HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S11921, S11963 [15NO]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13020, S13032, S13066 [12DE], S13713 [19DE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10464 [10OC], S10524, S10664 [11OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3454, S3455 [4AP], S3521, S3590, S3612, S3623 [5AP], S3665, S3669, S3708 [6AP], S3791 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1416), S9560 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9559 [20SE], S9656, S9660 [21SE], S9699, S9731, S9747, S9750, S9759 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S9966, S9983, S9994, S9997, S10022 [1OC], S10033 [2OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), S9830, S9921, S9923 [26SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9525 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8243 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9341 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11341, S11395 [1NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11515, S11563 [7NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4697, S4724, S4726, S4730, S4732 [9MY], S5943 [7JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10956, S10958, S10986 [24OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6634, S6671 [22JN], S7005 [27JN], S7043, S7120, S7121 [28JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2478 [19MR], S2584 [20MR], S2907 [26MR]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11962 [15NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5049, S5168, S5177, S5178 [17MY], S5287 [21MY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1353 [13FE]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S11149 [25OC]

———H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9387 [13SE], S9674 [21SE]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9833 [26SE]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S11544 [7NO]

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

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12676 [7DE]

———S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]

Articles and editorials

It's About Safety—No Ifs, Ands or Trucks—Unless They Pass Tests, El Paso (TX) Times, S8518 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see S. Con. Res. 86), S12100 [28NO]

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), S9077 [4SE]

———repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program (see S. 385), S2389 [15MR]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see S. Con. Res. 55), S6920 [26JN]

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

Army Nurse Corps: centennial (see S. Con. Res. 5), S929 [31JA]

Aviation: ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S1270 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S5006 [16MY]

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]

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

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), S11488 [6NO]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 147), S456 [23JA]

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]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see S. 92), S100 [22JA] (see S. 1031), S6212 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 570), S2582 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation: provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (see S. 1327), S9254 [10SE]

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

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

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

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 167), S527 [24JA]

———establish international education policy (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1587 [26FE]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 103), S100 [22JA]

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

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 624), S2979 [27MR]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see S. 653), S9197 [6SE]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S3053 [28MR]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 1314), S8704 [2AU]

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

Foreign trade: improve port-of-entry infrastructure along the Southwest border of the U.S., establish grants to improve facilities, and designate a port technology demonstration site (see S. 884), S4940 [15MY]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (see S. 351), S6602 [21JN]

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 587), S9076 [4SE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11286 [31OC]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP]

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

Immigration: increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (see S. 169), S527 [24JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1617 [27FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S2583 [20MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1627), S11549 [7NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S2582 [20MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S6449 [19JN]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 659), S9076 [4SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S9123 [5SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S1394 [14FE]

———improve direct graduate medical education payments (see S. 135), S9076 [4SE]

———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), S12682 [7DE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S9124 [5SE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S8015 [20JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S2584 [20MR]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5120 [17MY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S8576 [1AU]

National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5270 [21MY]

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2389 [15MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S13944 [20DE]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 80), S4175 [2MY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S5543 [23MY]

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

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

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see S. 235), S1012 [1FE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 141), S101 [22JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 22), S98 [22JA]

Power resources: protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (see S. 388), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 389), S4044 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 942), S5542 [23MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 1299), S8575 [1AU]

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), S12001 [16NO]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA]

States: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (see S. 1646), S12101 [28NO]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (see S. 291), S1218 [8FE]

———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 870), S7495 [11JY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2117 [9MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 1567), S10835 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (see S. 1504), S10390 [9OC]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S2162 [12MR]

———provide for a refundable education opportunity tax credit (see S. 488), S2583 [20MR]

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

———provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified as having been covered by a bovine tuberculosis eradication program agreement (see S. 1047), S6318 [14JN]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see S. 459), S9123 [5SE]

———treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 797), S4044 [30AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 393), S2117 [9MR]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see S. 1141), S7193 [29JN]

———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), S2388 [15MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S9123 [5SE]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see S. 341), S1462 [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]

———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]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see S. Con. Res. 73), S9742 [24SE]

Unemployment: authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1532), S10640 [11OC]

Veterans: increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 912), S5118 [17MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145, 305), S1617 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S2389 [15MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 457), S1898 [6MR]

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

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 28), S98 [22JA]

———maximize access of uniformed services voters and recently separated uniformed services voters to the polls and ensure that each vote cast by such a voter is duly counted (see S. 381), S1463 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see S. 1573), S11105 [25OC]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S6318 [14JN] (see S. 1427), S9440 [14SE]

Aviation: streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 1809), S13051 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1878), S13943 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S1699 [28FE]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see S. 1094), S6664 [22JN]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S6054 [11JN]

Education: provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (see S. 40), S98 [22JA]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9395 [13SE]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see S. 605), S2823 [23MR]

Immigration: confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad (see S. 939), S5542 [23MY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (see S. 1577), S11105 [25OC]

Medicare: increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 839), S4416 [7MY]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 353), S1462 [15FE]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2219 [13MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 176), S527 [24JA]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see S. 11), S97 [22JA]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 527), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 744), S3706 [6AP]

———make marriage tax penalty relief effective immediately for certain tax brackets and the standard deduction (see S. 1513), S10388 [9OC]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 205), S706 [30JA]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (see S. 1563), S10794 [17OC]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time and uniform treatment of absentee ballots for Presidential elections (see S. 175), S527 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al (see S. Res. 192), S13300 [14DE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

Letters

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: Peggy Cooper Cafritz and Paul L. Vance, District of Columbia Board of Education, S11516 [7NO]

FEMA disaster relief funding: by, H3330 [20JN]

Tax notification and reporting requirements of State and local political organizations: Susan Parnas Frederick, National Conference of State Legislatures, S2800 [23MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Ivie, Ray, S10399 [9OC]

Keenan, Jimmy, S11131 [25OC]

Kem, John, S9937 [26SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 76), S423 [22JA]

———protect lives of unborn persons (S. 75), S423 [22JA]

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S10989, S11105, S11106, S11107 [25OC], S11974 [16NO], S12073, S12074 [28NO]

Allbaugh, Joe M.: nomination to be FEMA Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S1447 [15FE]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (S. 1037), S6319 [14JN]

———authorize survivors retirement benefits to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty, S9552 [20SE], S9573 [21SE]

———authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9422 [14SE]

———improve pay, health care, and family housing for active duty personnel, S1446, S1447 [15FE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S857 [31JA]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S9584 [21SE], S10436 [10OC], S10496, S10507, S10537 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11977 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10136 [3OC], S10273 [4OC], S10418 [10OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9589, S9601 [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, S9589, S9601 [21SE], S10496, S10507 [11OC]

———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2331, S2332, S2333 [15MR]

———limit homestead property exemption, S2331, S2332, S2333 [15MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1596 [27FE], S1667 [28FE], S1923 [7MR], S8147 [25JY]

———deficit, S1102 [7FE], S1596 [27FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3302 [3AP], S3521 [5AP], S3669 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4552 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1102 [7FE], S1923 [7MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): procedures for budget resolution markup, S2801 [23MR]

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 (S. 360), S7837 [18JY]

Cranston, Alan: tribute (S. Res. 12), S423 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9552 [20SE], S9573 [21SE], S9725 [24SE]

———funding, S1446 [15FE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), S9829, S9830 [26SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), conference report, S10807, S10808, S10810 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12601, S12602 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13833 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13832 [20DE]

———postpone additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S9725 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Education: Hispanic-serving institutions education grants program funding, S11345, S11346 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1878), S13966 [20DE]

Dept. of the Interior: Caddo Lake Institute wetland project funding, S7570 [12JY]

———Sewall-Belmont House preservation funding, S7567 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7567, S7570 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8272 [26JY], S8329 [27JY], S8517, S8518 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12459, S12460 [5DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: add amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to diseases presumed to be service connected when incurred by Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S13833 [20DE]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (S. 409), S1701 [28FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, S11882 [15NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11345, S11346 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8560, S8561 [1AU], S8667, S8668, S8669 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11601 [8NO]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), S6669 [22JN]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 1009), S6056 [11JN]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11515, S11516, S11526, S11527, S11528 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11515, S11516, S11526, S11527, S11528 [7NO]

Education: improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S4070, S4087, S4090 [1MY]

———national policy to improve system, S436 [23JA], S1596 [27FE]

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

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4145 [2MY], S4803, S4805 [10MY]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (S. 40), S315 [22JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4803, S4805 [10MY], S5943, S5944 [7JN], S6109 [12JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4059, S4070, S4087, S4090, S4091 [1MY], S4145, S4151, S4152, S4156 [2MY]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 78), S423 [22JA]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 624), S2992 [27MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7851 [18JY]

EPA: establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8560 [1AU]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (S. 1421), S9396 [13SE]

Foreign Assistance Act: suspend drug certification procedures in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, S10958 [24OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10958 [24OC]

Government: tribute to democratic process in the U.S., S5673 [25MY]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6636 [22JN], S6878 [26JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding, S7851 [18JY]

———establish guidelines on embryonic stem cell research, S7851 [18JY]

———include disenrollment information in information provided to managed care plan and HMO patients, S7043 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6636 [22JN], S7043 [28JN]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6485 [20JN]

Immigration: confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad (S. 939), S5548 [23MY]

IRS: taxpayer refund, S8147, S8149, S8150 [25JY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (S. 1577), S11112 [25OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3302 [3AP]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (S. 839), S4425 [7MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8055 [23JY], S8272 [26JY], S8517, S8518 [1AU]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 353), S1495 [15FE]

NAFTA: prevent violations, S8272 [26JY], S8517, S8518 [1AU]

NASA: funding, S11601 [8NO]

———National Space Biomedical Research Institute funding, S8667 [2AU]

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: funding, S11882 [15NO]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S12585 [7DE]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 44), S12309 [3DE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1446 [15FE]

———national missile defense system, S1446 [15FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1446 [15FE]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S671 [30JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, S9584 [21SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2541, S2542 [20MR], S2800, S2801, S2802, S2803 [23MR], S3117 [29MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 176), S550 [24JA]

———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds and impose limitations on the repayment of personal loans to campaigns, S2541, S2542 [20MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7851 [18JY]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 73), S423 [22JA]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 942), S11333 [1NO]

Puerto Rico: Tren Urbano project funding relative to contractor disputes, S12459, S12460 [5DE]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S4145 [2MY], S5943, S5944 [7JN]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 79), S423 [22JA]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (S. 74), S423 [22JA]

Senate: continuation of duties during investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10807 [18OC]

———legislative program, S423, S424 [22JA], S9416, S9421 [14SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3302 [3AP]

Space policy: space station program funding, S8561 [1AU], S8668, S8669 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), S1120 [7FE], S3669 [6AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, S3521 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5049, S5058 [17MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (S. 11), S164 [22JA]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, S2800, S2801, S2802, S2803 [23MR], S3117 [29MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 744), S3754 [6AP]

———make marriage tax penalty relief effective immediately for certain tax brackets and the standard deduction (S. 1513), S10391 [9OC]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (S. 1199), S7958 [19JY]

———rates, S1041 [6FE], S1102 [7FE], S1667 [28FE], S1923 [7MR], S8147, S8150 [25JY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5047, S5049, S5058 [17MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (S. 205), S702, S709 [30JA]

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), S9292 [12SE]

———establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (S. 1563), S10796 [17OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (S. 1715), S11956 [15NO]

Texas A&M University: anniversary, S10285 [4OC]

———tribute to Corps of Cadets, S10285 [4OC]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1729 [1MR]

U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps: anniversary, S9248 [10SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time and uniform treatment of absentee ballots for Presidential elections (S. 175), S550 [24JA]

Whitman, Christine Todd: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S671 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al (S. Res. 192), S13317 [14DE]

Texts of

S. 1037, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S6320 [14JN]

S. 1094, Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act, S6669 [22JN]

S. 1427, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S9441 [14SE]

S. 1577, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, S11112 [25OC]

S. 1878, U.S./Mexico Border Health Improvement Act, S13967-S13969 [20DE]

S. Res. 192, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Judith Lewis v. Rick Perry, et al, S13305 [14DE]

Transcripts

Inauguration of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, S421-S423 [22JA]

Tributes

Ash, Mary Kay, S12444 [5DE]

Coverdell, Paul, S7837 [18JY]

Fleming, Donald E., S11998 [16NO]

Inouye, Senator, S12585 [7DE]

Mansfield, Mike, S10350 [9OC]

Olson, Barbara, S9292 [12SE]

Ryan, Michael E., S9190 [6SE]

Schieffer, Bob, S4156 [2MY]