HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13020, S13032, S13066 [12DE], S13177, S13224 [13DE], S13477 [18DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11091, S11130 [25OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7599 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S2299, S2320 [14MR], S2338, S2360, S2414 [15MR]

Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (S. 487), S5987, S5995 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9750 [24SE], S9808 [25SE], S9876, S9933 [26SE], S9997 [1OC], S10033, S10059 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12562 [6DE], S12660, S12692 [7DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495, S9547 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S8248 [25JY], S9275 [10SE], S9368, S9372, S9400, S9401, S9403 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230, S11233 [30OC], S11269, S11294, S11295 [31OC], S11308, S11391, S11396 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4050 [30AP], S4626, S4627, S4639, S4696, S4697, S4734, S4771 [9MY], S4864 [14MY], S5859, S5905 [6JN], S5917, S5925 [7JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10924, S10984 [24OC]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 149), S9202 [6SE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S11966 [15NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7085 [28JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12169 [29NO]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S10848 [18OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2631, S2641, S2651, S2678, S2679 [21MR], S3024, S3065 [28MR], S3189, S3223 [30MR]

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

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5195, S5197, S5285, S5288 [21MY]

Terrorism: expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1422), S9401 [13SE]

Analyses

Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (S. 487), S2009 [7MR], S5992-S5994 [7JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11054-S11056 [25OC]

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S1719 [28FE]

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

———H.R. 1836, Restore Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act, S5522 [23MY]

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

———H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, S11592 [8NO]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, S1912 [6MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1164 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Ashcroft Under Fire, Washington (DC) Times, S962 [1FE]

Ashes to Ashcroft, James W. Skillen, Wall Street Journal, S962 [1FE]

Christian, a Citizen, Robert A. Sirico, New York (NY) Times, S963 [1FE]

Disqualified by His Religion? Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S963 [1FE]

Economics of Campaign Finance Reform, Alan Reynolds, Washington (DC) Times, S3244 [2AP]

Hormel Democrats, Wall Street Journal, S978 [1FE]

Two Scalias in Our Government Are Two Too Many, Marianne Means, Hearst (news service), S13288 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S3437 [4AP]

———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S13051 [12DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S8706 [2AU]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S6862 [25JN]

———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]

———provide health care coverage to National Guard and reserve components members following an extended deployment (see S. 1250), S9742 [24SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S707 [30JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S8465 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Winter Olympics torch relay (see S. Con. Res. 82), S11719 [13NO]

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]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 902), S5005 [16MY]

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see S. 1888), S13943 [20DE]

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see S. 1228), S8123 [24JY]

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

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S11940 [15NO]

———clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (see S. 1437), S9504 [19SE]

———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see S. 1805), S13052 [12DE]

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: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (see S. 1658), S11611 (see S. 1665), S11612 [8NO]

———improve certain laws and safeguard integrity of the criminal justice system (see S. 1315), S8704 [2AU]

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

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (see S. 1233), S8123 [24JY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1236), S8203 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S10058 [2OC]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 700), S3436 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1319), S8704 [2AU]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior: management of outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 978), S5695 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see S. 1656), S11611 [8NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1032), S7084 [28JN]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S9395 [13SE]

———reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (see S. 1874), S13943 [20DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent and reduce maximum capital gains tax rates (see S. 1492), S10390 [9OC]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see S. 413), S2895 [26MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S5270 [21MY]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9441 [14SE]

FBI: establish a review commission (see S. 1074), S6518 [20JN]

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S3340 [3AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S8465 [31JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S13145 [13DE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 442), S1747 [1MR]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see S. 338), S2979 [27MR]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see S. 1378), S8911 [3AU]

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

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

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), S4590 [9MY]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S6862 [25JN]

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

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11362 [1NO]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 899), S5005 [16MY]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see S. 407), S1616 [27FE]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S3340 [3AP]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S12100 [28NO]

———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), S12448 [5DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S8912 [3AU]

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

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S4591 [9MY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S9621 [21SE]

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

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 24), S6921 [26JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2307 [14MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 1179), S11549 [7NO]

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

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

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

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 99), S6055 [11JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1754), S12247 [30NO]

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

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

Postal Service: treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see S. 1562), S11941 [15NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (see S. 645), S3151 [29MR]

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 welfare programs: reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 942), S7807 [17JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (see S. 449), S1747 [1MR]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (see S. 448), S1747 [1MR]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 168), S10287 [4OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1348), S8910 [3AU]

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), S12772 [10DE]

Securities: issue U.S. Defense of Freedom Bonds to aid in funding the war against terrorism (see S. 1432), S9808 [25SE]

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

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 638), S7427 [10JY]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see S. 816), S7879 [18JY]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see S. 1722), S12001 [16NO]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 99), S3994 [26AP]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 455), S1817 [5MR]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (see S. 1134), S7083 [28JN]

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

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (see S. 904), S5005 [16MY]

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

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 1048), S6318 [14JN]

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 492), S2070 [8MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S1012 [1FE]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see S. 801), S4044 [30AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 237), S10287 [4OC]

———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), S9875 [26SE]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see S. 1330), S8704 [2AU]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S1229 [8FE]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see S. 1475), S9875 [26SE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S8204 [25JY]

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

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

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]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10287 [4OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1422), S9395 [13SE]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (see S. 1750), S13359 [17DE]

University of Utah: assist in preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility for the Museum of Natural History (see S. 139), S5831 [5JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S7495 [11JY]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S13146 [13DE]

World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see S. 1302), S8703 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 1291), S8575 [1AU]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 53), S2071 [8MR]

Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (see S. 487), S1972 [7MR]

Crime: clerical and technical corrections to laws (see S. 1235), S8203 [25JY] (see S. 1420), S9337 [12SE]

———condemn violence and discrimination directed at Iranian Americans in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Res. 173), S10835 [18OC]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see S. 1234), S8203 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

District of Columbia: permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (see S. 1807), S12859 [11DE]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (see S. 1889), S13944 [20DE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (see S. 1890), S13944 [20DE]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9337 [12SE]

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

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see S. 320), S1270 [13FE]

INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (see S. 1891), S13944 [20DE]

Louis Armstrong Day: designate (see S. Res. 146), S8575 [1AU]

Medicare: determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 1066), S6518 [20JN]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see S. 153), S456 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: prohibit issuance of license to transport hazardous materials by individuals not subjected to a background check (see S. 1569), S10835 [18OC]

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

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

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see S. 213), S707 [30JA]

Park City, UT: transfer a parcel of land to the Dept. of the Air Force for an Armed Forces recreation facility (see S. 1734), S12055 [27NO]

Patriot Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 29), S11789 [14NO]

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

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (see S. 898), S5005 [16MY]

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), S3436 [4AP]

Revell, Rita Mirembe: relief (see S. 560), S2472 [19MR]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (see S. 1497), S10154 [3OC]

Taxation: allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (see S. 1553), S10769 [16OC]

———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), S3274 [2AP]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S3851 [24AP]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (see S. 1415), S9253 [10SE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1282), S8464 [31JY]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (see S. 495), S2070 [8MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S98 [22JA]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 881), S4939 [15MY]

———S corporation reform (see S. 1201), S7955 [19JY]

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

Terrorism: prevent cyberterrorism (see S. 1568), S10835 [18OC]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. 1272), S8464 [31JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]

Descriptions

Subchapter S Modernization Act (S. 1201), S7960-S7962 [19JY]

Letters

Commission on Civil Rights controversy over expiration of Victoria Wilson's term and appointment of Peter N. Kirsanow: Alberto R. Gonzalez, Executive Office of the President, S12531 [6DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) jurisdiction over Dept. of Justice programs and the Patent and Trademark Office: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3421-S3423 [4AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) public disclosure of evaluations of Presidential nominees by home State Senators: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7285 [29JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) reporting of Supreme Court nominees to the full Senate: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7285 [29JN]

Drinking water standards for arsenic: by, S8555 [1AU]

Investigation into the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: by, H5632 [14SE]

Nomination of Theodore B. Olson to be Solicitor General: David W. Henderson, S5595 [24MY]

———Douglas R. Cox, S5595 [24MY]

———Floyd Abrams, S5594 [24MY]

———James R. Adams, S5593 [24MY]

———Larry L. Simms, S5592 [24MY]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S5594 [24MY]

———Michael J. Horowitz, S5593 [24MY]

———R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., and Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, American Spectator (publication), S5594 [24MY]

———Robert S. Bennett, S5592 [24MY]

———Terry Eastland, S5593 [24MY]

———William H. Webster, S5594 [24MY]

Prohibit human germline gene modification: W. Lee Rawls, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S7134 [29JN]

Subchapter S Modernization Act: several organizations, S7960 [19JY]

Lists

Utah Task Force One members, S11359 [1NO]

Memorandums

Prohibit Human Germline Gene Modification: Edward L. Korwek, S7135 [29JN]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S1962 [7MR], S2051 [8MR], S2196 [13MR], S2291, S2293 [14MR]

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Poems

``Thanksgiving Prayer,'' Kathryn Kay, S12052 [27NO]

``Whispers of Liberty,'' Rachel Bennett, S13937 [20DE]

Privilege of the floor

Byrne, James R., S12329 [3DE]

Nash, Stuart, S2909 [26MR]

Zaineddin, Mark, S12329 [3DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11092, S11093, S11094 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7394, S7414 [10JY]

Armijo, M. Christine: nomination to be district judge, S11484 [6NO]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S839, S875, S885, S886, S895, S901 [31JA], S961, S963, S1006 [1FE]

Aviation: limit liability of airlines as a result of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9594 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9594 [21SE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Japan, S5563 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7732, S7741, S7742 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7548 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1793 [5MR], S1925, S1927, S1928, S1933, S1945, S1946, S1960, S1961, S1962 [7MR], S2028, S2031, S2051 [8MR], S2106, S2109 [9MR], S2188, S2189, S2191, S2195, S2196, S2213 [13MR], S2286, S2287, S2289, S2290, S2291, S2292, S2295 [14MR], S2328, S2329, S2331, S2333, S2336, S2337, S2347, S2348, S2365, S2379 [15MR]

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

———amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S2287 [14MR]

———amend waiting period for subsequent filings, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2051 [8MR]

———create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing, S1933, S1960, S1961 [7MR]

———definition of debtors income, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S1945, S1946 [7MR], S2031 [8MR]

———limit homestead property exemption, S2329 [15MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, S2336 [15MR]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S2292 [14MR]

———protect financial privacy and prevent identity theft in electronic bankruptcy court records, S2213 [13MR]

———provide priority in distributions to small business creditors, S1927, S1962 [7MR]

———treatment and definition of luxury goods, S2348 [15MR]

———treatment of leases held by retail debtors, S2365 [15MR]

———treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

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

Bates, John D.: nomination to be district judge, S12818 [11DE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: provide for expedited judicial review, S3189 [30MR]

Bowdre, Karon Owen: nomination to be district judge, S11484 [6NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2109 [9MR]

Cebull, Richard F.: nomination to be district judge, S7989 [20JY]

Clement, Edith Brown: nomination to be circuit judge, S11484 [6NO], S11709 [13NO]

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. 1291), S8581 [1AU]

Commission on Civil Rights: controversy over expiration of Victoria Wilson's term and appointment of Peter N. Kirsanow, S12530 [6DE]

Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (S. 487), S2007 [7MR], S5990 [7JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 1712), S11951 [15NO]

Credit cards: limit issuance to underage consumers, S2195, S2196 [13MR]

Crime: clerical and technical corrections to laws (S. 1235), S8205 [25JY]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (S. 1234), S8205 [25JY]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (S. 1233), S8136 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 708), S3709 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9724 [24SE], S10051 [2OC]

———funding, S7394 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12621, S12671 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13842 [20DE]

———postpone additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S9724 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program gun buyback initiatives funding, S8648 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), S14074 [20DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1319), S8736 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S7997 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S9369, S9375, S9376, S9377 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11272 [31OC], S11313 [1NO], S11455 [6NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8648, S8661 [2AU]

Dinh, Viet D.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development, S5601 [24MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9369 [13SE]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S1314 [13FE], S8458 [31JY]

Drugs: reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (S. 1874), S13965 [20DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4), S2871, S2881 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3913 [25AP]

———Title I grants funding, S11313 [1NO]

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (S. 1889), S13980 [20DE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (S. 1890), S13980 [20DE]

Engelhardt, Kurt D.: nomination to be district judge, S12818 [11DE]

Family History Month: designate (S. Res. 160), S9858 [26SE]

FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10586 [11OC]

FDA: dietary supplement regulations enforcement funding, S11092, S11093, S11094 [25OC], S11272 [31OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 7), S2229 [13MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit roving wiretap authority, S10577 [11OC]

Friot, Stephen P.: nomination to be district judge, S11484 [6NO]

Government: establish a Federal fund to compensate victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9564, S9594 [21SE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S1376, S1380 [14FE]

Gregory, Roger L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7989, S7994 [20JY]

Haddon, Sam E.: nomination to be district judge, S7989 [20JY]

Hart, Sarah V.: nomination to be National Institute of Justice Director, S8680 [2AU]

Hartz, Harris L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S12475 [6DE]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6878 [26JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7133, S7181 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6878 [26JN]

Heaton, Joseph L.: nomination to be district judge, S12475 [6DE]

Hicks, Larry R.: nomination to be district judge, S11484 [6NO]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 18), S869 [31JA]

Hutchinson, Representative: nomination to be DEA Administrator, S8550 [1AU]

INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (S. 1891), S13980 [20DE]

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, S12621 [7DE]

Johnson, William P.: nomination to be district judge, S13114 [13DE]

Land, Clay D.: nomination to be district judge, S13114 [13DE]

Law enforcement: surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10572, S10573, S10574 [11OC]

Louis Armstrong Day: designate (S. Res. 146), S8599 [1AU], S8694 [2AU]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 407), S1638 [27FE]

Martone, Frederick J.: nomination to be district judge, S13114 [13DE]

Medicare: determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (S. 1066), S6519 [20JN]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (S. 153), S481 [23JA]

Mills, Michael P.: nomination to be district judge, S10541, S10542, S10543, S10544 [11OC]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), S7195 [29JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: nomination to be FBI Director, S8686 [2AU]

Napster Inc.: court decision on Internet access to copyrighted music, S1380 [14FE]

National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 40), S5128 [17MY]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (S. 213), S773 [30JA]

NextWave Telecom, Inc.: proposed settlement in bankruptcy litigation, S13914 [20DE]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S683 [30JA]

Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S5531 [23MY], S5578, S5592 [24MY]

———nomination to be Solicitor General, unanimous-consent agreement, S5599 [24MY]

Park City, UT: transfer a parcel of land to the Dept. of the Air Force for an Armed Forces recreation facility (S. 1734), S12056 [27NO]

Parker, Barrington D., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10541, S10542, S10543, S10544 [11OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (S. 1754), S12262 [30NO]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), S12272 [30NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12278 [3DE]

———reform (S. 742), S3749 [6AP]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (S. 1341), S8762 [2AU]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S10818 [18OC]

Point of order, S5416, S5417, S5418 [22MY], S7741 [17JY]

Political campaigns: disclosure requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates and prohibition on use of labor or corporate funds for such advertisements, S3038 [28MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2631, S2637, S2640, S2641, S2651, S2653, S2654, S2655, S2656 [21MR], S2682, S2683 [22MR], S3038 [28MR], S3189 [30MR], S3240 [2AP]

———inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under the disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates, S3038 [28MR]

———require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2651, S2653, S2654, S2655, S2656 [21MR], S2682, S2683 [22MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2631, S2637, S2640, S2641 [21MR]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S7994 [20JY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8692 [2AU], S10541, S10542, S10543, S10544 [11OC], S11484 [6NO], S11709 [13NO], S12121 [29NO], S12475 [6DE], S12820 [11DE], S13116 [13DE], S13688 [19DE]

Prost, Sharon: nomination to be circuit judge, S9561, S9564 [21SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (S. 449), S1787 [1MR]

———funding, S7414 [10JY]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing funding, S11455 [6NO]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 448), S1787 [1MR]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons, S10051 [2OC]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (S. 898), S5012 [16MY]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (S. Con. Res. 92), S12869 [11DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12278 [3DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (S. 697), S3448 [4AP]

Reeves, Danny C.: nomination to be district judge, S12475 [6DE]

Revell, Rita Mirembe: relief (S. 560), S2474 [19MR]

Riley, William J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8679 [2AU]

Robinson, Julie A.: nomination to be district judge, S12818 [11DE]

Salt Lake City, UT: infrastructure projects funding relative to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, S13842-S13844 [20DE]

———Paralympic games funding, S7997 [20JY]

———tribute to Utah Task Force One, S11359 [1NO]

———Winter Olympics security operations funding, S7394 [10JY]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S13287, S13288 [14DE], S13689 [19DE]

Schmitz, Joseph E.: nomination to be Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S13690 [19DE]

Science: prohibit human germline gene modification, S7133 [29JN]

Senate: legislative program, S1793 [5MR], S2105 [9MR], S5077 [17MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, S5417 [22MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2109 [9MR]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (S. 1497), S10289 [4OC]

Taxation: adjust reduction in the highest income tax rate if discretionary spending level is exceeded, S5418 [22MY]

———allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (S. 1553), S10770 [16OC]

———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 (S. 677), S3280 [2AP]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 760), S3917 [25AP]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (S. 1415), S9258 [10SE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 1282), S8478 [31JY]

———extend research and development tax credit, S5195, S5198 [21MY]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (S. 495), S2078 [8MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (S. 41), S315 [22JA]

———provide a long-term capital gains exclusion and reduce the holding period for long-term capital gains (S. 818), S4182 [2MY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 881), S4943 [15MY]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases, S5198 [21MY]

———rates, S2109 [9MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5195, S5197, S5198 [21MY], S5417, S5418 [22MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5795 [26MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to commit, S5416 [22MY]

———reduce tax cuts and use savings to strengthen Social Security, S5416 [22MY]

———S corporation reform (S. 1201), S7959 [19JY]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (S. 676), S3279 [2AP]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9322 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11015, S11023, S11024, S11053, S11056 [25OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10559, S10567, S10572, S10573, S10574, S10577, S10586, S10601 [11OC]

———enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests, S9372, S9375, S9376, S9377 [13SE]

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

———prevent cyberterrorism (S. 1568), S10841 [18OC]

———use of technology to track the origin and movement of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and to protect critical infrastructure, S13919 [20DE]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), S9690 [24SE]

Walters, John P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S12119-S12121 [29NO], S12441 [5DE]

Walton, Reggie B.: nomination to be district judge, S9562, S9564 [21SE]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S875, S885 [31JA]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3981 [26AP]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S7187 [29JN]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. 1272), S8466 [31JY]

Ziglar, James W.: nomination to be INS Commissioner, S8429 [31JY]

Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S1049 [6FE]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

Body Armor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 166), S4822 [10MY]

Expenditures: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 53), S2070 [8MR]

Nomination of Charles A. James, Jr., To Be Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Daniel J. Bryant To Be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Gale A. Norton To Be Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S527 [24JA]

Nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh To Be FEMA Director: Committee on the Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1462 [15FE]

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S706 [30JA]

Nomination of Larry D. Thompson To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4822 [10MY]

Nomination of Michael Chertoff To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5118 [17MY]

Nomination of Richard B. Myers To Be Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9440 [14SE]

Nomination of Viet D. Dinh To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5118 [17MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 63), S4822 [10MY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 802), S4822 [10MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 39), S4822 [10MY]

Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 487) (S. Rept. 107-31), S5830 [5JN]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2057 [8MR]

Summaries

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act (S. 304), S1315-S1317 [13FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11056-S11058 [25OC]

Testimonies

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Carroll O'Connor, S8459 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 41, permanently extend research tax credit and adjust the alternative incremental tax credit rates, S317 [22JA]

S. 153, State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs under Medicare, S481 [23JA]

S. 487, Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act, S2008 [7MR]

S. 495, Tax Equity for School Teachers Act, S2079 [8MR]

S. 676, tax treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms, S3280 [2AP]

S. 677, Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act, S3281 [2AP]

S. 881, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act, S4944 [15MY]

S. 898, provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, S5013 [16MY]

S. 1066, Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act, S6519-S6521 [20JN]

S. 1140, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, S7195 [29JN]

S. 1234, Anti-Sexual Predator Act, S8205 [25JY]

S. 1235, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S8205-S8207 [25JY]

S. 1282, Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act, S8479 [31JY]

S. 1291, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S8581 [1AU]

S. 1341, expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit, S8763 [2AU]

S. 1415, enhance charitable contribution tax deductions for book donations and literacy, S9259 [10SE]

S. 1420, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S9338-S9340 [12SE]

S. 1553, Economic Stimulus Through Bonus Depreciation Act, S10771 [16OC]

S. 1807, District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act, S12865 [11DE]

S.J. Res. 7, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, S2230 [13MR]

Transcripts

Nomination hearing of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S602 [29JA]

Tributes

Adkins, Sherry, S9610 [21SE]

Bennett, Rachel, S13937 [20DE]

Byrne, James R., S12671 [7DE]

Clay, Robert (Bud), S5114 [17MY]

Foreman, Robert D., S8198 [25JY]

Graham, Katharine M., S8109 [24JY]

Iverson, Kristine (Ivo), S2214, S2215 [13MR]

Kay, Kathryn, S12052 [27NO]

Larson, J. Craig, S2471 [19MR]

Lopatto, Jeanne (Gigi), S1813 [5MR]

O'Connor, Carroll, S8458 [31JY]

Suazo, Eluid P., S9438 [14SE]