EDWARDS, JOHN (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

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

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

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3571 [5AP], S3659, S3667, S3708 [6AP], S3791 [23AP]

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), S9997 [1OC], S10033 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12568 [6DE], S12659, S12683, S12725 [7DE]

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

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), S4643, S4647, S4771 [9MY], S4916 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7969 [19JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6856, S6865 [25JN], S6964, S7003, S7007 [27JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S10745 [16OC], S13647 [19DE]

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

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

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S4122 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Point of View—One Among the Thousands, Eric Schellhorn, Raleigh (NC) News and Observer, S10688 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: 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]

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

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see S. 1454), S10156 [3OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1617 [27FE]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S2071 [8MR]

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

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

Civil rights: protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 1614), S11362 [1NO]

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

Congress: enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S553 [24JA]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S786 [30JA]

Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see S. 986), S11612 [8NO]

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]

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

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]

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]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S6378 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 405), S1616 [27FE]

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

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 67), S3531 [5AP]

Education: establish a mental health community education program (see S. 859), S6449 [19JN]

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

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

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9506 [19SE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 30), S98 [22JA]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9197 [6SE]

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

Health: prohibit Federal health insurance programs from reimbursing health care providers who charge membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 1606), S11286 [31OC]

———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]

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

———support research to more fully develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see S. Con. Res. 11), S3855 [24AP]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11488 [6NO]

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

Immigration: 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), S7495 [11JY]

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

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]

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

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S8065 [23JY]

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: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 1204), S7955 [19JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. Res. 74), S4177 [2MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S5831 [5JN]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S2219 [13MR] (see S. 964), S5833 [5JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S9124 [5SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S2389 [15MR]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 70), S8064 [23JY]

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), S6127 [12JN]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5695 [25MY]

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

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), S9254 [10SE]

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1973 [7MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 55), S3341 [3AP]

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

NSF: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 36), S4591 [9MY]

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

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 27), S2071 [8MR]

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), S6319 [14JN]

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), S7590 [12JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S5006 [16MY]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC]

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

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1218 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4246 [3MY]

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

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S10769 [16OC]

———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]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 718), S3853 [24AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S6921 [26JN]

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

———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), S9253 [10SE]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S1972 [7MR]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S9557 [20SE]

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

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

———protect children (see S. 1539), S11199 [30OC]

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), S13701 [19DE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S6212 [13JN]

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

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

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see S. 961), S8354 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 399), S1616 [27FE]

Crime: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (see S. 1672), S11660 [9NO]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1180), S7688 [16JY]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see S. Res. 29), S1616 [27FE]

Education: provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams (see S. 469), S1897 [6MR]

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

Immigration: develop and implement an electronic data system to enhance access to information on whether to issue a visa or admit an alien (see S. 1733), S12055 [27NO]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S2070 [8MR]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 197), S636 [29JA]

———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (see S. 1164), S7494 [11JY]

Safety: improve security at airports and seaports (see S. 1429), S9440 [14SE]

Taxation: allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see S. 1292), S8575 [1AU]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1486), S10154 [3OC]

Cloture motions

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

Motions

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7131 [29JN]

Obituaries

Fyfe, Karleton D.B.: Raleigh (NC) News and Observer, S10688 [15OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S10745 [16OC], S13647 [19DE]

Privilege of the floor

Bowen, David, S6623 [21JN]

Cameron, Beth, S6623 [21JN]

Chugh, Mahdu, S6623 [21JN]

Field, Elizabeth, S6623 [21JN]

Munoz, Dan, S6623 [21JN]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina, S10454 [10OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11083 [25OC]

Animals: research on the conversion of animal waste into renewable energy resources, S11083 [25OC]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S949 [1FE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3098, S3099 [29MR]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws, S6981, S6982 [27JN]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3316, S3318 [3AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4200 [3MY]

———treatment of public debt, S3318 [3AP]

Camp LeJeune, NC: Commander in Chief's Marine Corps Installation of Excellence Award recipient, S2893 [26MR]

Coast Guard: establish Maritime Security Teams and make changes in personnel to prevent terrorism, work in drug interdiction, and improve marine safety, S13883 [20DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 399), S1631 [27FE]

Crime: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1672), S11661 [9NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9379 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11451 [6NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8670 [2AU]

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

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13376 [18DE]

———funding, S4200 [3MY]

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams, S4199, S4200 [3MY]

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams (S. 469), S1908 [6MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4199, S4200, S4201 [3MY], S4916 [15MY]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, S1894 [6MR]

Fort Bragg, NC: Commander in Chief's Army Installation of Excellence Award recipient, S2893 [26MR]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409, S6410 [19JN], S6470 [20JN], S6537 [21JN], S6835, S6838, S6839, S6846, S6847, S6848 [25JN], S6876, S6877, S6884 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7037, S7042, S7043 [28JN], S7169 [29JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6940, S6941, S6944 [27JN]

———clarify rights of injured patients forced into mandatory binding arbitration to seek legal redress, S7175 [29JN]

———clarify that independent reviewers are not empowered to order health plans to provide services that are specifically excluded or expressly limited by the plan's contract, S6966 [27JN]

———dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7150, S7152, S7153 [29JN]

———disallow punitive damages in Federal courts relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7163 [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, S6905, S6906 [26JN]

———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6470, S6471, S6472 [20JN], S6856 [25JN]

———limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7057 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 283), S1368 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6536, S6537, S6538, S6579 [21JN], S6629 [22JN], S6835, S6838, S6839, S6846, S6847, S6848, S6854, S6855, S6856 [25JN], S6884, S6905, S6906 [26JN], S6938, S6940, S6941, S6944, S6966, S6981, S6982 [27JN], S7037, S7042, S7043, S7050, S7051, S7052, S7055, S7057, S7073, S7074 [28JN], S7129, S7131, S7133, S7150, S7152, S7153, S7163, S7169, S7175 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6876, S6877 [26JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6407, S6409, S6410, S6414, S6419, S6433 [19JN], S6465, S6469, S6470, S6471, S6472, S6489, S6493 [20JN]

———require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation, S7133 [29JN]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7050, S7051, S7052, S7055 [28JN]

Health care professionals: immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients, S7073, S7074 [28JN], S7131 [29JN]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 652), S3164 [29MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S13376 [18DE]

Insurance: liability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S6537 [21JN]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, S6465, S6470 [20JN], S6629 [22JN], S7169 [29JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

Mecklenburg County, NC: Criminal Justice Information System funding, S9379 [13SE]

———Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Unit funding, S9379 [13SE]

Mooresville, NC: use of Economic Development Initiative funds for library project, S8670 [2AU]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S12836 [11DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S13883 [20DE]

———provide grants for technological development programs to prevent terrorism, S13883 [20DE]

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, S3039 [28MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2635 [21MR], S2883, S2884 [26MR], S2935 [27MR], S3039 [28MR], S3098, S3099 [29MR], S3257 [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, S2883, S2884 [26MR], S2935 [27MR], S3039 [28MR]

Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 197), S644 [29JA]

———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (S. 1164), S7497 [11JY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11451 [6NO]

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: Commander in Chief's Air Force Installation of Excellence Award recipient, S2893 [26MR]

Statistical Analysis System Institute Inc.: anniversary, S9118 [5SE]

Taxation: allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (S. 1292), S8583 [1AU]

———rates, S3316 [3AP]

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), S9312 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10589 [11OC]

———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, S12836 [11DE]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, S10454 [10OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

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

Texts of

S. 197, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S645 [29JA]

S. 399, College Fire Prevention Act, S1632 [27FE]

S. 469, School Support and Improvement Act, S1909 [6MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 652, Rural Rental Housing Act, S3165 [29MR]

S. 1164, Location Privacy Protection Act, S7498 [11JY]

Tributes

Earnhardt, Dale, S1565 [26FE]

Fyfe, Karleton D.B., S10687 [15OC]

Preyer, L. Richardson, S3527 [5AP]

Sewell, Elizabeth, S567 [25JA]

Shelton, Henry H., S9969 [1OC]