LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I. (a Senator from Connecticut)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13102, S13104, S13223 [13DE]

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

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7312, S7333, S7335 [9JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10657, S10661 [11OC]

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

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3457 [4AP], S3465, S3483, S3561, S3562, S3564, S3571, S3572, S3579, S3582, S3592, S3593, S3601, S3607, S3618 [5AP], S3641, S3659, S3707 [6AP], S3790 [23AP]

Courts: permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), S12984, S12985 [11DE]

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], S9731, S9732, S9759, S9760 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S9984 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12683, S12689 [7DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9400 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230, S11234 [30OC], S11391, S11396 [1NO]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13309 [14DE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12984, S12986 [11DE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), S13069, S13078 [12DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4217, S4369 [3MY], S4713, S4717 [9MY], S6091 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10707 [15OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3127, S3178 [29MR]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S13360, S13361 [17DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729 [13NO], S11863 [14NO], S11963 [15NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5061, S5170 [17MY], S5237, S5282, S5287, S5289 [21MY]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (S. 1715), S13907 [20DE]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1438): Retain for Personal Use Promotional Items Received as a Result of Official Government Travel, S13138 [13DE]

Appointments

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

———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10786 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Emissions Impossible? Wall Street Journal, S8896 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reward stewards of farms, ranches, public and private lands, wildlife, and water quality and supply that reduce the risk of specialty crop production (see S. 1727), S12001 [16NO]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S9971 [1OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S9808 [25SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S4823 [10MY]

———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S7084 [28JN]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 937), S5542 [23MY]

———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]

Aviation: 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), S9875 [26SE]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 34), S7428 [10JY]

BIA: improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see S. 1392), S8911 [3AU]

———provide grants to ensure participation of local governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (see S. 1393), S8911 [3AU]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S9807 [25SE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S6213 [13JN]

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 429), S1747 [1MR]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 486), S1971 [7MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S553 [24JA]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see S. 1286), S9254 [10SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (see S. 1469), S9874 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1471), S9874 [26SE]

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

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 22), S1587 [26FE]

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

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

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 428, 430), S1747 [1MR]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 630), S2979 [27MR]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see S. Res. 21), S1394 [14FE]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see S. 703), S3530 [5AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S4100 [1MY]

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]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S1229 [8FE]

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see S. 894), S5005 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 975), S5695 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 397), S1616 [27FE]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S7955 [19JY]

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: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see S. 1257), S9875 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S4176 [2MY]

Diseases: encourage and support international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. Res. 119), S7193 [29JN]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1032), S7428 [10JY]

———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S7495 [11JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8354 [27JY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see S. Con. Res. 69), S9973 [1OC]

Drug abuse: combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (see S. 1208), S7955 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S7331 [9JY]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S7331 [9JY]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (see S. 1008), S8281 [26JY]

Education: provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]

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

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 513), S2162 [12MR]

Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (see S. 600), S2730 [22MR]

Employment: improve economic security of workers (see S. 8), S97 [22JA]

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

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 431), S1747 [1MR]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see S. 1870), S13943 [20DE]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs and elevate to cabinet level position (see S. 159), S8064 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare (see S. 916), S5269 [21MY]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 918), S5269 [21MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see S. 653), S3152 [29MR]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9078 [4SE]

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

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S7193 [29JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2731 [22MR]

FERC: impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (see S. 764), S3852 [24AP]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 890), S4940 [15MY]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S4589 [9MY]

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), S12001 [16NO]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S4101 [1MY]

———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), S4101 [1MY]

Health care facilities: establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see S. 824), S5006 [16MY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP] (see S. 721), S11286 [31OC]

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

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1053), S6318 [14JN]

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), S6921 [26JN]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see S. 864), S4822 [10MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S9076 [4SE]

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

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 12), S7880 [18JY]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S2662 [21MR]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S7330 [9JY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S9124 [5SE]

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (see S. 1197), S7955 [19JY]

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

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1089 [6FE]

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

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7590 [12JY]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 621), S2979 [27MR]

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

———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see S. 1269), S8397 [30JY]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 1204), S8065 [23JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S6862 [25JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 1066), S9972 [1OC]

———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), S4100 [1MY]

———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), S6055 [11JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S9076 [4SE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 1609), S12369 [4DE]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 35), S4175 [2MY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 804), S7331 [9JY]

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

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 33), S3852 [24AP]

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

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

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish honorary programs for John H. Chafee and Theodore Roosevelt, and extend programs (see S. 876), S4890 [14MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S9622 [21SE]

National Guard: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 93), S13145 [13DE]

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), S6378 [18JN]

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), S2389 [15MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]

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

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S12001 [16NO]

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

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

NSF: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 36), S4246 [3MY]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see S. 1746), S12161 [29NO]

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

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S4591 [9MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S97 (see S. 27), S98 [22JA]

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), S6129 [12JN]

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]

———national energy policy (see S. 597), S5617 [24MY]

Presidential appointments: streamline the financial disclosure process for executive branch employees (see S. 1811), S13051 [12DE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 75), S10287 [4OC]

———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), S9504 [19SE]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see S. 1792), S12772 [10DE]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1333), S8704 [2AU]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S4101 [1MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (see S. 796), S3994 [26AP]

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]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY]

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

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S11789 [14NO]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY]

———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]

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S6212 [13JN]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 825), S6213 [13JN]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (see S. 1503), S10390 [9OC]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S5006 [16MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S1229 [8FE]

———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), S2071 [8MR]

———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (see S. 685), S3340 [3AP]

South America: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (see S. 525), S10155 [3OC]

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see S. 180), S568 [25JA]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S3436 [4AP]

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

———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 306), S1270 [13FE]

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

———encourage foundational and corporate charitable contributions (see S. 1300), S8575 [1AU]

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see S. 933), S5438 [22MY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]

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

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

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see S. 427), S1747 [1MR]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 515), S2162 [12MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S5617 [24MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S553 [24JA]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S1088 [6FE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see S. 686), S6920 [26JN]

———provide a long-term capital gains exclusion and reduce the holding period for long-term capital gains (see S. 818), S7084 [28JN]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see S. 426), S1746 [1MR]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 895), S11437 [5NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 207), S1348 [13FE]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1306), S8704 [2AU]

———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 policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S6921 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S11719 [13NO]

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), S9621 [21SE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 969), S6921 [26JN]

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]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see S. 643), S3052 [28MR]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S6127 [12JN]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 38), S3215 [30MR]

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

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S3274 [2AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S4100 [1MY]

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

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S12681 [7DE]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S11549 [7NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 411), S1699 [28FE]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. Con. Res. 37), S4823 [10MY]

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [22MR]

Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see S. 1534), S10640 [11OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (see S. 1198), S7955 [19JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see S. 603), S2823 [23MR]

Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S10693 [15OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 303), S1270 [13FE]

Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (see S. 792), S3994 [26AP]

Federal employees: allow Federal employees, foreign and uniformed services members, and their dependents to retain for personal use promotional items received as a result of official Government travel (see S. 1498), S10154 [3OC]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1144), S7193 [29JN]

Health care professionals: establish grant and scholarship programs to enable hospitals to retain and further educate their nursing staffs (see S. 1585), S11198 [30OC]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 1025), S6211 [13JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S13943 [20DE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 24), S2219 [13MR]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S7955 [19JY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S4099 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4246 [3MY]

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

———provide a rebate of a portion of the Federal budget surplus (see S. 628), S2979 [27MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see S. 1142), S7193 [29JN] (see S. 1324), S8704 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see S. 888), S4940 [15MY]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (see S. 798), S4044 [30AP]

Terrorism: provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or chemical weapons attack (see S. 1764), S12369 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Elections: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see S. Con. Res. 1), S13 [3JA]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]

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]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12139 [29NO]

Descriptions

E-Government Act (S. 803), S4112-S4114 [1MY]

Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act (S. 1134), S7107 [28JN]

Eulogies

O'Connell, James K.: by, S13460 [18DE]

Explanations

Repeal Alternative Minimum Tax Treatment of Incentive Stock Options To Change the Taxable Event From the Exercise of the Stock Option to the Stock Sale (S. 1324), S8741 [2AU]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: Ken Whitten, S12285 [3DE]

———Nuiqsut, AK, City Council, S12284 [3DE]

———several former Secs. of the Interior, S12286 [3DE]

EPA implementation of final rule on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions and fuel standards: several industry, public interest, and regulatory groups, S1214 [8FE]

Hospital-Based Nursing Initiative Act: Jessie F. Rohner, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, S11202 [30OC]

———Pamela A. Thompson and Dianne Anderson, American Organization of Nurse Executives, S11202 [30OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11201 [30OC]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S11202 [30OC]

———Thomas C. Dolan, American College of Healthcare Executives, S11202 [30OC]

Increase the technically trained workforce: Anneila Sargent, American Astronomical Society, S10705 [15OC]

———Carl E. Locke, Jr. and David N. Wormley, American Society for Engineering Education, S10706 [15OC]

———Edward M. Elmendorf, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, S10706 [15OC]

———George Scalise, Semiconductor Industry Association, S10705 [15OC]

———K-12 Science, Mathematics, Engineering & Technology Education Coalition, S10705 [15OC]

———Paul M. Romer, S10704 [15OC]

———Scott C. Donnelly, General Electric Co., S10705 [15OC]

———several businesses, S10704, S10705 [15OC]

Nomination of John D. Graham to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: Alan Reuther, UAW, S7923 [19JY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S7922 [19JY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S7921 [19JY]

———Douglas H. Dority, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, S7923 [19JY]

———Gary D. Bass, OMB Watch (organization), S7921 [19JY]

———Gene Karpinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S7923 [19JY]

———Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), S7923 [19JY]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S7922 [19JY]

———Philip F. Clapp, National Environmental Trust, S7922 [19JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S7922 [19JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Outlines

Biological and Chemical Weapons Countermeasures Research Act (S. 1764), S12384 [4DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: ensure funding for defense and education programs by repealing tax cuts, S7377 [10JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7377, S7398 [10JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S9842 [26SE], S11645 [9NO], S12224, S12225, S12226 [30NO], S12284, S12285, S12286, S12287 [3DE]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 411), S1702 [28FE]

Army: tribute to First Engineer Battalion, S9552 [20SE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S947 [1FE]

Aviation: expand use of current security technologies and establish short-term assessment and deployment of emergency security technologies, S10519 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10495, S10519 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11980, S11985 [16NO]

———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, S10495 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S2531 [19MR]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S4455 [8MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1602 [27FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3410, S3412 [4AP], S3471, S3472, S3489 [5AP], S3643, S3660, S3675 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4410 [7MY], S4790 [10MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1170 [8FE], S4411 [7MY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3893 [25AP]

Climate: global warming, S3936 [26AP]

Congress: establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices (S. Res. 87), S4846 [10MY]

Cuba: human rights violations (S. Res. 62), S2778 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9732 [24SE], S9842 [26SE], S10030 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), conference report, S13137 [13DE]

———funding, S3410, S3412 [4AP], S7398 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1878 [6MR]

Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (S. 1534), S10646 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12334 [4DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11315 [1NO], S12051 [27NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8556 [1AU]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (S. 603), S2824 [23MR]

Ecology and environment: develop cap-and-trade emission reduction compromises between businesses to meet greenhouse gas emission standards, S8894, S8895 [3AU]

———greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and energy resources and efficiency programs funding, S3643 [6AP]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (S. 1008), S6003 [8JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13398 [18DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6081, S6082 [12JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, S6303 [14JN]

———increase the technically trained workforce (S. 1549), S10703 [15OC]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6153 [13JN]

Elections: enhance criminal penalties for election law violations and clarify current laws regarding donations from foreign nationals (S. 600), S2775 [22MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4931 [15MY], S6039, S6040, S6046 [11JN], S6081, S6082 [12JN], S6153 [13JN], S6246, S6303 [14JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4147, S4149 [2MY]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6039, S6040, S6046 [11JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S1271-S1273 [13FE]

———Title I grants funding, S11315 [1NO], S12051 [27NO]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1284), S8480 [31JY]

Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (S. 792), S4008 [26AP]

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, S8556 [1AU]

———implementation of final rule on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions and fuel standards, S1214 [8FE]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S3936 [26AP], S8894, S8895 [3AU]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11645 [9NO]

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

Federal Election Campaign Act: strengthen the enforcement of criminal penalties for election law violations, S3128 [29MR]

Federal employees: allow Federal employees, foreign and uniformed services members, and their dependents to retain for personal use promotional items received as a result of official Government travel, S13137 [13DE]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (S. 1144), S7200 [29JN]

———Project Impact funding, S3660 [6AP]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 890), S4956 [15MY]

Graham, John D.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S7920, S7924 [19JY]

Hartford, CT: tribute to E.B. Kennelly School, S2894 [26MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7183 [29JN]

Health care professionals: establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S13950 [20DE]

———establish grant and scholarship programs to enable hospitals to retain and further educate their nursing staffs (S. 1585), S11199 [30OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S6246 [14JN]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), S13912 [20DE]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S4931 [15MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (S. 1867), S13951 [20DE]

National Technology Transfer Act: allow Federal employees to participate in technical standards development activities, S9732 [24SE]

NIST: anniversary, S1694 [28FE]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S679 [30JA]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S4455 [8MY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (S. 803), S4101 [1MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12224, S12225, S12226 [30NO], S12284, S12285, S12286, S12287 [3DE]

Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, S5113 [17MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2530 [19MR], S3128 [29MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12224, S12225, S12226 [30NO], S12284, S12285, S12286, S12287 [3DE]

———national energy policy, S10030 [2OC]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (S. 1333), S8755 [2AU]

Schools: ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4931 [15MY]

Science: research programs funding, S3489 [5AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (S. 828), S4262 [3MY]

———capital gains rates, S5189 [21MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 744), S3755 [6AP]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (S. 1134), S7105 [28JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S5257 [21MY]

———provide an income tax rebate to individuals and families, S5236 [21MY], S5410 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11645 [9NO]

———rates, S1170 [8FE], S1602 [27FE], S3471, S3472 [5AP], S4411 [7MY], S4790 [10MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5189, S5236, S5257 [21MY], S5410 [22MY], S5501 [23MY], S5606 [24MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5785 [26MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (S. 1142), S7197-S7199 [29JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (S. 1324), S8740 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S5501 [23MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (S. 888), S4949 [15MY]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (S. 798), S4045 [30AP]

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), S9316 [12SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), S13906 [20DE]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or chemical weapons attack (S. 1764), S12376-S12384 [4DE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S247 [19MR]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: U.S. removal, S4398 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, S4931 [15MY], S10786 [17OC], S12460 [5DE]

Willimantic, CT: anniversary of Lions Club, S566 [25JA]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S7189 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Elections: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (S. Con. Res. 1), H19 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Elections: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (S. Con. Res. 1), S7 [3JA]

Reports

Human Rights Violations in Cuba: Dept. of State, S2779 [22MR]

Reports filed

Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1008) (S. Rept. 107-99), S11939 [15NO]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2454), S12000 [16NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1381), S12001 [16NO]

District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1499) (S. Rept. 107-101), S12160 [29NO]

District of Columbia Family Court Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2657) (S. Rept. 107-108), S12447 [5DE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1382) (S. Rept. 107-107), S12447 [5DE]

District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2199) (S. Rept. 107-103), S12160 [29NO]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2261), S12000 [16NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1184), S12001 [16NO]

Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office Building, Kokomo, IN: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2043), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1181), S8703 [2AU]

Federal Employees Long-Term Care Insurance Reform: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2559), S12053 [27NO]

Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 93), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 271), S8703 [2AU]

FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1144), S8703 [2AU]

Franchise Fund Pilot Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1198), S8703 [2AU]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1183), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 985), S8703 [2AU]

Horatio King Post Office Building, Paris Hill, ME: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 970), S8703 [2AU]

Joseph E. Dini, Jr., Post Office, Yerington, NV: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 737), S8703 [2AU]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1753), S8702 [2AU]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 364), S8702 [2AU]

Nomination of Daniel R. Levinson To Be GSA Inspector General: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of Kay Coles James To Be OPM Director: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7494 [11JY]

Nomination of Lynn Leibovitz To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Nomination of Mark W. Everson To Be OMB Office of Financial Management Controller: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11437 [5NO]

Nomination of Odessa F. Vincent To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11789 [14NO]

Nomination of Othoneil Armendariz to the Federal Labor Relations Authority: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7494 [11JY]

Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1202) (S. Rept. 107-88), S11198 [30OC]

Permanently Extend Authority To Redact Financial Disclosure Statements of Judicial Employees and Officers: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2336) (S. Rept. 107-111), S12681 [7DE]

Prevent Elimination of Certain Reports: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1042) (S. Rept. 107-90), S11286 [31OC]

Reform Long-Term Care Insurance For Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2559) (S. Rept. 107-128), S13464 [18DE]

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1271), S12053 [27NO]

Southeastern University Charter Amendment Relative to Board of Trustees Membership Requirements: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2061) (S. Rept. 107-102), S12160 [29NO]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1766), S12000 [16NO]

W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building, Asheboro, NC: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 821), S8702 [2AU]

Tables

Comparison of tax consequences—incentive stock options v. nonstatutory stock options, S8741 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 303, Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act, S1273-S1311 [13FE]

S. 411, preserve the Arctic coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, S1703 [28FE]

S. 603, No Taxation Without Representation Act, S2824 [23MR]

S. 792, Media Marketing Accountability Act, S4009 [26AP]

S. 803, E-Government Act, S4102-S4112 [1MY]

S. 888, College Tuition Assistance Act, S4950 [15MY]

S. 1134, Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act, S7106 [28JN]

S. 1144, FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization, S7201 [29JN]

S. 1534, Dept. of National Homeland Security Act, S10647 [11OC]

S. 1585, Hospital-Based Nursing Initiative Act, S11200 [30OC]

S. 1867, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., S13951-S13953 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 1, counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S7, S13 [3JA], H19 [3JA]

Tributes

Bailey, Barbara L., S6316 [14JN]

Borge, Victor, S85 [22JA]

Cohen, Donald J., S13940 [20DE]

O'Connell, James K., S12460 [5DE]

Sisisky, Norman, S3336 [3AP]

Sperling, Godfrey (Budge), S2822 [23MR]

Springer, George C., S5886 [6JN]