CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13197 [13DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7318, S7319, S7334, S7335 [9JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2038, S2045, S2047, S2097, S2098 [8MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3333, S3355 [3AP], S3584, S3585 [5AP], S3646, S3654, S3661, S3662, S3667, S3668, S3707, S3708, S3709 [6AP], S3789, S3790, S3791 [23AP], S3829 [24AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9699, S9747 [24SE], S9838, S9932 [26SE], S9965, S9991, S10022 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12659, S12689, S12725 [7DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9623 [21SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4628, S4675, S4695, S4760, S4768, S4771 [9MY], S5820, S5821 [5JN], S5849, S5863 [6JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7827 [17JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12370 [4DE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5042, S5163 [17MY], S5245, S5354, S5355, S5394 [21MY], S5427, S5478 [22MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7808 [17JY]

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

———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (see S. 977), S5695 [25MY]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 532), S2306 [14MR]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (see S. 1519), S10388 [9OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S2895 [26MR]

Armed Forces: 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 for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S6009 [8JN]

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

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 344), S2979 [27MR]

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

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

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S8353 [27JY]

Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12056 [27NO]

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

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S1464 [15FE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5439 [22MY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 966), S9338 [12SE]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S9504 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S13051 [12DE]

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

Dept. of 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), S2070 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S11549 [7NO] (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S636 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S2306 [14MR]

———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), S7880 [18JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S9505 [19SE]

Education: establish a mental health community education program (see S. 859), S4822 [10MY]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 413), S2583 [20MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see S. 1262), S10288 [4OC]

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

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see S. 253), S1062 [6FE]

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

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

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

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S6055 [11JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S101 [22JA]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S5891 [6JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA]

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

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 214), S707 [30JA]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5968 [7JN]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618), S12056 [27NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

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

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

Medicare: reform (see S. 1135), S7084 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see S. 728), S3705 [6AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S5439 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S12055 [27NO]

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

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

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

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

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12056 [27NO]

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

National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S4247 [3MY]

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

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see S. 1663), S12772 [10DE]

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

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

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

Olympic Truce: observance (see S. Res. 126), S7495 [11JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4045 [30AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S2979 [27MR]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S7195 [29JN]

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

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S3531 [5AP]

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), S10770 [16OC]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S1021 [1FE]

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

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S8706 [2AU]

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

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 753), S3706 [6AP]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see S. 834), S5891 [6JN]

Taxation: allow income tax refund and adjust rate brackets (see S. 629), S2979 [27MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 362), S2980 [27MR]

———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see S. 370), S1463 [15FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S9621 [21SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 530), S2306 [14MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 363), S2980 [27MR]

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

———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (see S. 364), S2980 [27MR]

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

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 795), S3994 [26AP]

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

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

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

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

———relief for families (see S. 9), S97 [22JA]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S4822 [10MY]

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

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S5889 [6JN]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 369), S1463 [15FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10641 [11OC]

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

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

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), S7955 [19JY]

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

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

———extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S5617 [24MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S527 [24JA]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers (see S. 1100), S6920 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children (see S. 1522), S10456 [10OC]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 587), S2662 [21MR]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see S. 1679), S11719 [13NO]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see S. 1605), S11286 [31OC]

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

Taxation: first-time homebuyers tax credit (see S. 1396), S9122 [5SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction (see S. 867), S4822 [10MY]

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

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13349 [17DE], S13423 [18DE], S13658 [19DE]

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

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9937 [26SE], S10031 [2OC]

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

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, S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]

Letters

Agriculture funding: Senator Crapo, S3374 [4AP]

———several Senators, S3373 [4AP]

Continue certain agriculture programs: several agricultural organizations, S10877 [23OC]

Response to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers: several Senators, S8412 [31JY]

Lists

University of North Dakota football team, S12771 [10DE]

Motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7375 [10JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2187 [13MR]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5225 [21MY], S5415, S5416 [22MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Press releases

Technology Education and Training Act: American Society for Training and Development, S3859 [24AP]

———Information Technology Association of America, S3858 [24AP]

———Technology Workforce Coalition, S3858 [24AP]

Remarks

Abraham, Spencer: confirmation as Sec. of Energy, S451 [23JA]

Agriculture: continue certain programs, S10877, S10878, S10879 [23OC]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12844 [11DE], S13005, S13012 [12DE], S13445 [18DE], S13655 [19DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12400, S12404 [5DE]

———Federal farm policies, S10824, S10825, S10826 [18OC]

———funding, S3332 [3AP], S3365, S3366, S3367, S3368, S3372, S3373, S3374, S3375 [4AP], S11672 [13NO]

———phase out price supports for sugar and use savings to improve Food Stamp Program, S13005, S13012 [12DE]

———provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers (S. 1100), S6924 [26JN]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8411, S8423 [31JY]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8388 [30JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11087 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, S11875 [15NO]

Air Force: tanker aircraft lease program funding, S12602, S12606 [7DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7309, S7319 [9JY], S7366, S7368, S7370, S7371, S7372, S7373, S7375, S7376 [10JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S11671 [13NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), S12532 [6DE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspend certain provisions (S.J. Res. 28), S11666, S11667, S11669, S11670, S11671, S11672 [13NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2049 [8MR], S2106 [9MR], S2169, S2184, S2185, S2186, S2187 [13MR]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, S3667 [6AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2106 [9MR], S2835, S2837, S2838, S2839, S2840 [26MR], S3290, S3295 [3AP], S4792 [10MY], S7999-S8001 [20JY], S8423 [31JY], S10877, S10878, S10879 [23OC]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, S3778, S3781 [23AP]

———deficit, S1106, S1109 [7FE]

———increase tax cuts if budget surpluses are higher than projected, S3522 [5AP]

———reconciliation process, S3261, S3263 [2AP], S3501, S3510, S3511, S3516 [5AP]

———refine procedures in budget process relative to controlling spending, S3520 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3208, S3224 [30MR], S3261, S3263, S3264, S3268, S3271 [2AP], S3290, S3294, S3295, S3297, S3306, S3308, S3309, S3310, S3311, S3312, S3313, S3314, S3315, S3322, S3325, S3326, S3327, S3332 [3AP], S3363, S3365, S3366, S3367, S3368, S3372, S3373, S3374, S3375, S3379, S3380, S3394, S3398, S3400, S3404, S3405, S3410, S3411 [4AP], S3463, S3464, S3467, S3475, S3478, S3479, S3487, S3488, S3498, S3501, S3505, S3510, S3511, S3516, S3517, S3518, S3519, S3520, S3521, S3522 [5AP], S3655, S3659, S3661, S3666, S3667, S3668, S3669, S3763 [6AP], S3778, S3781 [23AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4377 [4MY], S4549, S4553, S4555, S4556, S4561, S4562, S4564, S4565, S4566, S4567, S4574, S4576, S4578, S4579, S4772 [9MY], S4791, S4792, S4794 [10MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4231 [3MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), unanimous-consent agreement, S3405 [4AP]

———revisions to aggregate spending levels, S9500 [19SE], S10789 [17OC], S11546 [7NO], S12532 [6DE], S13042 [12DE]

———status report, S7800 [17JY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1106, S1109 [7FE], S7313, S7316 [9JY], S11673 [13NO]

———treatment of public debt, S2838 [26MR], S3295, S3308, S3309, S3311, S3312 [3AP]

Chao, Elaine L.: confirmation as Sec. of Labor, S1121 [7FE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S13657 [19DE]

———appropriations allocations revisions, S12099 [28NO]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10789 [17OC]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2888, emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding terrorist attacks, S13920 [20DE]

———appropriations allocation revisions to S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies appropriations, S11191 [30OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): procedures for budget resolution markup, S2688 [22MR], S2835, S2837, S2838, S2839, S2840 [26MR], S3261 [2AP], S3306 [3AP]

———tribute to staff, S4794 [10MY]

Customs Service: repeal merchandise processing fee extension, S7130 [29JN]

Daniels, Mitchell E., Jr.: nomination to be OMB Director, S437 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S3404, S3405, S3410, S3411 [4AP]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), S9830 [26SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), conference report, S10789 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12469, S12470, S12502, S12523 [6DE], S12587, S12601, S12602, S12606 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13845 [20DE]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S12602, S12606 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7457 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), conference report, S10785 [17OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9496 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report, S11332 [1NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8113 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12308 [3DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11163 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13785 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11546 [7NO], S11599 [8NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11480 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, S12530 [6DE]

Ecology and environment: environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding, S3519 [5AP]

Education: establish a mental health community education program (S. 859), S4827 [10MY]

———funding, S4555, S4556 [9MY], S4791 [10MY]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (S. 253), S1074 [6FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4375 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7796 [17JY]

Evans, Donald L.: confirmation as Sec. of Commerce, S452 [23JA]

Federal aid programs: support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children (S. 1522), S10458 [10OC]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, S3661 [6AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10963 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, S13896 [20DE]

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration: testing of deoxynivalenol (DON) in malting barley, S1741 [1MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7129, S7130 [29JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 587), S2668 [21MR]

Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., S11032 [25OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, S3655 [6AP]

Langley AFB, VA: tribute to North Dakota Air National Guard 119th Fighter Wing, S9388 [13SE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, S11671 [13NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), conference report, S11398 [1NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1172), S7872 [18JY]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (S. 1679), S11725 [13NO]

———contractor payment delay, S7130 [29JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3306, S3310, S3311, S3312, S3314, S3315, S3322, S3325, S3326 [3AP]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services, S3463 [5AP]

———funding, S3294, S3297 [3AP], S3463 [5AP]

Mineta, Norman Y.: confirmation as Sec. of Transportation, S702 [30JA]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 1111), S6997 [27JN]

Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S3985 [26AP]

———Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, S3982 [26AP]

NIH: funding, S3400 [4AP]

North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation emergency housing funding, S7319 [9JY]

North Dakota State University: tribute to wrestling team, S3702 [6AP]

Norton, Gale A.: confirmation as Sec. of the Interior, S1120 [7FE]

OMB: prohibit directed budget scorekeeping of railroad retirement legislation, S12342, S12343, S12344, S12351 [4DE]

Paige, Roderick R.: confirmation as Sec. of Education, S451 [23JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3521 [5AP]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12342, S12343, S12344, S12351 [4DE]

Point of order, S2187 [13MR], S3491, S3495 [5AP], S7130 [29JN]

Powell, Colin L.: confirmation as Sec. of State, S452 [23JA], S523 [24JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, S10824 [18OC]

Principi, Anthony J.: confirmation as Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S523 [24JA]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12351 [4DE]

Rumsfeld, Donald H.: confirmation as Sec. of Defense, S452 [23JA]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 1030), S6221 [13JN]

SBA: loan assistance programs funding, S3659 [6AP]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1431), S9553 [20SE]

Senate: legislative program, S3286 [2AP], S3358 [3AP], S3637 [6AP]

Senate Rules: establish committee membership ratios and legislative procedures (S. Res. 8), S40 [5JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3286 [2AP], S3290, S3297 [3AP], S7313, S7316 [9JY], S7366, S7368, S7370, S7371, S7372, S7373, S7376 [10JY], S7999-S8001 [20JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2049 [8MR], S2106 [9MR], S2169, S2184, S2185, S2186, S2187 [13MR], S7319 [9JY], S7366, S7368, S7370, S7371, S7372, S7373, S7375 [10JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty, S3521 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5042, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5050, S5051, S5052, S5056, S5058 [17MY]

———preserve estate and gift taxes, S5427 [22MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (S. 1087), S6665 [22JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S11266-S11268 [31OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11667, S11670, S11672 [13NO]

———rates, S1106, S1109 [7FE], S2106 [9MR], S3224 [30MR], S3263 [2AP], S3290, S3295, S3297, S3308, S3310 [3AP], S3467, S3475, S3487, S3488, S3510 [5AP], S4791, S4792 [10MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5035, S5041, S5042, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5050, S5051, S5052, S5056, S5058 [17MY], S5233 [21MY], S5411, S5412, S5414, S5427 [22MY], S5526 [23MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5790, S5791 [26MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to commit, S5415 [22MY]

———reduce tax cuts and increase the standard deduction, S5411, S5412 [22MY]

———reduce tax cuts and use savings to strengthen Social Security, S5415 [22MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (S. 762), S3856 [24AP]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding, S11671 [13NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9317 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11032 [25OC]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12470, S12523 [6DE], S12587 [7DE]

University of North Dakota: tribute to football team, S12771 [10DE]

———tribute to hockey team, S3526 [5AP]

Veneman, Ann M.: confirmation as Sec. of Agriculture, S453 [23JA]

Whitman, Christine Todd: confirmation as EPA Administrator, S1121 [7FE]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S7800 [17JY]

Reports filed

Suspend Certain Provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S.J. Res. 28), S11611 [8NO]

Statements

Budget Reconciliation Process: Howard H. Baker, Jr. (1985), S3501 [5AP]

———Senator Domenici (1985), S3502 [5AP]

Rural Education Development Initiative Reauthorization and Improvement: National Education Association, S1075 [6FE]

Summaries

Technology Education and Training Act (S. 762), S3858 [24AP]

Tables

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) adjustment of budget authority and outlays, S13657 [19DE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) appropriations allocations revisions, S12099 [28NO]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions, S10789 [17OC], S11191 [30OC], S13920 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S12308 [3DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S11340 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11875 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S11883 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S13896 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S11332 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11599 [8NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S11398 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S12530 [6DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S13785 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S13846 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7457 [11JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S10785 [17OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8113 [24JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9244 [10SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8543 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure conference report, S10789 [17OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12503 [6DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1077, supplemental appropriations, S7309 [9JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1171, energy and water development appropriations, S7796 [17JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1172, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7873 [18JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1191, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11087 [25OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1460, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9830 [26SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11163 [30OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1543, District of Columbia appropriations, S11480 [6NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10963 [24OC]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S9500 [19SE], S10789 [17OC], S11547 [7NO], S12532 [6DE], S13042 [12DE], S13785, S13920 [20DE]

Texts of

S. 762, Technology Education and Training Act, S3857 [24AP]

S. 1030, Rural Health Care Improvement Act, S6222-S6225 [13JN]

S. 1087, Business Property Economic Revitalization Act, S6665 [22JN]

S. 1679, Medicare Beneficiary Liability Reduction Act, S11725 [13NO]

Tributes

Christensen, Glen, S2659 [21MR]

Cranston, Alan, S1578 [26FE]

Cree, Francis, S11567 [8NO]

Kasprisin, Kenneth S., S8344 [27JY]

Murray, Senator, S4578 [9MY]

Nelson, Senator Bill, S4574 [9MY]

Schafer, Harold, S12536 [6DE]