CORZINE, JON (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

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

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

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3382, S3455, S3457 [4AP], S3566, S3574, S3578, S3581, S3582, S3599, S3604, S3611, S3616, S3618, S3619, S3620 [5AP], S3639, S3667, S3708 [6AP], S3791 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9657 [21SE], S9746 [24SE], S9797, S9809 [25SE], S9956, S9991, S9997 [1OC], S10059, S10076 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12722 [7DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9623 [21SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC], S11287, S11292 [31OC], S11325, S11394 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4122 [1MY], S4217, S4369 [3MY], S4509 [8MY], S4591, S4712, S4716, S4718, S4721, S4722, S4723, S4741, S4759 [9MY], S4824 [10MY], S4917 [15MY], S5007 [16MY], S5850 [6JN], S5916, S5926, S5948 [7JN], S6033 [11JN], S6183, S6213 [13JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), cosponsorship withdrawn, S4824 [10MY]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1193, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233 [8FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2567 [20MR], S2619, S2675 [21MR], S2907 [26MR], S3216 [30MR]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5096, S5173, S5180 [17MY], S5271 [21MY], S5440, S5441, S5470 [22MY], S5544, S5554 [23MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2139 [12MR], S7987 [20JY], S8251 [26JY], S9411 [14SE], S11737 [14NO], S11973 [16NO]

Articles and editorials

Bush's Budget Plan To Face Critics' Ire Over Environment, John D. McKinnon and Sarah Lueck, Wall Street Journal, S3482 [5AP]

No Letting Up on AIDS, Kofi Annan, Washington (DC) Post, S12259 [30NO]

Senator Who Has Met a Payroll, S10978 [24OC]

Where the Money Goes. . ., David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S2607 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S6992 [27JN]

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]

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), S4175 [2MY]

———carry out study on the extent of coverage of members of the Selected Reserves under health benefits plans (see S. 1119), S9557 [20SE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S6862 [25JN]

Aviation: ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S6920 [26JN]

———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]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see S. 1019), S6319 [14JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S4940 [15MY]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S6992 [27JN]

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]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 233), S915 [31JA]

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: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1626), S11362 [1NO]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S9622 [21SE]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see S. 814), S4175 [2MY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1000), S5967 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 18), S97 [22JA]

———infant crib safety (see S. 538), S5695 [25MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see S. Res. 128), S7495 [11JY]

———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: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S3152 [29MR]

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 950), S9807 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 773), S3921 [25AP]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1265), S8353 [27JY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S2980 [27MR]

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

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), S9504 [19SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]

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]

———enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 783), S4247 [3MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 1399), S9122 [5SE]

———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 Defense: 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), S9395 [13SE]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S8706 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see S. 1130), S7083 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1390), S8911 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 562), S2472 [19MR]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S1157 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Abel and Mary Nicholson House, Elsinboro Township, NJ, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 419), S1699 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 537), S2306 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 405), S1616 [27FE]

Disasters: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see S. 1621), S11362 [1NO]

———direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost a custodial parent (see S. 1623), S11362 [1NO]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S8204 [25JY]

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

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

———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), S9254 [10SE]

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

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), S5439 [22MY]

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: establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (see S. 476), S1971 [7MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 123), S4823 [10MY]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S97 [22JA]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S3854 [24AP]

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

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

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see S. 1320), S8704 [2AU]

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 a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see S. 1593), S11488 [6NO]

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

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see S. 1788), S12682 [7DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 247), S4416 [7MY]

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

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S6213 [13JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S1748 [1MR]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 1195), S7878 [18JY]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 134), S929 [31JA]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see S. 330), S1818 [5MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 25), S928 [31JA]

———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 406), S1616 [27FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 767), S3852 [24AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 436), S1747 [1MR]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S11362 [1NO]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S5543 [23MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]

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), S12101 [28NO]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S5617 [24MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see S. 1084), S9198 [6SE]

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

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

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP]

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

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see S. 1275), S8464 [31JY]

———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), S3153 [29MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S4101 [1MY] (see S. 721), S6449 [19JN]

———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), S5968 [7JN]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see S. Con. Res. 45), S6450 [19JN]

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), S5119 [17MY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 955), S5969 [7JN]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1157 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S3340 [3AP]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see S. Con. Res. 9), S6992 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 255), S3216 [30MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S1270 [13FE]

———provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (see S. 1616), S11362 [1NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 1223), S8122 [24JY]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S5968 [7JN]

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

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

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see S. 1253), S8280 [26JY]

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

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244; S. Con. Res. 23), S2389 [15MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S2220 [13MR]

———promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (S. Con. Res. 8), cosponsorship withdrawn, S3341 [3AP]

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

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S8705 [2AU]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S13945 [20DE]

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

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S5543 [23MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA] (see S. Res. 74), S4247 [3MY]

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

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see S. 826), S9254 [10SE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 1083), S10288 [4OC]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 690), S5543 [23MY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 775), S10288 [4OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S4416 [7MY]

———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), S7590 [12JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 982), S5830 [5JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 1851), S13700 [19DE]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see S. 1317), S11789 [14NO]

———provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another do not result in lower wage indexes (see S. 954), S5616 [24MY]

———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), S12312 [3DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S4176 [2MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see S. 965), S5891 [6JN]

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), S5120 [17MY]

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), S5890 [6JN]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S5891 [6JN]

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

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S4247 [3MY]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5543 [23MY]

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

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), S5440 [22MY]

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S4246 [3MY]

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 security: provide and revise conditions and requirements for the ballistic missile defense programs (see S. 1565), S10835 [18OC]

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

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see S. 273), S1122 [7FE]

Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 99), S7084 [28JN]

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 386), S1464 [15FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S3995 [26AP]

Pensions: ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (see S. 1838), S13464 [18DE]

———reform (see S. 742), S4417 [7MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see S. 838), S7495 [11JY]

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), S8705 [2AU]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S5270 [21MY]

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]

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), S9557 [20SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S4176 [2MY]

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]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 119), S9253 [10SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 1758), S12311 [3DE]

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), S9622 [21SE]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1465 [15FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S5270 [21MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S4417 [7MY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S8203 [25JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include certain children (see S. 1266), S8353 [27JY]

———improve health benefits coverage of infants and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1016), S6127 [12JN]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S6128 [12JN]

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

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

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4591 [9MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S10769 [16OC]

———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), S9741 [24SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S4417 [7MY]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (see S. 232), S915 [31JA]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 833), S4892 [14MY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 850), S5617 [24MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S12551 [6DE]

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

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S4100 [1MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S4508 [8MY]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see S. 1856), S13701 [19DE]

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

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (see S. 1717), S12312 [3DE]

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

———provide income tax credit to long-term caregivers (see S. 464), S5890 [6JN]

———rates (see S. 481), S1971 [7MR]

———relief for families (see S. 9), S928 [31JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S5269 [21MY]

———treatment of certain sniper weapons (see S. 505), S5968 [7JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S5269 [21MY]

———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), S4176 [2MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S5439 [22MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see S. 687), S3435 [4AP]

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]

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

———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]

———protect children (see S. 1539), S10640 [11OC]

———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), S10390 [9OC]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see S. 1771), S12447 [5DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S7496 [11JY]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see S. Res. 151), S8911 [3AU]

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

Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1622), S11362 [1NO]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S3152 [29MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S5269 [21MY]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S11719 [13NO]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S5969 [7JN]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 1249), S9124 [5SE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S3216 [30MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see S. 208), S1157 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: promote financial education (see S. 807), S4099 [1MY]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see S. 1774), S12447 [5DE]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 1812), S13051 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see S. 1163), S7494 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 1086), S6601 [21JN]

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

Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (see S. 1682), S11789 [14NO]

Gilbey, Deena: relief (see S. 1776), S12447 [5DE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 1752), S12247 [30NO]

History: release information on Nazi war criminals so future generations can learn from the Holocaust (see S. Res. 133), S7589 [12JY]

Lobbyists: prevent the granting of special access privileges to the Capitol and congressional offices that are not available to other U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 188), S12682 [7DE]

Motor vehicles: use of safety belts and restraint systems by children (see S. 956), S5616 [24MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see S. 1285), S8464 [31JY]

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

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 927), S5438 [22MY]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1508), S10287 [4OC]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 1602), S11286 [31OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8499 [1AU], S8849 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8334 [27JY], S8391 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9937 [26SE], S10031 [2OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]

Motions

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5243 [21MY], S5411 [22MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S7987 [20JY], S8251 [26JY], S9411 [14SE], S11737 [14NO], S11973 [16NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: impact of dairy compacts, S8870 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), S8870 [3AU]

Allenhurst, NJ: anniversary of Allenhurst Fire Dept., S4887 [14MY]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S989 [1FE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10279 [4OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9591 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2385 [15MR]

———nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy, S2385 [15MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3481, S3482, S3483, S3518 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4578 [9MY]

Bush, President: visit to New Jersey, S2385 [15MR]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3902 [25AP]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S5602 [24MY]

Children and youth: promote financial education (S. 807), S4116 [1MY]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (S. 1774), S12455 [5DE]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (S. 1812), S13057 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9797 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12526 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, S13844 [20DE]

———smokeless nitrocellulose procurement funding, S13844 [20DE]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (S. 1163), S7496 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1875 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 1086), S6619 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: impact of tax cuts on public debt, S8870 [3AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11174 [30OC]

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11511 [7NO]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S11511 [7NO]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Quest Program at John Howard, Jr., Elementary School, S4240 [3MY]

Ecology and environment: environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding, S3481, S3482, S3483, S3518 [5AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3807 [24AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2920 [26MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13387 [18DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6085 [12JN]

———provide for teacher technology training, S6112 [12JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5909 [7JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5934 [7JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S5909, S5934 [7JN], S6085, S6112 [12JN]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7897, S7898 [19JY]

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]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (S. 1870), S13955 [20DE]

Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (S. 1682), S11790 [14NO]

Gilbey, Deena: relief (S. 1776), S12456 [5DE]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control projects funding, S7898 [19JY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (S. 1752), S12259 [30NO]

———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S7179 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7179, S7182 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6432 [19JN]

History: release information on Nazi war criminals so future generations can learn from the Holocaust (S. Res. 133), S7679 [16JY]

Insurance: provide coverage of mental health services and prescription drugs, S7179 [29JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 355), S6442 [19JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5895 [6JN]

Lobbyists: prevent the granting of special access privileges to the Capitol and congressional offices that are not available to other U.S. citizens (S. Res. 188), S12686 [7DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11174 [30OC]

Merck Institute of Aging & Health: tribute, S6373 [18JN]

Motor vehicles: use of safety belts and restraint systems by children (S. 956), S5633 [24MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 79), S4121 [1MY]

New Jersey: dredging, flood control, and beach replenishment projects funding, S7897 [19JY]

———reimbursement for assistance relative to the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, S9429 [14SE]

———tribute to Comcast Corp., Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship recipients, S7878 [18JY]

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

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (S. 1285), S8481 [31JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12115 [29NO]

Pipelines: frequency of inspections, S1193 [8FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1189, S1193 [8FE]

Political campaigns: allow States to enact voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits, S2629 [21MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2606, S2607, S2608, S2629, S2645 [21MR]

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S2606, S2607, S2608 [21MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2645 [21MR]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, S9797 [25SE]

Railroads: improve security, S10279 [4OC]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12115 [29NO]

Ramapo College: tribute, S11487 [6NO]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (S. 927), S5458 [22MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for long-term care expenses, S5243 [21MY], S5410 [22MY]

———establish a 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals, S5095 [17MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S11408-S11411 [2NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12125 [29NO]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), S13864 [20DE]

———rates, S2920 [26MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5095 [17MY], S5246 [21MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5783 [26MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to commit, S5243 [21MY], S5410 [22MY]

———rates (S. 481), S1992 [7MR]

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), S9298 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10587 [11OC]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (S. 1508), S10304 [4OC]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (S. 1602), S11288 [31OC]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12526 [6DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), S9429 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9970 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, S2385 [15MR]

Whitman, Christine Todd: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S658 [30JA]

Wildfires: National Fire Plan and base fire programs funding, S3483 [5AP]

Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S1047 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S10978 [24OC], S14045 [20DE]

Statements

Market Financing Estimates: Dept. of the Treasury, S8871 [3AU]

Summaries

Gouging Democracy: Alliance for Better Campaigns, S2607 [21MR]

Texts of

S. 1086, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S6619 [21JN]

S. 1508, Biological and Chemical Attack Preparedness Act, S10306 [4OC]

S. 1682, Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ, designation at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, S11790 [14NO]

S. 1774, Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act, S12456 [5DE]

S. 1776, relief of Deena Gilbey, S12456 [5DE]

S. 1812, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Fairness Act, S13057 [12DE]

S. 1870, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S13956-S13958 [20DE]

Tributes

Beamer, Todd, S10766 [16OC]

Byrd, Senator, S14047 [20DE]

Christian, Ron, S7804 [17JY]

Parrillo, James V., S13046 [12DE]

Saunders, Kenneth L., Sr., S3988 [26AP]

Smith, Rodney, S11487 [6NO]

Watley, William D., S10284 [4OC]