BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13172, S13175 [13DE], S13507 [18DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8808 [2AU]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10659 [11OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2038, S2097 [8MR], S2233 [13MR], S2337, S2360, S2415 [15MR]
Bonds, Barry: tribute (S. Res. 178), S12779, S12813 [10DE]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3455 [4AP], S3568, S3571, S3577, S3582, S3599 [5AP], S3647, S3656, S3659 [6AP]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3896, S3929 [25AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9814 [25SE], S9998 [1OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7521, S7522, S7524, S7525 [11JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8137 [24JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9341 [12SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8552, S8614 [1AU]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11529, S11563 [7NO]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6519 [20JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4739, S4740, S4741, S4759, S4768 [9MY], S4972 [16MY], S6099 [12JN], S6185, S6234 [13JN], S6269, S6274, S6351 [14JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10911, S10916, S10921, S10981, S10983 [24OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7281 [29JN]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1182, S1230 [8FE]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5173 [17MY], S5355 [21MY], S5418, S5473 [22MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]
Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S654 [29JA]
Articles and editorials
California's Utility Sent Parent Firm $4.8 Billion—Audit Results Anger Consumer Groups, William Booth and Rene Sanchez, Washington (DC) Post, S2275 [14MR]
Deran Koligian—A Powerful Voice in Fresno County, State Politics Falls Silent, Fresno (CA) Bee, S13939 [20DE]
If Only Myths Were Megawatts . . ., Peter H. King, Sacramento (CA) Bee, S1185 [8FE]
Mexico's Trucks on Horizon—Long-Distance Haulers Are Headed Into U.S. Once Bush Opens Borders, Robert Collier, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S8090-S8092 [24JY]
Rose Ann Vuich—Valley Lawmaker Left an Enduring Legacy of Ethical, Honest Behavior, Fresno (CA) Bee, S9615
Steve Green, Findlay Lewis, Copley (news service), S4819
Tax Cut Plan, Kevin Phillips, S1260 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for their discriminatory policies (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5542 [23MY]
———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see S. Con. Res. 86), S12100 [28NO]
———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see S. 1573), S11105 [25OC]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7331 [9JY]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S1063 [6FE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S13944 [20DE]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S13944 [20DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 411), S1699 [28FE]
Aviation: expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see S. 1829), S13300 [14DE]
———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE]
———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), S9973 [1OC]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1462 [15FE]
Bonds, Barry: tribute (see S. Res. 178), S11719 [13NO]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see S. Con. Res. 64), S8911 [3AU]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S928 [31JA]
Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (see S. Res. 158), S9506 [19SE]
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: 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]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S1347 [13FE]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP]
———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes, and cancel the removal, and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents (see S. 1265), S8466 [31JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5118 [17MY]
Congress: establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices (see S. Res. 87), S4822 [10MY]
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]
Consumer Energy Commission: establish (see S. 900), S5005 [16MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]
Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 147), S456 [23JA]
———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see S. 1805), S12858 [11DE]
CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 416), S1699 [28FE]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S6127 [12JN]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see S. 92), S100 [22JA]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 366), S1463 [15FE]
Dept. of Education: study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (see S. 1357), S9972 [1OC]
Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see S. 26), S98 [22JA]
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. 570), S3707 [6AP] (see S. 570), S3789 [23AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see S. 1768), S12447 [5DE]
———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. Con. Res. 39), S5118 [17MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S8123 [24JY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]
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]
EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S. 632), S5270 [21MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY]
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]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S7806 [17JY]
FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (see S. 287), S1218 [8FE]
Firearms: implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see S. 25), S98 [22JA]
———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]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY]
Foreign aid: suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (see S. 219), S1229 [8FE]
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), S9197 [6SE]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S4589 [9MY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see S. 941), S5542 [23MY]
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: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S6127 [12JN]
Immigration: continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (see S. 672), S5968 [7JN]
———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), S4400 [4MY]
———increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (see S. 169), S527 [24JA]
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), S6213 [13JN]
Insurance: create a temporary reinsurance mechanism to enhance the availability of terrorism insurance (see S. 1743), S12161 [29NO]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S5831 [5JN]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S5967 [7JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Con. Res. 88), S12447 [5DE]
James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see S. 468), S5006 [16MY]
Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see S. Con. Res. 90), S12772 [10DE]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN]
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), S8465 [31JY]
Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1012 [1FE] (see S. Con. Res. 23), S2219 [13MR]
Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S9742 [24SE]
———clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see S. 535), S10794 [17OC] (see S. 1741), S12100 [28NO]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S9253 [10SE]
———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 573), S2582 [20MR]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA]
———improve direct graduate medical education payments (see S. 135), S101 [22JA]
———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), S9123 [5SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S9076 [4SE]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY]
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), S3054 [28MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S7193 [29JN]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 166), S10154 [3OC]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5833 [5JN]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see S. 1876), S13943 [20DE]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2219 [13MR]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S9621 [21SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2307 [14MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S12001 [16NO]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S97 (see S. 27), S98 [22JA]
Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S7084 [28JN]
Poverty: increase foreign assistance to combat global poverty (see S. Res. 182), S13359 [17DE]
Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (see S. Res. 26), S1464 [15FE]
Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1464 [15FE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S5890 [6JN]
Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (see S. 887), S6128 [12JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 1299), S8575 [1AU]
Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S4416 [7MY]
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), S12055 [27NO]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 1758), S12311 [3DE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 143), S1348 [13FE]
Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S588 [25JA]
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), S7956 [19JY]
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S98 [22JA]
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 862), S5968 [7JN]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S7806 [17JY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S10288 [4OC]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 1525), S10457 [10OC]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S498 [23JA]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]
———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (see S. 188), S568 [25JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S3853 [24AP]
———provide for a refundable education opportunity tax credit (see S. 488), S10389 [9OC]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see S. 1324), S11940 [15NO]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S4590 [9MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S5831 [5JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S9198 [6SE]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see S. 1496), S12055 [27NO]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 205), S929 [31JA]
Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (see S. 1056), S6318 [14JN]
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]
———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 1602), S11286 [31OC]
———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. 1765), S12682 [7DE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S9875 [26SE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S6129 [12JN]
U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]
University of the Pacific: anniversary (see S. Res. 124), S7426 [10JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S3994 [26AP]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1042), S8204 [25JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S4940 [15MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S5543 [23MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR]
Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see S. 877), S5119 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction and commend participants in the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy (see S. Res. 191), S13145 [13DE]
AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 9), S2583 [20MR]
Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see S. 1133), S7083 [28JN]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see S. Con. Res. 49), S6318 [14JN]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 156), S456 [23JA]
Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (see S. 1769), S12447 [5DE]
Cranston, Alan: tribute (see S. Res. 12), S101 [22JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 997), S5967 [7JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorize loans through a revolving loan fund for States to construct electricity generation facilities for use in electricity supply emergencies (see S. 221), S707 [30JA]
———congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for residential central air conditioner energy conservation standards (see S.J. Res. 15), S5439 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see S. 1865), S13943 [20DE]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 901), S5005 [16MY]
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. 1120), S7083 [28JN]
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]
Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 855), S4590 [9MY]
Education: establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see S. 157), S456 [23JA]
EPA: congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S.J. Res. 14), S5439 [22MY]
———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (see S. 698), S3436 [4AP]
———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs and elevate to cabinet level position (see S. 159), S456 [23JA]
FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 80), S99 [22JA]
———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see S. 1068), S6518 [20JN]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see S. 1825), S13145 [13DE]
Foreign aid: congressional disapproval of Presidential rule relative to international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 17), S6664 [22JN]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]
Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see S. 518), S2218 [13MR]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see S. 1773), S12447 [5DE]
James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see S. 914), S5118 [17MY]
Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 113), S6448 [19JN]
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]
Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see S. 650), S3152 [29MR]
Postal Service: tribute (see S. Res. 177), S11660 [9NO]
Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (see S. 796), S3994 [26AP]
Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (see S. 747), S3706 [6AP]
———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (see S. 748), S3706 [6AP]
Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity (see S. 408), S1616 [27FE]
States: expand and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment for drug abuse (see S. 160), S456 [23JA] (see S. 843), S4508 [8MY]
Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (see S. 1145), S7193 [29JN]
———impose a windfall profits adjustment on the production of domestic electricity and use resulting revenues to fund rebates to consumers (see S. 173), S527 [24JA]
———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (see S. 196), S636 [29JA]
Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (see S. 1505), S10287 [4OC]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see S. 961), S5616 [24MY]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13349 [17DE], S13423 [18DE], S13658 [19DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10667 [11OC], S10685 [15OC]
Letters
Bankruptcy treatment and definition of luxury goods: several women's and children's organizations, S2338 [15MR]
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: by, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]
Endangered Species Act: Gale A. Norton, S668 [30JA]
Military base closures and realignments: by, S9766 [25SE]
Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: Chris Sullivan, Southern Partisan (publication), S998 [1FE]
Lists
Supporters of S. 843, Treatment on Demand Assistance Act, S4514 [8MY]
Motions
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5419 [22MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S5843 [6JN]
Privilege of the floor
Cameron, Beth, S6356 [14JN]
Questions and answers
Nomination of Gale A. Norton to be Sec. of the Interior: by and Gale A. Norton, S666 [30JA]
Remarks
Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S11107 [25OC]
———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, S10921 [24OC]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13027 [12DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8335 [27JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11083 [25OC]
AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S.J. Res. 9), S2595 [20MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S12296 [3DE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9413 [14SE]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S882 [31JA], S997 [1FE]
Aviation: enhance airline security, S9413 [14SE]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S10510, S10511 [11OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), S10505, S10509, S10510, S10511, S10523 [11OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11984 [16NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent request, S10128 [3OC]
———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (S. 1133), S7105 [28JN]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9593 [21SE]
———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, S9593 [21SE], S10505, S10509 [11OC]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (S. Con. Res. 49), S6350 [14JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S1930 [7MR], S2197 [13MR], S2275 [14MR], S2337, S2338, S2339, S2348 [15MR]
———create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing, S1930 [7MR]
———nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy, S2197 [13MR], S2275 [14MR]
———treatment and definition of luxury goods, S2337, S2338, S2339, S2348 [15MR]
Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education, S6186, S6191, S6193 [13JN]
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6901 [26JN]
Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6250, S6253, S6254, S6255, S6257, S6259 [14JN]
———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269, S6272, S6274 [14JN]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3482 [5AP], S3815-S3817 [24AP]
California: effects of deregulation on energy crisis, S1185 [8FE]
California Anti-Terrorism Information Center: funding, S12670 [7DE]
Center Point, Inc.: anniversary, S11609
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: smallpox vaccination for first responders funding, S13786 [20DE]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1490 [15FE], S3891, S3904 [25AP]
———require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904 [25AP]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S4973, S4974, S4975, S4977 [16MY]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (S. 156), S482 [23JA]
———protect infants who are born alive, S7063 [28JN], S7128 [29JN]
Conservation Reserve Program: strike water conservation program, S13027 [12DE]
Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (S. 1769), S12450 [5DE]
Cranston, Alan: tribute (S. Res. 12), S420 [22JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding, S11083 [25OC]
———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 997), S5976 [7JN]
———Wetland Reserve Program funding, S3816 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9766 [25SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12587, S12670 [7DE]
———postpone additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S9766 [25SE]
Dept. of Energy: authorize loans through a revolving loan fund for States to construct electricity generation facilities for use in electricity supply emergencies (S. 221), S784 [30JA]
———energy industry workforce training grants and fellowships funding through reductions in CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S7868 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (S. 1865), S13950 [20DE]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 901), S5016 [16MY]
———Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program funding, S7567 [12JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7556, S7558, S7567 [12JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8089, S8092, S8093 [24JY], S8167 [25JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13786 [20DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8552, S8557, S8560 [1AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11600 [8NO]
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 1120), S7088 [28JN]
District of Columbia: exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530 [7NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11530 [7NO]
Drugs: applicability of drug certification procedures to countries which have certain agreements with the U.S. relative to counterdrug activities (S. 435), S1770 [1MR]
Ecology and environment: environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding, S3482 [5AP]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 855), S4608 [9MY]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13380 [18DE]
———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (S. 157), S482 [23JA]
———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6074 [12JN]
———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6165, S6166 [13JN]
———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5873 [6JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3815 [24AP], S4212 [3MY], S4973, S4974, S4975, S4977 [16MY], S5873 [6JN], S6074 [12JN], S6165, S6166, S6186, S6191, S6193 [13JN], S6250, S6253, S6254, S6255, S6257, S6259, S6269, S6272, S6274 [14JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7868 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, S11339 [1NO]
EPA: designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level, S3816 [24AP]
———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (S. 698), S3450 [4AP]
———enforcement of water pollution regulations, S3816 [24AP]
———establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8552, S8557, S8560 [1AU]
———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs and elevate to cabinet level position (S. 159), S494 [23JA]
———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S3815 [24AP], S11600 [8NO]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, S10523 [11OC]
FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 80), S338 [22JA]
———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (S. 1068), S6522 [20JN]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (S. 1825), S13150 [13DE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S. 367), S1506 [15FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10759 [16OC]
Foreign policy: condemn suicide bombings as an act of terrorism, S10921 [24OC]
Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10759 [16OC]
Health: dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7150 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6543 [21JN], S6901 [26JN], S6958 [27JN], S7063 [28JN], S7128, S7150 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S7138 [29JN]
Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 518), S2220 [13MR]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (S. 1773), S12455 [5DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S4212 [3MY], S13380 [18DE]
James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (S. 914), S5126 [17MY]
Klamath Basin: prohibit funding to divert water and take actions to protect certain fish species, S7556, S7558 [12JY]
Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 113), S6455 [19JN]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8089, S8092, S8093 [24JY], S8167 [25JY]
Middle East Radio Network: establish, S9437, S9438 [14SE]
NAFTA: application of safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S., S8167 [25JY]
National Academy of Sciences: study increase in natural gas prices and feasibility of Federal natural gas reserve, S1182 [8FE]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S3989
Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S664 [30JA]
Pakistan: U.S. policy, S10759 [16OC]
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 (S. 1838), S13466 [18DE]
———reform (H.R. 10), S12296 [3DE]
Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (S. 650), S3162 [29MR]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1182, S1185 [8FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2447 [19MR], S2615, S2618 [21MR]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S2615, S2618 [21MR]
Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S12349 [4DE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12296 [3DE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (S. 1299), S8596 [1AU]
———restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (S. 796), S4011 [26AP]
Santa Clara University: anniversary, S5437
Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (S. 747), S3758 [6AP]
———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (S. 748), S3758 [6AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), unanimous-consent request, S12026, S12027 [27NO]
———provide for a moratorium on the cloning of humans, S12296, S12297 [3DE]
Senate: legislative program, S5258 [21MY]
Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity (S. 408), S1638 [27FE]
States: expand and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment for drug abuse (S. 160), S497 [23JA]
———expand and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment for drug abuse (S. 843), S4512 [8MY]
Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans, S5419 [22MY]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11909 [15NO]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1525), S10460 [10OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes, S11909 [15NO]
———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (S. 1145), S7201 [29JN]
———impose a windfall profits adjustment on the production of domestic electricity and use resulting revenues to fund rebates to consumers (S. 173), S548 [24JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, S7138 [29JN]
———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (S. 196), S644 [29JA]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11707 [13NO], S12830, S12831, S12832 [11DE]
———rates, S1259 [13FE]
———rates (H.R. 3), insert S. 1052 language in lieu, S7138 [29JN]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5258 [21MY], S5418, S5419 [22MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5785
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]
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12587 [7DE]
———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), S9413 [14SE]
———tribute to California residents who perished due to the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9609 [21SE]
———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9298 [12SE]
Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (S. 1505), S10303 [4OC]
University of Southern California: National Center for Neurogenetic Research and Computational Genomics clarification, S11339 [1NO]
White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S882 [31JA]
Statements
Economic Rights Provision of the Constitution: Gale A. Norton, S669 [30JA]
Takings Analysis of Regulations: Gale A. Norton, S668 [30JA]
Texts of
S. 159, Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs Act, S494-S497 [23JA]
S. 221, State Electricity Reserve Fund Act, S785 [30JA]
S. 367, Global Democracy Promotion Act, S1507 [15FE]
S. 698, EPA designation of chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establishment of a maximum contaminant level, S3451 [4AP]
S. 796, Community Right-to-Know Arsenic Risk Act, S4011 [26AP]
S. 843, Treatment on Demand Assistance Act, S4513 [8MY]
S. 997, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S5976 [7JN]
S. 1068, Electricity Gouging Relief Act, S6522 [20JN]
S. 1120, Global AIDS Research and Relief Act, S7088 [28JN]
S. 1145, Veterans Opportunity To Work Act, S7201 [29JN]
S. 1825, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, S13150-S13152 [13DE]
S. 1865, Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Act, S13950 [20DE]
S.J. Res. 9, congressional disapproval of AID rule for restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S2595 [20MR]
Transcripts
Alan Cranston Memorial Tribute: By, S3837-S3845 [24AP]
Tributes
Adler, Mortimer, S7803
Alley, Vernon, S13046
Bridges, Harry R., S8118
Dorian, Brett, S911 [31JA], S2216
Farina, Mimi, S8118
Foster, Stanley, S13045
Green, Steve, S4818
Greenbaum, Shoshona, S9616
Groff, Larry, S9614 [21SE]
Kane, Thomas P., S9193
Koligian, Deran, S13939
Leonoudakis, Stephen C., S2660
Mosk, Stanley, S6661
Pennestri, Gina, S2386
Prosser, Brian C., S12854 [11DE]
Sisisky, Norman, S3141 [29MR]
Stratte, Lars, S9614 [21SE]
Tayer, Donald, S12052
Times, Betty, S4170
Vuich, Rose Ann, S9615
Waters, Alice, S9194