NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Addresses

Committee on Science (House) Priority Assignments: Representative Boehlert, E234 [28FE]

Congress Should Spend More To Reform Public Education: Representative Owens, H9768 [12DE]

National Policy To Improve Educational System: James C. Enochs, E925 [24MY]

State of the Union: President Bush, S1609-S1612 [27FE], H431-H434 [27FE]

Thrift Savings Components for Social Security—Bipartisanship Beckons: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, S5431-S5433 [22MY]

Times in Which We Live: Gordon B. Hinckley, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, S10361 [9OC]

University of Notre Dame Commencement: President Bush, H3815-H3817 [10JY]

What Americans Should Know About Our Nation and the Sea: John P. Craven, Common Heritage Corp., E2134 [27NO]

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6305 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395, S6456 [19JN], H2185 [15MY], H2421, H2516, H2519, H2520, H2522, H2524, H2525, H2533, H2535, H2536 [22MY], H2577, H2580, H2581, H2582, H2586, H2588, H2596, H2603, H2605, H2611, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2620, H2622, H2623 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE], H10430 [19DE]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 149), S4013 [26AP], S9018, S9049, S9080, S9081, S9082, S9083, S9084 [4SE], S9132, S9133, S9135, S9202, S9203 [6SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4863, H4864 [30JY], H4950, H4951 [31JY], H5049, H5106, H5111, H5114, H5128, H5130, H5134, H5142, H5146, H5148, H5150, H5152, H5154, H5160, H5169, H5171 [1AU]

Analyses

Climate Change Risk Management Act (S. 1294), S8590 [1AU]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4): Boehlert Amendment on Average Fuel Economy Standards for Sport Utility Vehicles and Other Light Trucks, H5116 [1AU]

21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act (S. 16), S214-S220 [22JA]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

America's Course Toward Splendid Isolation, E813 [16MY]

Blame Congress for HMOs, E226 [27FE]

Blame for Summitville, S628 [29JA]

Bullying Is Not a ``Normal'' Part of Childhood, E702 [2MY]

Bush's Budget Plan To Face Critics' Ire Over Environment, S3482 [5AP]

Can the U.S. Live With a Sounder, Saner Stock Market?, E418 [21MR]

Canada Urges Against Hasty U.S. Move on Arctic Oil, S9847 [26SE]

Coming Energy Wars, E1014 [5JN]

Courage v. Civility—Those Who Censor Themselves Put Fear Ahead of Freedom, S7325 [9JY]

Do-It-Yourself Supercomputer, S9104-S9106 [5SE]

Drilling for Oil on Gwich'in Land, S9847-S9849 [26SE]

Economy Puts Schools in Tough Position, H8398 [27NO]

Falling Energy Prices Could Spark the Economy, S8695 [2AU]

Fat of the Land—Movement's Prosperity Comes at a High Price, S4404-S4406 [4MY]

Fed Finds Slowdown Is Widespread in U.S., S4382 [4MY]

Fed's Legwork Led to Quick Rate Cut—Firms Surveyed Before April Surprise, S4381 [4MY]

FERC Likely To Put New Limits on California Energy Prices, H3183 [14JN]

Free Trade Doesn't Require Treaties, E619 [24AP]

Living in a New Era of Insecurity, S9862 [26SE]

Managing Mobility, H2415 [22MY]

Masssive Herd Remains Soul of Native Band—Debate Rages Over the Environmental Costs of Drilling in Refuge, S9849 [26SE]

Miles Park Finds Answers, H2414 [22MY]

Mobile Students Score Lower on State Test, H2414 [22MY]

Mountain of Tests Slowly Crushing School Quality, S4796 [10MY]

My View—Bush's Inane Accusations Won't Improve Our Schools, E687 [1MY]

National Energy Policy Needs Farmers' Support, E2207 [5DE]

No Immediate Relief Is Promised, E1024 [6JN]

Now Is the Time, S1319 [13FE]

Price Caps Make It Worse, E1058 [7JN]

Real New World Order—The American Empire and the Islamic Challenge, S11936-S11938 [15NO]

Right Answer, Wrong Score—Test Flaws Take Toll, E863-E866 [21MY]

Schools Find Wrong Answers to Test Pressure, S4795 [10MY]

Schools Lack Funds, Study Warns, H8398 [27NO]

Selling the Energy Policy, S4408 [7MY]

Solid Research, Solid Teaching, S6195 [13JN]

Sometimes the Economy Needs a Setback, E1618 [10SE]

State Needs Open Markets To Prosper, E1704 [21SE]

States Rediscover Energy Policies—Looming Power Crises Spur a Return to Strategies Fostering Conservation, S2771 [22MR]

Summitville Gold Mine Is Cast as a Political Boogeyman, S674 [30JA]

Timeout for the Uninsured, S4135, S4169 [2MY]

Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in April, S4382 [4MY]

Unilateral? Yes Indeed, S13694 [19DE]

Vt. Teen's Death Ruled Homicide, S1320 [13FE]

Wall Street Feels Labor Pain, S4382 [4MY]

War and the Polar Bear, S12087 [28NO]

We Choose Honor, E2029 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 333), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 627), H394 [14FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Charities: promote charitable giving (see H.R. 3599), H10965 [20DE]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see S. 940), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1990), H2710 [24MY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 17), H25 [3JA]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H1660 [26AP]

Commission on Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3378), H8731 [29NO]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]

———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 3482), H10066 [13DE]

Correctional institutions: provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (see S. 1174), S7589 [12JY]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1511), S10388 [9OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 398), S1616 [27FE] (see S. 1371), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 1114), H1011 [20MR]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 2978, 2979), H6135 [2OC]

———improve capacity and commitment of local communities to prevent and reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse (see H.R. 3579), H10964 [20DE]

———insert a general provision for criminal attempt (see S. 735), S3706 [6AP]

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

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (see S. 1165), S7494 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: conduct study to develop a standard to measure the rate at which students drop out of secondary schools (see H.R. 1653), H1715 [1MY]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]

———establish national mentoring program (see H.R. 1501), H1497 [4AP]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

———study relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and review policies and procedures to better serve the nation's educational needs (see H.R. 1893), H2333 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites (see S. 919), S5269 [21MY]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]

Drugs: applicability of drug certification procedures to countries which have certain agreements with the U.S. relative to counterdrug activities (see S. 435), S1747 [1MR]

———concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (see S. 1294), S8575 [1AU]

———speed national action to address global climate change (see S. 1716), S11940 [15NO]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (see S. 1008), S6008 [8JN]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see S. 1759), S12311 [3DE] (see H.R. 3341), H8342 [19NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (see S. 1732), S12055 [27NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2279 [16MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 289), H10066 [13DE]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (see S. 102), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 460), S1897 [6MR] (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]

———establish international education policy (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1012 [1FE] (see H. Con. Res. 201), H4724 [26JY]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (see S. 1470), S9874 [26SE]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H64 [6JA]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

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

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (see S. 1247), S8203 [25JY]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice (see S. 98), S100 [22JA]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334, 339), S1394 [14FE] (see S. 475), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 613), H393 [14FE]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment (see H.R. 1103), H1010 [20MR]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see S. 253), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]

Export Administration Act: extend (see H.R. 2602), H4539 [24JY] (see H.R. 3189), H7591 [31OC]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H4428 [23JY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see S. 653), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S1395 [14FE] (see S. Res. 132), S7589 [12JY]

———support efforts encouraging responsible fatherhood and healthy marriages (see H.R. 2893), H5703 [14SE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 767), S3852 [24AP] (see S. 890), S4940 [15MY]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (see S. 149), S456 [23JA] (see H.R. 2557), H4216 [18JY] (see H.R. 2568), H4352 [19JY] (see H.R. 2581), H4377 [20JY]

Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H952 [15MR]

Hazardous substances: develop protocols for uniform national responses to public health emergencies involving dangerous biological or chemical agents (see H.R. 3176), H7358 [29OC]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see S. 1070), S6518 [20JN]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 24), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 16), H25 [3JA] (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (see H.R. 3080), H6504 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

———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), S1394 [14FE]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 113), H1409 [3AP]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Law enforcement: enhance illegal narcotics control activities (see S. 89), S99 [22JA]

Medicare: expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see S. 1589), S11198 [30OC] (see H.R. 3188), H7529 [30OC]

———importance of comprehensive modernization (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2998 [7JN]

Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 14), H28 [3JA]

National Civic Participation Week: designate (see S. Res. 140), S8353 [27JY]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (see S. 1735), S12055 [27NO]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish (see H.R. 30), H25 [3JA]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 2572), H4352 [19JY]

National security: establish a national competence for critical physical and information infrastructure protection (see S. 1407), S9123 [5SE]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure (see S. 1456), S9741 [24SE]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 95), H1012 [20MR]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S1971 [7MR] (see S. 1667), S11612 [8NO]

———ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H1860 [2MY]

Nuclear weapons: establish policy for reducing warheads in U.S. and Russian arsenals and weapons on high alert, and preventing proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and expertise (see S. 1117), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 2351), H3712 [27JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 1124), H1011 [20MR]

Patriotism: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 4), H4779 [27JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 216), H4948 [31JY]

———enhance energy conservation and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 2587), H4427 [23JY]

———ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H3805 [28JN]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see S. 883), S4940 [15MY] (see H.R. 1830), H2182 [15MY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

———national energy policy (see S. 597), S2730 [22MR] (see S. 1766), S12447 [5DE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (see S. 388, 389), S1586 [26FE]

———provide secure energy supplies (see H.R. 2436), H3861 [10JY]

———research and development funding for ultra-deep water and unconventional natural gas and petroleum exploration and production technologies (see H.R. 2756), H5335 [2AU]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 655), H395 [14FE]

Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1605 [25AP]

Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H165 [31JA]

———modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———restructure and replace the income tax system to meet national priorities (see H.R. 86), H27 [3JA]

Tourist trade: promote development of the U.S. space tourism industry (see H.R. 2443), H3861 [10JY]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H10963 [20DE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 431), H219 [7FE]

Year of the Rose: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 292), H10909 [19DE]

Chronologies

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group, S10447 [10OC]

Conference reports

No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1), H9773-H10052 [12DE]

Declarations

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty: Conference on Facilitating the Entry Into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, E2353 [20DE]

Essays

America's Heroes: Philip Aldridge, E2244 [10DE]

Letters

Combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system: Asa Hutchinson, DEA, S10582 [11OC]

———Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, S10582 [11OC]

———Donald E. Powell, FDIC, S10582 [11OC]

———Janet Napolitano, Arizona Attorney General, S10583 [11OC]

———Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, S10583 [11OC]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5348 [5SE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5348 [5SE]

Economic revival plan: several economists and public policy advocates, E1739 [25SE]

Effect of student transiency on academic performance: GAO, H2412 [22MY]

Encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure: several technology businesses and associations, E1293 [10JY]

Energy Security Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H5149 [1AU]

———Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H5149 [1AU]

Export Administration Act: Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, and Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, S9037 [4SE]

———Condoleezza Rice, Executive Office of the President, S8888 [3AU], S9036 [4SE]

———Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, S9142 [6SE]

———Jerry Jasmowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S9160 [6SE]

———several Senators, S9053 [4SE]

———several technology company executives, S9160 [6SE]

Foreign aid eligibility relative to counter-drug certification process: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, H10444 [19DE]

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Vice President Cheney, S10447 [10OC]

Money Laundering Abatement Act: Janet Napolitano, Arizona Attorney General, S8949 [3AU]

———Thomas F. Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General, S8948 [3AU]

National dairy policy study: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12841 [11DE]

———Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, S12838 [11DE]

National energy policy: Helge H. Wehmeier, Bayer Corp., S4067 [1MY]

———Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, S12143 [29NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

———several Governors, S13342 [17DE]

Provide safer schools and a better educational environment: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2613 [23MY]

Recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day: Marc Racicot, America's Promise (organization), H3270 [20JN]

Rural education development initiative reauthorization and improvement: Bruce Hunter, Association of Educational Service Agencies, S1074, S1076 [6FE]

———Jordan Cross, American Association of School Administrators, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

———Mary Conk, National Rural Education Association, S1073, S1075 [6FE]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11275 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———Joseph W. Lipowski, AMVETS (organization), S11161 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Representatives Gephardt and Frost, H5005 [1AU]

———Richard J. Santos, American Legion, S11162 [30OC], S11275 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S11162 [30OC], S11640 [9NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Representative Gekas, E1566 [3AU]

Lists

Health care legislation introduced from 1983-2000 by Senator Specter, S294 [22JA]

Important issues from the first 100 days of the George W. Bush Administration, H2075-H2077 [9MY]

Meetings on S. 149, Export Administration Act, S9161 [6SE]

National Energy Security Act press conference participants and quotes, S1556-S1558 [26FE]

Memorandums

National Energy Policy: Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S12399 [5DE]

Messages

National Energy Policy: President Bush, S7081 [28JN], H3789 [28JN]

Motions

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2627, H2630 [23MY], H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5137, H5139, H5174 [1AU]

Petitions and memorials

Idaho Republican Party: national energy policy, E1761 [2OC]

Poems

``Angel in the Whirlwind'', E252 [28FE]

``Prayer for America,'' Ruth Werner, E2165 [29NO]

Press releases

Energy Committee Suspends Mark-Ups—Will Propose Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Legislation to Majority Leader: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S10423 [10OC]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11640 [9NO]

Questions and answers

Why information sharing is essential for critical infrastructure protection, E1294 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H261 [13FE]

Armed Forces: military response to terrorist attacks, H6424 [9OC], H6461, H6462, H6463 [10OC], H8135 [14NO]

———reinstatement of military conscription, H7879 [7NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5043, H5044 [1AU]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 193), H5316, H5317 [2AU], E1555 [3AU]

———evaluation of administration, H4379 [23JY]

———meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, H3251-H3257 [19JN]

———State of the Union Message, H466-H468, H474 [28FE]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (H.R. 1990), H3946 [11JY], E936 [24MY]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 17), H3267, H3271 [20JN], E4, E8 [3JA]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day, E1994 [2NO]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Res. 124), H3267-H3271 [20JN], E1180 [21JN], E1193 [25JN]

Clean Air Act: phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of ethnanol, H3038-H3044 [12JN]

Climate: global warming, E413 [21MR], E427 [22MR]

Colorado: results of 4th Congressional District constituent survey on national issues, E105 [6FE]

Committee on Science (House): priority assignments, E234 [28FE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H833 [13MR], H1931 [8MY], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN], H10176 [18DE]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 2435), E1292 [10JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year, E2386 [20DE]

———legislative priorities, H7313-H7316 [25OC], H9319 [12DE]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, H6715 [12OC], H7201, H7204 [23OC], E1936 [29OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (H.R. 1114), E397 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on national dairy policy, H6342, H6343 [4OC]

———respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, E831 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: promote livable communities initiatives, H259 [13FE], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: establish national mentoring program, H2402 [22MY]

———establish national mentoring program (H.R. 1501), H1338 [29MR], H1461, H1462 [4AP], H2153 [15MY]

———national testing standards, H2525-H2532, H2548 [22MY]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (H.R. 966), E321 [8MR]

———provide assistance for small schools and reduce size of larger schools, H230 [8FE]

———reporting by States on assessment of low performing schools, H2605 [23MY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, H2403, H2404, H2412, H2416, H2417 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study and review of Federal Energy Savings Performance Contract Program, E1568 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on availability of natural gas and oil deposits located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas at existing drilling sites, H5150-H5152 [1AU]

Disabled: accessibility improvements funding, H3831 [10JY]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H212-H216 [7FE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H510, H614 [1MR], H654 [7MR], H3189-H3194 [14JN], H3495 [25JN], H7327-H7329 [25OC]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5345-H5353 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: fundraising and lobbying tactics used by environmental groups, H2012-H2019 [8MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H961 [20MR], H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1171, H1175 [27MR], H1197 [28MR], H1393-H1398 [3AP], H1535-H1540 [24AP], H1594-H1596, H1599, H1600 [25AP], H1655 [26AP], H2012-H2019 [8MY], H2072-H2079 [9MY], H2852 [5JN], E451 [27MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H279 [13FE], H771 [8MR], H1153 [27MR], H1540-H1542 [24AP], H2565 [22MY], H5380-H5387 [5SE], H5478, H5482-H5484 [10SE], H6440 [9OC], H8636-H8643 [29NO], E1739 [25SE]

———provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (H.R. 3341), H8556 [28NO]

Education: adjust Osborne Mentoring Program to allow both adults and high school students to participate as mentors, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H1102 [22MR], H1178 [27MR], H1672 [1MY], H2154 [15MY], H2188 [16MY], H2310-H2313 [17MY], H2396-H2542, H2548 [22MY], H2574, H2576, H2577-H2645 [23MY], H3004 [12JN], H3080, H3140 [13JN], H3210 [19JN], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H4121-H4130 [18JY], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE], E437 [22MR], E475 [28MR], E559 [5AP], E863 [21MY], E929, E930 [24MY], E976, E977 [25MY], E989, E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E1025 [6JN], E1083 [13JN], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10092-H10113, H10143 [13DE], E2292 [14DE], E2327, E2329, E2333 [19DE], E2345, E2352, E2365, E2377 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2298-H2310 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10082-H10092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), H10113 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289)—concur with Senate amendment, H10430 [19DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4121-H4129 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H4130 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2630, H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H2396 [22MY]

———effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412, H2417 [22MY]

———empower teachers and improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, H2397 [22MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2603-H2605 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY], H2406 [22MY], H10090 [13DE], E863 [21MY]

———funding, H8397 [27NO], H10433, H10435-H10437, H10440, H10441 [19DE]

———improve character education programs, H2616, H2617 [23MY], H3140 [13JN]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2402, H2404 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (H.R. 340), E96 [1FE]

———improve science and math teaching, H2305 [17MY], H2409 [22MY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396, H2403 [22MY], H2574, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2522, H2524 [22MY]

———inclusion of alternative explanations to the theory of evolution in science education, E2365 [20DE]

———inclusion of U.S. territories in national education policy, H136 [31JA], H3210 [19JN]

———national policy to improve system, H4 [3JA], H114, H138-H144 [31JA], H493-H499 [28FE], H642-H646 [6MR], H857-H863 [13MR], H1103-H1105, H1107-H1110 [22MR], H1602 [25AP], H3137-H3141 [13JN], H3945-H3951 [11JY], E138 [7FE], E645 [26AP], E687 [1MY], E925 [24MY]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children, H2534, H2535 [22MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H6640 [11OC]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 1096), E406 [20MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (H.R. 613), H328 [14FE], E475 [28MR]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment, H2612-H2615 [23MY]

———school choice for students in rural areas, H2408 [22MY]

EPA: rejection of waiver request on oxygenate requirements for gasoline in California, H3008, H3038-H3044 [12JN]

Ethnic groups: impact of diversity on national unity, H6452 [9OC]

Export Administration Act: extend (H.R. 2602), H4786, H4787 [30JY]

———extend (H.R. 3189), H8371 [27NO]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 167), H3187 [14JN]

———parental role in reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H2150-H2152 [15MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (H.R. 1300), H2153 [15MY], H3187 [14JN]

———recognize the importance of marriage, H963 [20MR]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4596-H4598 [25JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, H6040, H6041 [25SE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, H715 [7MR]

Foreign policy: criticism of patriotism and U.S. foreign policies, H8126-H8128 [13NO], H8415 [27NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, E813 [16MY]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, E1704 [21SE]

———objectives of free trade movements, E619 [24AP]

———provide export control authority (H.R. 2557), E1364 [18JY]

———provide export control authority (H.R. 2581), H8371 [27NO], E1388 [20JY]

FRS: impact of money supply on economic conditions, H1102 [22MR], H5442-H5445 [6SE], H7563 [31OC]

Gambling: national objectives priority assignments, H4372-H4374 [20JY]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (H. Res. 115), E579 [5AP]

———encourage blood donation, H10060 [13DE]

———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity, H6651 [11OC]

———immunization against diseases for adults and children, H7595 [1NO]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (H.R. 1387), H1474 [4AP], H1834 [2MY]

———managed care system reform proposal, E875 [21MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H309-H311 [13FE], H1587 [25AP], H1706, H1707 [1MY], E226 [27FE], E537 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs, H676 [7MR]

House of Representatives: continuation of duties during investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H7361 [30OC]

Hydroelectric power: research projects funding, H3869 [11JY]

Immigration: impact of population growth, H2990-H2994 [7JN], H3079 [13JN], H3197-H3199 [14JN], H3705 [27JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2943-H2949 [6JN], H5387-H5391 [5SE]

———national policy, H2700-H2705 [24MY], H4535-H4537 [24JY], H5327 [2AU], H6166, H6248-H6252 [3OC], H6498-H6503 [10OC]

———reform, H5413 [6SE], H10148-H10153 [13DE]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 113), H1506, H1507 [24AP], E530 [3AP]

Inflation: impact on economic conditions, E732 [4MY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities, H7233 [24OC]

———invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E2524 [3JA]

Medicare: expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (H.R. 3188), E1943 [30OC]

Mexico: U.S. policy, H5413 [6SE]

Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus: support and join, H4764 [27JY]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National Commission on Excellence in Education: anniversary of release of ``A Nation at Risk'' report, E645 [26AP]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (H.R. 2572), E1376 [20JY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply, H4548 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: establish policy for reducing warheads in U.S. and Russian arsenals and weapons on high alert, and preventing proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and expertise (H.R. 2351), H3673 [27JN]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, H7311 [25OC]

Power resources: decrease dependence of foreign petroleum through enhancement of alternative, renewable, domestic agricultural sources, H6370, H6371 [4OC]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4761, H4762 [27JY], H4782 [30JY], H4969-H4976, H4987-H4989 [31JY], H4992, H4993, H4994, H5008-H5122, H5127-H5176 [1AU], H5329 [2AU], E1517, E1523, E1526, E1558, E1559, E1560, E1561, E1562, E1563, E1564, E1566, E1567, E1568, E1569 [3AU], E1575, E1576 [5SE], E1634 [11SE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4994-H5007 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H5174-H5176 [1AU]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2324), E1281 [29JN]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2478), H3933 [11JY]

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, H1389 [3AP], H1609 [26AP], H2058 [9MY]

———national energy policy, H261 [13FE], H964 [20MR], H1039, H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1394 [3AP], H1475-H1478 [4AP], H1503, H1542-H1544 [24AP], H1599-H1602 [25AP], H2006-H2012 [8MY], H2065 [9MY], H2150, H2154, H2176-H2181 [15MY], H2188, H2204, H2205, H2219, H2256, H2259-H2278 [16MY], H2324-H2330 [17MY], H2366, H2367, H2372-H2385 [21MY], H2390, H2391, H2548-H2557, H2562, H2563, H2567 [22MY], H2575, H2576, H2645, H2646, H2647, H2652, H2653, H2662-H2670 [23MY], H2682-H2685 [24MY], H2716-H2718 [25MY], H2864 [5JN], H2929, H2930, H2933, H2936-H2942 [6JN], H2960, H2961, H2982 [7JN], H3141-H3147 [13JN], H3154, H3155, H3183 [14JN], H3233, H3250 [19JN], H3264, H3265, H3284, H3349-H3354 [20JN], H3438, H3440, H3441, H3447 [21JN], H3496-H3502 [25JN], H3525, H3526, H3602-H3608 [26JN], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3627, H3691-H3698, H3705 [27JN], H3789 [28JN], H3810, H3811, H3832 [10JY], H3869, H3872, H3933-H3945, H3951-H3955 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4118, H4119 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4437 [24JY], H4548, H4577-H4586 [25JY], H4762 [27JY], H4865, H4870, H4969-H4976 [31JY], H7286 [24OC], H8429 [28NO], H9755, H9756 [12DE], E413 [21MR], E427 [22MR], E831, E851 [17MY], E903 [23MY], E994 [26MY], E1024, E1037 [6JN], E1111 [14JN], E1209 [26JN], E1347 [17JY], E1761 [2OC], E2207 [5DE]

———ocean thermal energy production incentives, H5042 [1AU], E1567 [3AU]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality, H1043 [21MR]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H3963 [12JY], H4029 [17JY], H4118, H4120 [18JY], H7914 [8NO], H8136 [14NO], H10146 [13DE]

———renewable energy funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy missile program funding, H3669-H3671 [27JN]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, H1065 [22MR], H2574 [23MY]

Priority assignments, E252 [28FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H23 [3JA], H79 [30JA], H365 [14FE], H1016 [21MR], H9086 [11DE], H9754-H9758 [12DE]

Schools: increase awareness and implement programs to deal with the problem of bullying, E702 [2MY]

———mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

Science: research programs funding, H1173 [27MR]

Social Security: impact of increased spending on solvency, H2154 [15MY]

Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses, E2292 [14DE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 368), H2417 [22MY], E73 [31JA]

Terrorism: use of illegal drug money to fund terrorist activities, H6462 [10OC]

Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

Veterans: health care and housing programs funding, H2961 [7JN]

———prioritization of veterans programs funding relative to war on terrorism and economic recovery, H7834 [6NO]

Women: AIDS epidemic, H5376 [5SE]

———health, education, and quality of life issues for women and their families, H5375 [5SE]

———provide health care and reform insurance procedures for low-income women, H909, H910, H913 [14MR]

———raise public awareness of effects of heart disease and cancer, H5376 [5SE]

Year of the Rose: support goals (H. Con. Res. 292), H10493, H10494 [19DE], H10937 [20DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (S. 333), S1406 [14FE]

Armed Forces: military response to terrorist attacks, S10343 [9OC], S11402-S11404 [2NO]

Budget: reconciliation process, S1532-S1536 [15FE], S3261, S3263 [2AP], S3498-S3516 [5AP], S5028-S5030, S5054 [17MY], S5511, S5522-S5524 [23MY]

Bush, President: U.S. concern and response to terrorism and bioterrorism, S11641 [9NO]

———visit to New Jersey, S2385 [15MR]

Children and Healthcare Week: observance, S2657 [21MR]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (S. 940), S5549 [23MY]

———establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5983-S5985 [7JN]

Congress: encourage the continuation of debate on issues of national concern, S10147 [3OC]

———legislative priorities, S71-S82 [22JA], S1028 [6FE], S2840-S2842 [26MR], S11315, S11320 [1NO], S12348-S12350 [4DE], S14033 [20DE]

Correctional institutions: provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (S. 1174), S7592-S7594 [12JY]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, S10561-S10564, S10579-S10583, S10587, S10598 [11OC], S11026-S11029, S11039-S11042 [25OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 1371), S8942-S8945 [3AU]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 398), S1628-S1631 [27FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 16), S220-S222 [22JA]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (S. 1165), S7499-S7516 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: bio-based energy development funding, S11085 [25OC]

———conduct a study on national dairy policy, S12834-S12842 [11DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S1455 [15FE], S4808-S4812 [10MY]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]

———establish national mentoring program, S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———national testing standards, S4127 [2MY], S7735 [17JY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, S4216, S4226-S4229, S4231 [3MY]

———U.S. history education programs funding, S3663 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites (S. 919), S5274 [21MY]

Disasters: establish national emergency technology guard to recreate and repair compromised communications and technology infrastructure in response to emergency situations, S9825 [26SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S13355 [17DE]

———reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S1314-S1321 [13FE], S8458 [31JY]

Drugs: applicability of drug certification procedures to countries which have certain agreements with the U.S. relative to counterdrug activities (S. 435), S1770 [1MR]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), S9410 [13SE], S12216 [29NO]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), unanimous-consent agreement, S9412 [14SE]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (S. 1075), S6526-S6530 [20JN]

Ecology and environment: environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding, S3481-S3483, S3518, S3519 [5AP]

———establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (S. 1294), S8583-S8591 [1AU]

———national objectives priority assignments, S619-S631 [29JA], S3804, S3807 [24AP], S3867 [25AP]

———preservation of land and open space and maintenance of environmental quality, S1167 [8FE]

———speed national action to address global climate change (S. 1716), S11956-S11958 [15NO], S12449 [5DE]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (S. 1008), S6000-S6004, S6009 [8JN], S6019 [11JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1244-S1246 [13FE], S2813-S2817 [23MR], S2918-S2921 [26MR], S4379-S4381 [4MY], S5683 [25MY], S8884-S8886 [3AU], S9488 [19SE], S11404-S11407 [2NO]

———provide for excellence in economic education, S4984, S4985 [16MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (S. 1732), S12059 [27NO], S12065 [28NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S3966-S3969 [26AP], S6304, S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395-S6398, S6443 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S12307 [3DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13322-S13349 [17DE], S13365-S13422 [18DE], S13934 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422 [18DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4075-S4077 [1MY], S4527-S4534 [9MY], S4794-S4803 [10MY], S4868-S4870 [14MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 460), S1898 [6MR]

———establish international education policy (S. Con. Res. 7), S1022 [1FE], S3768 [6AP]

———funding, S13789 [20DE]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (S. 1470), S9878 [26SE]

———historical perspectives, S6363-S6367 [14JN]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S3819 [24AP], S4070, S4072, S4077-S4081, S4085, S4087, S4090 [1MY], S4142 [2MY], S6086 [12JN]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4194-S4198 [3MY], S4541-S4544 [9MY], S4979, S4983 [16MY]

———improve the reading skills of children by use of reading readiness screening, S6194 [13JN]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, S6287 [14JN]

———national policy to improve system, S70 [22JA], S430-S436 [23JA], S1028 [6FE], S1167 [8FE], S1593-S1606 [27FE], S1725-S1727 [1MR], S3803 [24AP], S3869 [25AP], S3934, S3935 [26AP], S4502 [8MY], S5809-S5811 [5JN], S6363-S6367 [14JN], S7735 [17JY], S8150 [25JY], S11349 [1NO]

———national policy to improve system (S. 7), S1205 [8FE]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (S. 1247), S8232 [25JY]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice, S4070-S4074 [1MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 339), S1424 [14FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 475), S1985 [7MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (S. 311), S1328-S1331 [13FE]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (S. 253), S1073-S1076 [6FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926-S5942, S5945-S5947 [7JN]

Export Administration Act: extend (H.R. 2602), S8628 [1AU]

———extend (H.R. 3189), S12217 [29NO], S12219 [30NO]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (S. 653), S3167 [29MR]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (S. Con. Res. 14), S1429 [14FE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (S. Res. 132), S7596 [12JY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 767), S3861 [24AP], S3983 [26AP], S12152 [29NO], S12220, S12238 [30NO], S12532 [6DE], S13286 [14DE], S13681 [19DE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 890), S4953-S4957 [15MY]

Foreign policy: make energy policy toward Iraq consistent with U.S. national security policies, S8176-S8180 [25JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S11936 [15NO], S13694 [19DE]

Foreign trade: control licenses for dual-use exports contingent on post-shipment verification of intended use, S9133, S9134 [6SE]

———develop new regulations that ensure understanding of and compliance with the control of deemed exports, S9132, S9133 [6SE]

———extend review period for processing certain export licensing applications, S9050-S9052, S9057, S9059-S9065 [4SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3798-S3800 [24AP]

———provide export control authority (S. 149), S460-S479 [23JA], S8384 [30JY], S8567 [1AU], S8887 [3AU], S9018-S9065 [4SE], S9091-S9117 [5SE], S9129, S9146, S9160-S9181 [6SE], S9246, S9247 [10SE]

———provide export control authority (S. 149), motion to proceed, S3937-S3966 [26AP]

———provide export control authority (S. 149), unanimous-consent agreement, S8535 [1AU], S9137, S9138 [6SE]

———provide export control authority (S. 149), unanimous-consent request, S3937 [26AP]

———reform foreign availability standards to ensure items of comparable quality are available before decontrolling U.S. items, S9132 [6SE]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S3810 [24AP]

GAO: study of State education testing and assessment programs costs, S5849, S5850, S5856 [6JN]

Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (S. 1070), S6523 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1241 [13FE], S3804 [24AP], S4135 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 24), S269-S275 [22JA]

———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 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1426 [14FE]

Immigration: national objectives priority assignments, S9184-S9187 [6SE]

———national policy, S8039-S8041 [23JY]

Law enforcement: enhance illegal narcotics control activities (S. 89), S347 [22JA]

Lumber industry: economic impact of release of sebacic acid by Defense National Stockpile, S10147 [3OC]

Medicare: expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (S. 1589), S11206 [30OC]

Minnesota: acknowledgement of support relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9412 [14SE]

National Civic Participation Week: designate (S. Res. 140), S8366 [27JY], S12812, S12813 [10DE]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (S. 1735), S12056 [27NO]

National Library Week: observance, S3273 [2AP]

National security: establish a national competence for critical physical and information infrastructure protection (S. 1407), S9125 [5SE]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure, S12140 [29NO]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure (S. 1456), S9801 [25SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1246-S1249 [13FE], S1446 [15FE], S9146 [6SE]

Natrona County, WY: tribute to Silver Ribbon Campaign for efforts to promote disability awareness, S2658 [21MR]

NIH: study the effect on children and youth of exposure to violent entertainment relative to development and educational achievement, S4914-S4916 [15MY]

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.: tribute to CardCare discount drug program for senior citizens, S11784 [14NO]

NSF: research programs funding, S8672 [2AU]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 472), S1973-S1976, S1982-S1984 [7MR]

———ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 1667), S11618 [8NO]

Nuclear weapons: establish policy for reducing warheads in U.S. and Russian arsenals and weapons on high alert, and preventing proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and expertise (S. 1117), S7001 [27JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: release of report on drug usage and availability in the U.S., S4413 [7MY]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S5484 [22MY], S12348-S12350 [4DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S11773 [14NO], S12114, S12116, S12139-S12151 [29NO], S12222-S12231, S12233-S12238 [30NO], S12276-S12306 [3DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S8993 [3AU], S9013 [4SE], S10030 [2OC], S10416, S10421-S10423 [10OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11524 [7NO], S11637-S11639 [9NO], S12043-S12045 [27NO], S12067, S12069, S12083-S12091 [28NO]

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, S4403 [4MY]

———national energy policy, S71 [22JA], S608, S618-S631 [29JA], S1178, S1188, S1195 [8FE], S1441, S1537-S1542 [15FE], S1561 [26FE], S1598 [27FE], S1728 [1MR], S1922 [7MR], S2043 [8MR], S3804 [24AP], S4235-S4237 [3MY], S4403 [4MY], S4407-S4410 [7MY], S4851 [14MY], S4932 [15MY], S4999-S5001 [16MY], S5199 [21MY], S5572-S5574 [24MY], S5667, S5668-S5671, S5679 [25MY], S5805-S5808 [5JN], S6507 [20JN], S6657 [22JN], S7298-S7300 [9JY], S7476 [11JY], S7793-S7796 [17JY], S7839, S7851 [18JY], S8150 [25JY], S8373-S8378 [30JY], S9013 [4SE], S9156-S9159 [6SE], S9480 [19SE], S9571 [21SE], S9843, S9846-S9851 [26SE], S9945, S9946 [1OC], S10029-S10031 [2OC], S10404-S10407, S10413-S10417, S10420-S10423, S10430 [10OC], S10526, S10636 [11OC], S10674-S10676 [15OC], S10806, S10822-S10824 [18OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11355 [1NO], S11401 [2NO], S11584-S11587 [8NO], S12019 [27NO], S12083-S12091, S12094 [28NO], S13917, S14042-S14045 [20DE]

———national energy policy (S. 597), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR], S2814, S2817-S2820 [23MR]

———national energy policy (S. 1766), S12398-S12400, S12426-S12432, S12448, S12449, S12463 [5DE], S12465, S12466 [6DE], S13352-S13354 [17DE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality, S6657 [22JN], S7839-S7845 [18JY], S9730 [24SE], S9851 [26SE], S10031, S10032 [2OC]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (S. 388), S1548-S1565 [26FE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (S. 389), S1548-S1565 [26FE], S1606 [27FE], S1657-S1660 [28FE], S1724, S1728, S1731 [1MR], S2428-S2433 [19MR], S2817-S2820 [23MR], S2843 [26MR], S4812 [10MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S5679 [25MY], S5845 [6JN], S8376 [30JY], S9012 [4SE], S9207 [10SE], S10922-S10924 [24OC], S11421 [5NO]

Schools: ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

Science: research programs funding, S3483-S3486, S3489, S3519 [5AP]

Senate: continuation of duties during investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10807, S10819, S10832 [18OC], S11994 [16NO]

———legislative priorities, S10546 [11OC], S10755 [16OC], S12070-S12073, S12091-S12096 [28NO], S12135-S12138 [29NO], S12240 [30NO]

Taxation: review of economic conditions relative to pending tax rate and debt reductions, S5238, S5239 [21MY]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S1455 [15FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9942 [1OC]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, S4158-S4160 [2MY]

Weapons: establish policy for reducing and securing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapon stockpiles in Russian arsenals, S9862-S9864 [26SE]

Year of the Rose: support goals (H. Con. Res. 292), S14082 [20DE]

Reports

Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions: CIA, S9143-S9146 [6SE]

Elementary School Children—Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education: GAO, H2413 [22MY]

Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program: Jay P. Greene, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, H2636-H2640 [23MY]

Hitting the Jackpot—How the House Energy Bill (H.R. 4) Rewards Millions in Contributions With Billions in Returns: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H5000 [1AU]

Reports filed

Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Community Policing, and Reduction of School Crime by President Bush: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 107-167), H4723 [26JY]

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

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 107-336), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 107-69), H2279 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 107-178), H4948 [31JY]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 304), S12160 [29NO]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Extension and Modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute Authorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2291) (H. Rept. 107-175), H4862 [30JY]

Energy Advancement and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 107-162), H4633 [25JY], H5124 [1AU]

Energy Security Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 107-160), H4633 [25JY]

Export Administration Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 149) (S. Rept. 107-10), S3274 [2AP]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2581) (H. Rept. 107-297), H8336 [16NO]

International Education Policy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 7), S3435 [4AP]

International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1511), S10388 [9OC]

National Civic Participation Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 140), S12160 [29NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-334), H10054 [12DE]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-63), H2147 [14MY]

Schedules

Federal budget schedule (1993), S2721 [22MR]

Statements

Budget Reconciliation Process: Howard H. Baker, Jr., S1533 [15FE]

———Howard H. Baker, Jr. (1985), S3501 [5AP]

———Senator Byrd, S1533 [15FE]

———Senator Domenici, S1534 [15FE]

———Senator Domenici (1985), S3502 [5AP]

Demand for Documents Relative to GAO Investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Office of the Vice President, S10448 [10OC]

Export Administration Act: Executive Office of the President, S3953 [26AP], S9142 [6SE]

———OMB, S9035 [4SE]

National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]

Nomination of Gale A. Norton To Be Sec. of the Interior: Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S629 [29JA]

Rural Education Development Initiative Reauthorization and Improvement: National Education Association, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, and Joseph Satriano, Catholic War Veterans (organization), S11162 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———President Bush, S11524 [7NO]

Student Standardized Tests: Jonathan Kozol, S4077 [1MY]

Summaries

Act To Leave No Child Behind (S. 940), S5549-S5552 [23MY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10): Lott Amendment on Enhancement of Energy Conservation, Research, and Development and Providing for Security and Diversity in the Energy Supply, S12238 [30NO]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act (S. 304), S1315-S1317 [13FE]

Economic Security and Recovery Act (H.R. 3090): Borski Proposal To Invest Funds in Infrastructure To Restore the Economy and To Enhance Security of Transportation and Environmental Facilities, H7233 [24OC]

Health Care Assurance Act (S. 24), S293 [22JA]

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (H.R. 3188), E1944 [30OC]

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (S. 1589), S11213 [30OC]

Money Laundering Abatement Act (S. 1371), S8948 [3AU]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4), H5013-H5040 [1AU]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162): Title III on Combating International Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, S11042-S11045 [25OC]

Surveys

Citizens for Real Energy Solutions: Ipsos-Reid Group, S12399 [5DE]

Tables

Budget realities, S11404 [2NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1543, District of Columbia appropriations, S11480 [6NO]

Elementary and secondary education funding 1990-2001, H6637 [11OC]

Federal payment per hundred pounds of milk produced in each State, S12838 [11DE]

Means of financing the deficit or disposition of surplus by the U.S. Government, S11405 [2NO]

Testimonies

Combat International Money Laundering, Thwart the Financing of Terrorism, and Protect the U.S. Financial System: Dennis M. Lormel, FBI, S10582 [11OC]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Carroll O'Connor, S8459 [31JY]

National Energy Policy Relative to Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Research and Development: Arthur T. Katsaros, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., E1112 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 289, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, S13422 [18DE], H10113 [13DE]

H. Con. Res. 292, support goals of the Year of the Rose, H10493 [19DE]

H. Res. 113, Increase the Peace Day, H1506 [24AP]

H. Res. 124, recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day, H3267 [20JN]

H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H2298 [17MY]

H. Res. 193, address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by President Bush, H5317 [2AU]

H. Res. 216, consideration of H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H4994 [1AU]

H. Res. 315, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H10082 [13DE]

H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S6672-S6831 [22JN]

H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H5049-H5106 [1AU]

H.R. 2291, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, H5345-H5347 [5SE]

H.R. 2602, Export Administration Act extension, H4786 [30JY]

H.R. 3189, Export Extension Act, H8371 [27NO]

S. 7, Educational Excellence for All Learners Act, S113-S145 [22JA]

S. 16, 21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act, S164-S214 [22JA]

S. 24, Health Care Assurance Act, S275-S293 [22JA]

S. 89, Drug-Free America Act, S347-S355 [22JA]

S. 102, development of high school dropout prevention programs, S372 [22JA]

S. 149, Export Administration Act, S461-S479 [23JA], S9163-S9180 [6SE]

S. 311, Strong Character for Strong Schools Act, S1329 [13FE]

S. 333, Rural America Prosperity Act, S1407-S1417 [14FE]

S. 339, Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act, S1424 [14FE]

S. 472, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S1976-S1982 [7MR]

S. 597, Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act, S2752-S2771 [22MR]

S. 735, General Attempt Provision Act, S3717 [6AP]

S. 883, Energy Independence Act, S4944 [15MY]

S. 890, Gun Show Loophole Closing and Gun Law Enforcement Act, S4954-S4956 [15MY]

S. 919, feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites, S5275 [21MY]

S. 1008, Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act, S6009-S6015 [8JN]

S. 1070, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S6523-S6526 [20JN]

S. 1075, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, S6527-S6529 [20JN]

S. 1165, Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control Act, S7500-S7515 [11JY]

S. 1294, Climate Change Risk Management Act, S8586-S8590 [1AU]

S. 1371, Money Laundering Abatement Act, S8945-S8948 [3AU]

S. 1407, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, S9126 [5SE]

S. 1456, Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act, S9742-S9744 [24SE]

S. 1589, Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act, S11207-S11213 [30OC]

S. 1667, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S11618-S11625 [8NO]

S. 1735, National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security establishment, S12057 [27NO]

S. Con. Res. 7, establish international education policy, S1022 [1FE], S3768 [6AP]

S. Con. Res. 11, Building Health Promotion and Disease Prevention into the National Agenda Resolution, S1426 [14FE]

S. Con. Res. 14, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, S1428 [14FE]

S. Res. 132, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, S7596 [12JY]

S. Res. 140, National Civic Participation Week, S8366 [27JY], S12984 [11DE]