STABENOW, DEBORAH ANN (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8978 [3AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11125 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7428 [10JY]

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

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3353 [3AP], S3416, S3455, S3457 [4AP], S3577, S3606 [5AP], S3668 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12663, S12664, S12728, S12729 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7526 [11JY]

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

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 [30OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4366 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7739, S7826 [17JY]

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

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7117 [28JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12552 [6DE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5061, S5083, S5086, S5170, S5177, S5178 [17MY], S5416, S5472 [22MY], S5554 [23MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S8403 [31JY], S9551 [20SE], S11399 [2NO], S12331 [4DE], S12465 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7195 [29JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S10287 [4OC]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (see S. 1519), S11363 [1NO]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S6127 [12JN]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S10289 [4OC]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6318 [14JN]

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S5831 [5JN]

———provide health care coverage to National Guard and reserve components members following an extended deployment (see S. 1250), S9505 [19SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S5831 [5JN]

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), S10155 [3OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1462 [15FE]

Budget: use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see S. Con. Res. 21), S1972 [7MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see S. Con. Res. 64), S8911 [3AU]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1700 [28FE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see S. 1036), S9198 [6SE]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see S. 1286), S9505 [19SE]

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]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S3274 [2AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP]

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

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

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6450 [19JN]

Congress: enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S101 [22JA]

Consumer Energy Commission: establish (see S. 900), S5005 [16MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S498 [23JA]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1371), S9875 [26SE]

———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), S10641 [11OC]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 155), S5831 [5JN]

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see S. 497), S6862 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 242), S6602 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S1700 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see S. 1015), S6127 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S5831 [5JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S8065 [23JY]

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see S. Res. 61), S7331 [9JY]

Detroit, MI: tricentennial (see S. Con. Res. 29), S2979 [27MR] (see S. Res. 64), S2894 [26MR]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 835), S4400 [4MY]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S9254 [10SE]

———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S4099 [1MY]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S8282 [26JY]

———permit individuals to import prescription drugs in limited circumstances (see S. 1229), S8123 [24JY]

Ecology and environment: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]

Education: improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see S. 1262), S12772 [10DE]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S3852 [24AP]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2980 [27MR] (see S. Res. 132), S7589 [12JY]

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

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

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1618 [27FE]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (see S. 149), S456 [23JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1618 [27FE]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 72), S9621 [21SE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1229 [8FE]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706, 721), S5439 [22MY]

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see S. 739), S3706 [6AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S2307 [14MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 255), S3153 [29MR]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (see S. 561), S6055 [11JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S8353 [27JY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 595), S9197 [6SE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 1025), S8123 [24JY]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S6378 [18JN] (see S. 957), S5616 [24MY]

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

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

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S5833 [5JN]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN]

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

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see S. 535), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 1741), S12100 [28NO]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S5617 [24MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1465 [15FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S9254 [10SE]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 659), S3922 [25AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S5616 [24MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S9338 [12SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA] (see S. Res. 74), S3922 [25AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S4100 [1MY]

———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), S2662 [21MR]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 1083), S9198 [6SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S9253 [10SE]

———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), S5543 [23MY]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for rural or sole community hospital outpatient department services (see S. 270), S3995 [26AP]

———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), S12247 [30NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S6319 [14JN]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S3922 [25AP] (see S. 964), S5833 [5JN]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S5439 [22MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S8203 [25JY]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S7193 [29JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 70), S1972 [7MR]

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

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

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), S7808 [17JY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see S. 720), S3530 [5AP]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S9621 [21SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]

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

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 1111), S8466 [31JY]

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

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1069), S6518 [20JN]

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

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 550), S6920 [26JN]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S4177 [2MY]

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S6128 [12JN]

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), S653 [29JA]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S5833 [5JN]

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), S1748 [1MR]

Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S9254 [10SE]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S4246 [3MY]

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), S11437 [5NO]

Securities: issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1430), S9557 [20SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S10389 [9OC]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 825), S8465 [31JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S98 [22JA]

———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), S7956 [19JY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S6128 [12JN]

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

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S5543 [23MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S7956 [19JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S5005 [16MY]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 881), S5006 [16MY]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1229 [8FE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 654), S4176 [2MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S6319 [14JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S12552 [6DE]

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. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

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), S9198 [6SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S3994 [26AP]

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

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

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 252), S8280 [26JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2981 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: permit import of prescription medications sold in certain foreign countries and correct impediments in implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act (see S. 215), S707 [30JA]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN]

———protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (see S. 1035), S6212 [13JN]

Terrorism: establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1556), S10769 [16OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13423 [18DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12406 [5DE]

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

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), S12138 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S3666 [6AP]

———William R. Abrams, American Health Care Association, S3665 [6AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Richard Spring, Webberville School District, Manchester, MI, S4199 [3MY]

Motions

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5492 [23MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S8403 [31JY], S9551 [20SE], S11399 [2NO], S12331 [4DE], S12465 [6DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S11107 [25OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13448 [18DE]

———funding, S3372 [4AP]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers, S11069 [25OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8413 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11069, S11084 [25OC]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, S11713 [13NO]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (S. Con. Res. 50), S6351 [14JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7370 [10JY]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S880 [31JA]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S11713 [13NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S11713 [13NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2056 [8MR]

Budget: require a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate to waive the point of order against considering spending of certain Medicare trust funds, S3665, S3666 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3305, S3322 [3AP], S3372, S3416, S3418, S3419, S3420 [4AP], S3463, S3467, S3473, S3474, S3475, S3477 [5AP], S3665, S3666 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4557 [9MY]

———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes, S5090 [17MY], S5251 [21MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): procedures for budget resolution markup, S2719 [22MR], S2799 [23MR]

Congress: legislative priorities, S12348, S12349 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Facilities Program purchase of fire engine for DeTour, MI, S11084 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12505, S12506 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13834 [20DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue regulations for financial institutions to prevent banking abuses in concentration accounts, S10569 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (S. 1015), S6130 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8054 [23JY], S8330 [27JY], S8531 [1AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9245 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11171, S11172 [30OC]

Detroit, MI: Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project funding, S8054 [23JY], S8330 [27JY]

———increase number of INS border inspectors, S9245 [10SE]

———tricentennial (S. Res. 64), S2905 [26MR]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S7440 [11JY]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, S13461 [18DE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S5683 [25MY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13416 [18DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6070 [12JN]

———reductions in school class size, S4907 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5941 [7JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4198 [3MY], S4907 [15MY], S5941 [7JN], S6070 [12JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7739, S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, S11336 [1NO]

FDA: permit import of prescription medications sold in certain foreign countries and correct impediments in implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act (S. 215), S775 [30JA], S7440 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11713 [13NO], S12122 [29NO]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7739, S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY], S11336 [1NO]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (S. 1033), S6227 [13JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (S. 1034), S6227 [13JN]

———protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (S. 1035), S6227 [13JN]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6643 [22JN], S6843 [25JN], S7036 [28JN]

———improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3477 [5AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S425-S427 [22JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6643 [22JN], S6843 [25JN], S7036 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6402 [19JN], S6484 [20JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S4198 [3MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3305, S3322 [3AP], S3474 [5AP], S3666 [6AP], S5085 [17MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services, S3418, S3419, S3420 [4AP], S3463 [5AP]

———funding, S3463, S3473, S3474 [5AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11171, S11172 [30OC]

Michigan: Incremental Train Control System funding, S8531 [1AU]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2697 [22MR], S2799 [23MR]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S12348, S12349 [4DE]

Power resources: national energy policy (S. 597), S2697 [22MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3473 [5AP], S7370 [10JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S2056 [8MR], S7370 [10JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (S. 21), S1734 [1MR]

Stepfamily Day: observance, S9438 [14SE]

Taxation: condition tax cuts on solvency of Medicare trust funds, S5492 [23MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5051 [17MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 596), S2697 [22MR]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday, S12122 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11713 [13NO], S11764 [14NO], S12122 [29NO]

———rates, S3467, S3473, S3474, S3475 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5051, S5060, S5085, S5090 [17MY], S5251 [21MY], S5492 [23MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5683 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to recommit, S5492 [23MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S5060 [17MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9362 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9353 [13SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10569 [11OC]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks, S13834 [20DE]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (S. 1556), S10773 [16OC]

U.S. Lao-Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Veterans Recognition Day: observance, S7946 [19JY]

World War II: 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion recipient of Presidential Unit Citation, S3213 [30MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S427 [22JA], S2799 [23MR], S8008 [20JY]

Texts of

S. 215, Medication Equity and Drug Savings Act, S776 [30JA]

S. 1033, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S6228 [13JN]

S. 1034, Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act, S6229 [13JN]

S. 1035, Great Lakes Preservation Act, S6230 [13JN]

S. 1556, Unity in Service to America (USA) Act, S10773 [16OC]