SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13184 [13DE], S13592 [18DE], S13713 [19DE]

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11090, S11129 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7316, S7334 [9JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2048, S2099 [8MR], S2235, S2243, S2244 [13MR], S2351, S2359, S2362 [15MR]

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), S9757 [24SE], S9812 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7522, S7523, S7525 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9372, S9401 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11257, S11266, S11270, S11291, S11293, S11295 [31OC], S11324, S11325, S11394 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8615 [1AU]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4516 [8MY], S4638, S4755, S4756 [9MY], S4870 [14MY], S5820 [5JN], S5863, S5878 [6JN], S5969 [7JN], S6047 [11JN], S6198, S6213 [13JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7138, S7195 [29JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2479 [19MR]

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

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5290 [21MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1239 [12FE], S3069 [29MR], S5183 [18MY], S5489 [23MY]

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

———H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]

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

James Madison Commemoration Commission, S1094 [6FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S562 [25JA]

National Council on the Arts, S1236 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1673), S11790 [14NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7428 [10JY]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S2306 [14MR]

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]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S707 [30JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1630), S11437 [5NO]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 89), S5440 [22MY]

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]

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

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 902), S5005 [16MY]

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]

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]

Crime: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (see S. 1659), S11612 [8NO]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 619), S2894 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S10835 [18OC] (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S3437 [4AP]

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

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

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334, 339), S1394 [14FE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see S. Res. 24), S1618 [27FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 218), S1464 [15FE] (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9505 [19SE]

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

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

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 251), S2163 [12MR]

Firearms: protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 906), S5618 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see S. 1494), S10154 [3OC]

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

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9505 [19SE]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 908), S5118 [17MY]

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

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 991), S5889 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see S. 991), S5889 [6JN]

History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S12247 [30NO]

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

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 857), S4824 [10MY]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S4823 [10MY]

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

IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 276), S1122 [7FE]

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

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see S.J. Res. 13), S4417 [7MY]

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

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1627), S11437 [5NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 166), S527 [24JA]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1349 [13FE]

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

Medicare: provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 452), S3853 [24AP]

———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), S12552 [6DE]

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

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

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

National Civic Participation Week: designate (see S. Res. 140), S12101 [28NO]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S8913 [3AU]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5833 [5JN]

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), S9742 [24SE]

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

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

National Murder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 41), S1747 [1MR]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see S. 571), S7589 [12JY]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1818 [5MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8913 [3AU]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 550), S7806 [17JY]

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

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

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

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S4823 [10MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (see S. 645), S3151 [29MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see S. Con. Res. 79), S11790 [14NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 790), S5543 [23MY]

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

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 718), S6008 [8JN]

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

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

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S9807 [25SE]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see S. 1819), S13145 [13DE]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S1748 [1MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S786 [30JA]

———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 forestry activities (see S. 1002), S8912 [3AU]

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

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see S. 1288), S8574 [1AU]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S10640 [11OC]

———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. 1765), S12448 [5DE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see S. 680), S5270 [21MY]

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

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8913 [3AU]

———extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S7806 [17JY]

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

———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), S5543 [23MY]

Voting: ensure uniform treatment by States of Federal overseas absentee ballots and allow buildings on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places (see S. 154), S1586 [26FE]

———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), S785 [30JA]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S929 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see S. 568), S2582 [20MR]

Drugs: reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (see S. 1874), S13943 [20DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 1346), S8705 [2AU]

Medicare: establish a floor on area wage adjustment factors used under the prospective payment system for hospital services (see S. 1001), S5967 [7JN]

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind: establish (see S. 1654), S11611 [8NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 11), S3053 [28MR]

———ensure greater use of the advance payment of the earned income credit and extend such advanced payment to all taxpayers eligible for the credit (see S. 1641), S11488 [6NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1804), S12858 [11DE]

———provide tax credits with respect to nuclear facilities (see S. 741), S3706 [6AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 567), S2472 [19MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 289), S1218 [8FE]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]

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

Letters

Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: Chris Sullivan, Southern Partisan (publication), S906 [31JA]

———Donald V. Watkins, Alamerica Bank, S904 [31JA]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

Treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of bankruptcy means testing: Charles C. Shainberg, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, S2346 [15MR]

U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments relative to Lloyd's of London (insurance company) lawsuits: Howell Heflin, S2355 [15MR]

———Laura S. Unger, SEC, S2355 [15MR]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), S2355 [15MR]

———Senator Landrieu, S2355 [15MR]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2179 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S3069 [29MR], S5489 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13438, S13643 [18DE], S13658 [19DE], S14044 [20DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S11279 [31OC]

Army: acquisition of black berets for use by all personnel, S13318 [14DE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S697 [30JA], S862, S903, S904, S905 [31JA]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9600 [21SE]

Baltimore Ravens (football team): tribute (S. Res. 15), S833, S834 [30JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7545 [12JY]

———amend laws (S. 220), S788 [30JA]

———amend laws (S. 420), S1809 [5MR], S1925, S1936 [7MR], S2018, S2019, S2043, S2044, S2045, S2047 [8MR], S2176, S2178, S2179 [13MR], S2274 [14MR], S2343, S2346, S2351, S2355, S2356, S2362, S2381 [15MR]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S2351 [15MR]

———create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing, S1936 [7MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S2019 [8MR]

———ensure additional expenses associated with home energy costs are included in debtors' monthly expenses, S2274 [14MR]

———prevent predatory lenders from using bankruptcy laws to shield themselves from liability in consumer claims, S2044, S2045 [8MR]

———remove dollar limitation on protected retirement savings, S2178, S2179 [13MR]

———treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing, S2346 [15MR]

———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, S2355, S2356 [15MR]

Birmingham, AL: Vulcan Monument restoration funding, S7559 [12JY]

Bowdre, Karon Owen: nomination to be district judge, S11480 [6NO]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6262 [14JN]

Budget: reconciliation process, S3515 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3515 [5AP], S3672 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4574, S4575 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S5666 [25MY]

———use of advance appropriations on capital projects, S3672 [6AP]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (S. 1614), S11369 [1NO]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S2019 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (S. 568), S2584 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9674 [21SE], S9697, S9711, S9712, S9714 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), conference report, S13128 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7486, S7488 [11JY], S7559 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11257, S11258, S11259, S11265, S11270, S11274 [31OC]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11518 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11518 [7NO]

Drugs: reduce disparity in penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and focus drug sentencing on seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (S. 1874), S13961 [20DE]

Education: campaign to promote access of armed services recruiters to students and student directories, S6182 [13JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6311 [14JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13394, S13395 [18DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6067 [12JN]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs for students not meeting State performance standards, S6049 [11JN]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S4072 [1MY]

———reductions in school class size, S4496 [8MY], S4908, S4909 [15MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4), S2874 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4224, S4226 [3MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4224, S4226 [3MY], S4496 [8MY], S4870, S4877, S4878 [14MY], S4908, S4909 [15MY], S6049 [11JN], S6067 [12JN], S6182, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6201 [13JN], S6240, S6241, S6243, S6244, S6247, S6248, S6262, S6268, S6311 [14JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4072 [1MY], S4151, S4152 [2MY]

FDA: repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S13438 [18DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 1346), S8768 [2AU]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, S9711, S9712 [24SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10763 [16OC], S10859 [23OC]

GAO: conduct study of Federal loan disbursements to students attending foreign schools under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, S11265, S11270 [31OC]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. Con. Res. 25), S2416 [15MR]

Government: establish a Federal fund to compensate victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9600 [21SE]

———increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending, S13318 [14DE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 20), S2416 [15MR]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, S7486, S7488 [11JY]

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

———permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits, S7172 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7153, S7172 [29JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (S. 739), unanimous-consent request, S11273 [31OC]

Hutchinson, Representative: nomination to be DEA Administrator, S8551 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6247 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199, S6200, S6201 [13JN], S6240, S6241, S6243, S6244, S6247, S6248, S6268 [14JN]

———funding, S4224, S4226 [3MY]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 166), S536 [24JA]

Medicare: establish a floor on area wage adjustment factors used under the prospective payment system for hospital services, S11257, S11258, S11259 [31OC]

National security: national missile defense system, S9698 [24SE], S13128 [13DE]

Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S5596 [24MY], S7328 [9JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2464 [19MR], S3140 [29MR]

———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, S2464 [19MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S11275, S11279 [31OC]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts, S2043 [8MR]

———national energy policy, S2043 [8MR], S11275, S11279 [31OC], S14044 [20DE]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S7889, S7890 [18JY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10749, S10763 [16OC], S10859 [23OC]

Schools: establish telephone hotlines to provide confidential reporting of individuals suspected of imminent school violence, S4870, S4877, S4878 [14MY]

Senate: legislative program, S834 [30JA], S2018 [8MR], S2416 [15MR], S3180 [29MR]

Sisco, Gary: tribute (S. Res. 127), S7484 [11JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4575 [9MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2047 [8MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (S. 21), S833 [30JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (S.J. Res. 11), S3063 [28MR]

———ensure greater use of the advance payment of the earned income credit and extend such advanced payment to all taxpayers eligible for the credit (S. 1641), S11492 [6NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1804), S12861-S12863 [11DE], S14044 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S14044 [20DE]

———rates, S3515 [5AP], S4574, S4575 [9MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5666 [25MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (S. 567), S2477 [19MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (S. 289), S1220 [8FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9486 [19SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9321 [12SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9486 [19SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9486 [19SE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S13128 [13DE]

University of Alabama: National Concrete Canoe Competition award recipient, S7080 [28JN]

Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, S10113 [3OC]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), S10113, S10115 [3OC]

Walters, John P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S8900 [3AU]

Tables

12th graders drug use, S13964 [20DE]

Texts of

S. 220, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S788-S833 [30JA]

S. 568, provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, S2584 [20MR]

S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, S3063 [28MR]

Tributes

Briani, Nancy, S5604 [24MY]

Frost, Eddie, S3701 [6AP]

Hornsby, Larry G., S7876 [18JY]