 [26AP]

Natsios, Andrew S.: confirmation as AID Administrator, S4015 [26AP]

NIH: biomedical research funding, S3392 [4AP]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (S. 1379), S8952 [3AU]

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

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S10876 [23OC]

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

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S4455 [8MY]

Paige, Roderick R.: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S63 [20JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4917 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), S12752 [7DE], S13070 [12DE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1197 [8FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2636, S2637, S2640, S2652 [21MR], S2701 [22MR], S2888 [26MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), transmit to House of Representatives, S4923, S4930 [15MY]

———require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2652 [21MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2636, S2637, S2640 [21MR]

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, S2043 [8MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S13666 [19DE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260 [31OC], S11450 [6NO]

Puerto Rico: education funding, S6185 [13JN]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1311), S8722 [2AU]

Reich, Otto J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, S4883 [14MY]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S5945 [7JN]

———clarify that only youth groups listed in the U.S. Code as patriotic societies be allowed equal access to public school facilities, S6268 [14JN]

———ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5950 [7JN]

———ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4873, S4874, S4875 [14MY]

———establish telephone hotlines to provide confidential reporting of individuals suspected of imminent school violence, S4877 [14MY]

Science: prohibit human germline gene modification, S7068, S7069, S7070, S7072 [28JN]

Senate: legislative program, S13364 [17DE]

———quorum call, S5260 [21MY]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S13360, S13363 [17DE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 1244), S8224 [25JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S3668 [6AP]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, S5112 [17MY]

Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6561, S6562, S6572, S6579 [21JN]

———make certain rate cuts conditional on full Head Start Program funding, S5423 [22MY]

———make certain rate cuts conditional on increased Pell Grant Program funding, S5423 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S10908 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11702 [13NO], S11757, S11759 [14NO], S11927 [15NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S14036 [20DE]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (S. 284), S1156 [7FE]

———rates, S3227-S3230 [30MR], S3687 [6AP], S4880 [14MY], S4923-S4926 [15MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5239, S5258 [21MY], S5421, S5423 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5791 [26MY]

———review of economic conditions relative to pending tax rate and debt reductions, S5239 [21MY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding, S12675 [7DE]

———bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (S. Res. 171), S10654 [11OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9314, S9315 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11046 [25OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10597 [11OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), S13902, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (S. 1715), S11953 [15NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12590, S12592 [7DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), S9420 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9314 [12SE]

Thompson, Tommy G.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S517 [24JA]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (S. Res. 88), S4895 [14MY]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage, S14036 [20DE]

Votes in Senate: time limits, S4995 [16MY]

Walters, John P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S12442 [5DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 10), S2777 [22MR]

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

Remarks in Senate relative to

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: tribute to efforts, S7293 [9JY]

Tribute, S1670 [28FE], S4387 [4MY]

Reports filed

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 838) (S. Rept. 107-79), S10286 [4OC]

Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1275) (S. Rept. 107-93), S11413 [2NO]

Establish Fixed Interest Rates for Student and Parent Borrowers and Extend Current Law Relative to Special Allowances for Lenders: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1762), S13049 [12DE]

Health Centers Program and National Health Service Corps Reauthorization and Healthy Communities Access Program Establishment: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1533) (S. Rept. 107-83), S10640 [11OC]

Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1094), S11611 [8NO]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1793), S13049 [12DE]

MD-CARE Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 717), S11198 [30OC]

Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 543) (S. Rept. 107-61), S9197 [6SE]

Nomination of Brian Jones To Be Dept. of Education General Counsel: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9394 [13SE]

Nomination of Donald C. Findlay To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions (Senate), S5694 [25MY]

Nomination of Eugene Scalia To Be Dept. of Labor Solicitor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S10793 [17OC]

Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1729), S12053 [27NO]

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 952), S9504 [19SE]

Rare Diseases Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1379) (S. Rept. 107-129), S13464 [18DE]

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1274) (S. Rept. 107-97), S11660 [9NO]

Teaching Children To Save Lives Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 727), S11719 [13NO]

Statements

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Friends of Ireland (congressional caucus), S2382 [15MR]

Summaries

Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act (S. 1275), S8474 [31JY]

Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act (S. 710), S3539 [5AP]

Tables

Elementary and Secondary Education Act budget requests vs. appropriations, S4387 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 277, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S1134 [7FE]

S. 583, Nutrition Assistance for Working Families and Seniors Act, S2665-S2667 [21MR]

S. 710, Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act, S3538 [5AP]

S. 1244, FamilyCare Act, S8224-S8230 [25JY]

S. 1424, provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants, S9397 [13SE]

S. 1544, give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions, S10694 [15OC]

S.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for women, S2777 [22MR]

Transcripts

Alan Cranston Memorial Tribute: By, S3837-S3845 [24AP]

Tributes

Bernstein, Stephanie L., S2572 [20MR]

Byrd, Senator, S1536 [15FE], S3971 [26AP], S4386 [4MY]

Caldwell, Stacey, S11360 [1NO]

Cranston, Alan, S1579 [26FE]

Creedon, Gerry, S2017 [8MR]

Doyle, Gerry, S12367 [4DE]

English, James H., S3973 [26AP]

Hofman, William F., S10149 [3OC]

Hoy, John C., S7080 [28JN]

Hyman, Steven E., S12366 [4DE]

Jeffords, Senator, S6305 [14JN]

Mansfield, Mike, S11603 [8NO]

Monahan, Richard, S10767 [16OC]

O'Connor, John T., S13666 [19DE]

Rosenbaum, Victor, S6209 [13JN]

Saleem, Yusuf, S10908 [24OC]

Tobey, Bruce, S12366 [4DE]

Torigian, Peter, S11712 [13NO]