DEPARTMENT OF LABOR related term(s) Bureau of Labor Statistics

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11182, S11184, S11217, S11230, S11232, S11233, S11234, S11235, S11236 [30OC], S11257, S11260, S11266, S11269, S11270, S11271, S11291, S11292, S11293, S11294, S11295 [31OC], S11301, S11302, S11308, S11324, S11325, S11326, S11341, S11345, S11350, S11351, S11390, S11391, S11392, S11394, S11395, S11396 [1NO], S11494, S11495, S11503 [6NO], H6459 [9OC], H6505 [10OC], H6631, H6640, H6647, H6651, H6654, H6664, H6665, H6666, H6673, H6704 [11OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11475 [6NO], H7942 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Children of Denial—Recent Advances in End-of-Life Care Haven't Reached the Youngest Patients, S6955-S6957 [27JN]

Hawaii Should Lead Fight To End Abuse of Workers in U.S. Territories, E548 [5AP]

OSHA Determined To Rush Rules Into Effect, S1871 [6MR]

Roll Back the OSHA Work Rules, S1886 [6MR]

Stressed Politics, S1886 [6MR]

Two Scalias in Our Government Are Two Too Many, S13288 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions

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

Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (see H.R. 2094), H2996 [7JN]

———create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H2679 [23MY]

———require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 2681), H4948 [31JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1536), S10640 [11OC] (see H.R. 3061), H6457 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H6504 [10OC]

Employment: protect employee rights (see H.R. 404), H218 [7FE]

———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5337 [2AU]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H1658 [26AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify (see H.R. 2366), H3802 [28JN]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see S. 489), S2070 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1848), S13700 [19DE]

Government regulations: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see S.J. Res. 6), S1747 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H647 [6MR]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]

Immigration: ensure aliens provided with H-1B nonimmigrant status are counted in a fair and accurate manner that takes in account only those aliens who commence employment as a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 2984), H6135 [2OC]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see S. 1442), S9557 [20SE] (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see S. 422), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 837), H622 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program to train (see H.R. 2491), H4008 [12JY]

National Labor Relations Act: exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (see S. 929), S5438 [22MY]

Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program: establish (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see S. 378), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 2015), H2847 [25MY]

Voluntary protection programs: establish (see H.R. 2235), H3259 [19JN]

Chronologies

Federal ergonomics standards, H664, H694 [7MR]

Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]

Cloture motions

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

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3061), H10239-H10353 [18DE]

Letters

Charitable solicitations at retail stores: Thomas D. Hyde, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., S11327 [1NO]

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

Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Charles F. Farmer, Mayor of Jackson, TN, S1846 [6MR]

———Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S1832 [6MR]

———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S1832, S1859 [6MR]

———(excerpts), S1873 [6MR]

———Jay Hawkins, Micron Technology, Inc., H703 [7MR]

———Rick D. Keller, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H703 [7MR]

———Victor Ashe, Mayor of Knoxville, TN, S1846 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to the H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H1106 [22MR]

———Representatives George Miller, Owens, and Berman, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1105 [22MR]

Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act: Deanna R. Gelak, Family and Medical Leave Act Technical Corrections Coalition, S2074 [8MR]

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

———several former Dept. of Labor Solicitors, S13322 [17DE]

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

Taconite Workers Relief Act, S1750 [1MR]

———David Foster, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Jerry Fallos, United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———John Swift, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board, S1750 [1MR]

———Jon G. LaSalle, Upper Peninsula Building Trades Council, S1751 [1MR]

———Louis P. Jondreau, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Marty Henry, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Mike Prusi, Stand Up for Iron Ore (organization), S1752 [1MR]

———Richard Rojeski, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Samuel H. Ricker, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Steve Bradach, Mayor of Biwabik, MN, S1751 [1MR]

———United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———Vincent P. Lacer, Mayor of Aurora, IL, S1750 [1MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H8955 [6DE]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11183 [30OC]

Medical services not covered under Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA (CHAMPVA), S6908 [26JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11344 [1NO], H7916 [8NO]

Government regulations: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1831 [6MR]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: OSHA proposed rule on ergonomic regulations, S1845 [6MR]

Press releases

AMA Opposes Kyl-Nelson Amendment That Lets MBA's—Not MD's—Make Medical Decisions: AMA, S6953 [27JN]

Questions and answers

Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: Congress, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine, H692-H694 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H6664 [11OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (H.R. 2094), H3526 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, E1199 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6568 [11OC], H7916 [8NO], E1863, E1865, E1875, E1877, E1878, E1880, E1881, E1882 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10431-H10442 [19DE], E2397, E2398, E2399 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H10214 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8189 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), motion to instruct conferees, H7916-H7918 [8NO]

Employment: protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (H.R. 2800), E1540 [3AU]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (H.R. 1602), H1608 [26AP], E639, E642 [26AP]

Government regulations: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H684-H708, H719 [7MR], H1396 [3AP], E315, E322, E325 [8MR], E333 [12MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H658-H667 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), unanimous-consent request, H683 [7MR]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, E1460 [27JY]

H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program: issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to workers and employers, H1105-H1107 [22MR]

International Bureau of Labor Affairs: workplace-based HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs in developing countries funding, H6649 [11OC]

Jobs Corps: funding, H10438 [19DE]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program to train (H.R. 2491), E1324 [12JY]

Mental health: autism research and educational programs funding, H1562 [25AP]

Territories: wage and labor rights violations, E548 [5AP]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend assistance to workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks funding, H8954-H8960 [6DE]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2325, S2328, S2347 [15MR]

Bureau of International Labor: provide permanent authorization to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (S. 1827), S13153 [13DE]

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

———nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S612-S614 [29JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of Labor, unanimous-consent agreement, S522 [24JA]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies appropriations, S11191 [30OC]

Dept. of Energy: energy industry workforce training grants and fellowships funding through reductions in CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S7865-S7870 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11154-S11185 [30OC], S11255, S11268-S11275 [31OC], S11300-S11316, S11320-S11329, S11340-S11351 [1NO], S11407, S11411, S11412 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11475 [6NO], S11546 [7NO], S12051 [27NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13773-S13792, S13830 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13678 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent agreement, S11183 [30OC], S11251, S11296 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent request, S11165 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S499 [23JA]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11457 [6NO]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S13786-S13789 [20DE]

Employment: job training program for dislocated workers funding, S7407, S7410, S7416 [10JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (S. 489), S2072 [8MR]

Farmworker Housing Program: funding, S11453 [6NO]

Federal aid programs: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (S. 1848), S13701-S13704 [19DE]

Government regulations: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, S2276 [14MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1801-S1805, S1811 [5MR], S1831-S1888 [6MR]

Health: clarify rights of injured patients forced into mandatory binding arbitration to seek legal redress, S7174, 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, S6964-S6967 [27JN]

———establish a clear definition of medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6892, S6902-S6909 [26JN], S6947-S6958 [27JN]

———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6470-S6472 [20JN], S6856-S6858 [25JN], S6887-S6895, S6901 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7168, S7179 [29JN]

———require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation, S6959-S6961 [27JN], S7133 [29JN]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284, S2285 [14MR]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (S. 422), S1749-S1753 [1MR]

Juarbe, Frederico, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, S8893 [3AU]

National Labor Relations Act: exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize, S11327-S11329 [1NO]

———exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (S. 929), S5460 [22MY]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (S. 378), S1522 [15FE], S5658 [24MY]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S12129 [29NO], S12241, S12242 [30NO]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3772 [6AP], S4581 [9MY], S11632 [8NO], S12739 [7DE]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S12408, S12409 [5DE], S13287-S13290 [14DE], S13321, S13322 [17DE], S13689 [19DE]

———nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, unanimous-consent request, S12768 [10DE], S12821 [11DE]

Spear, Chris: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Policy, S3772 [6AP]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, S7392, S7395 [10JY]

Reports

Ergonomic Injuries in Illinois: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H700-H702 [7MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 107-233), H6504 [10OC]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 6, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Ergonomic Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-9), H647 [6MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-342), H10354 [18DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-229), H6457 [9OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 107-84), S10640 [11OC]

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

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

Nomination of Frederico Juarbe, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11611 [8NO]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 378), S5541 [23MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6641 [11OC]

Statements

National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]

Tables

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 S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11163 [30OC]

Comparison of H-2A adverse effect wage rates, 1997-2000, H1109 [22MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6572-H6628 [11OC]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S13785 [20DE]

Testimonies

Dept. of Labor Ergonomics Rule: Amy B. Dean, South Bay, CA, AFL-CIO, E1460 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 79, consideration of S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, H658 [7MR]

H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11458-S11475 [6NO]

S. 378, Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL, S5658 [24MY]

S. 489, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2073 [8MR]

S. 929, Preserve Charitable Giving Act, S5460 [22MY]

S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, S1789 [1MR], S1888 [6MR], H684 [7MR]