BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Addresses
Bankruptcy Code Fairness and Balance: Lawrence P. King, E1489 [1AU]
Federation of Turkish American Associations Cultural Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance: Ahmet Ertegun, E1323 [12JY]
Recovery and Response to Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., E2007 [6NO]
Advertisements
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act: Greenlining Institute, H797 [8MR]
Amendments
Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7592 [31OC], H7656, H7661 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7626, H7628 [1NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), S10167 [3OC], S10398, S10399 [9OC], S10439, S10440, S10444, S10464, S10469, S10471, S10474 [10OC], S10490, S10492, S10508, S10510, S10513, S10516, S10517, S10520, S10524, S10525, S10527, S10528, S10529, S10655, S10656, S10657, S10658, S10659, S10660, S10661, S10663, S10664, S10665, S10666 [11OC]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5929 [21SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5929 [21SE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7599 [12JY], S7691 [16JY], S7737 [17JY], H575, H577, H578, H579, H588 [1MR]
———amend laws (S. 420), S1926, S1928, S1945, S1946, S2014, S2015 [7MR], S2031, S2032, S2035, S2038, S2045, S2047, S2048, S2054, S2096, S2097, S2098, S2099, S2100 [8MR], S2144, S2147, S2149, S2154, S2157, S2158, S2165, S2166 [12MR], S2191, S2192, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2208, S2209, S2233, S2234, S2235, S2236, S2237, S2238, S2241, S2242, S2243, S2244, S2245, S2265 [13MR], S2279, S2291, S2299, S2320 [14MR], S2324, S2337, S2338, S2348, S2351, S2357, S2358, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2414, S2415 [15MR], S2531, S2532 [19MR]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3879, S3896, S3929 [25AP]
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), S9661, S9673 [21SE], H6011 [25SE]
Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1379 [3AP]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3073, H3075 [12JN], H3088, H3089, H3090 [13JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5247, H5262, H5276 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6548, S6582, S6622 [21JN], S6633, S6634, S6671 [22JN], S6856, S6865 [25JN], S6895, S6902, S6909, S6930, S6931, S6933, S6934 [26JN], S6961, S6964, S7003, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007 [27JN], S7016, S7026, S7040, S7043, S7045, S7046, S7053, S7055, S7056, S7058, S7062, S7064, S7066, S7073, S7114, S7117, S7118, S7119, S7120, S7121, S7122, S7123 [28JN], S7129, S7132, S7138, S7142, S7146, S7149, S7155, S7158, S7160, S7161, S7162, S7163, S7164, S7262, S7263, S7281, S7282 [29JN]
Insurance: create a temporary reinsurance mechanism to enhance the availability of terrorism insurance (S. 1743), S12212 [29NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), S13590 [18DE], S13761 [19DE], H8593, H8613 [29NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8582 [29NO]
Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8191, H8205 [15NO]
———reform (H.R. 10), S12058 [27NO], S12169, S12174, S12212, S12213 [29NO], S12265, S12266, S12267, S12268, S12269, S12270 [30NO], S12315, S12318, S12319, S12320, S12322, S12323, S12328, S12329 [3DE], S12340, S12352, S12355 [4DE], H1718 [1MY], H1795 [2MY], H9160 [11DE]
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 (S. 1499), S11731 [13NO]
———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S12013 [16NO]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S9403, S9406 [13SE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3069, H3072 [12JN], H3174 [14JN]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 143), S2784, S2785, S2788 [22MR]
Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), S11923, S11963 [15NO], S12734, S12740, S12742 [7DE], H8318 [16NO], H9193 [11DE]
Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11962 [15NO], S12058 [27NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11678, S11729, S11730 [13NO], S11795, S11796, S11833, S11855, S11856, S11860, S11861, S11862, S11863, S11864 [14NO], S11891, S11893, S11960, S11961, S11963 [15NO], S12013 [16NO], S12058 [27NO], H6920 [16OC], H7260 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]
———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H758 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5042, S5049, S5061, S5072, S5074, S5078, S5083, S5086, S5093, S5096, S5098, S5129, S5161, S5162, S5163, S5167, S5168, S5169, S5170, S5171, S5172, S5173, S5175, S5176, S5177, S5178, S5179, S5180, S5181 [17MY], S5190, S5195, S5197, S5199, S5202, S5208, S5214, S5217, S5224, S5227, S5228, S5229, S5230, S5231, S5234, S5235, S5237, S5238, S5242, S5245, S5251, S5280, S5281, S5282, S5283, S5284, S5285, S5286, S5287, S5288, S5289, S5290, S5305, S5306, S5344, S5345, S5346, S5351, S5352, S5353, S5354, S5355, S5389, S5392, S5393, S5394, S5395, S5396 [21MY], S5416, S5418, S5419, S5420, S5421, S5422, S5423, S5424, S5425, S5427, S5470, S5472, S5473, S5474, S5475, S5476, S5477, S5478, S5481, S5482 [22MY], S5490, S5491, S5493, S5494, S5497, S5500, S5554 [23MY], S5714, S5759 [25MY], H2216 [16MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2289 [17MY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8843 [4DE]
Analyses
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): Title IX Provisions on Banking and Bankruptcy Insolvency Laws Relative to Termination and Netting of Financial Contracts, H581-H587 [1MR]
GAO Report on Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: George R. La Noue, University of Maryland, S7078 [28JN]
Homestead Preservation Act (S. 1848), S13704 [19DE]
Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (S. 407), S1637 [27FE]
Terrorism Risk Protection Act (H.R. 3210): Committee on the Judiciary (House) Minority Staff, H8625 [29NO]
Appointments
Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, H2338 [21MY], H2700 [24MY]
Conferees: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]
———H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]
———H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2654 [23MY]
———H.R. 1836, Restore Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act, S5522 [23MY]
———S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]
———S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]
National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry, H1338 [29MR], H3007 [12JN]
Articles and editorials
Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]
Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]
Aquarium for Atlanta—Giant Facility Will Increase Knowledge About Oceans, S12365 [4DE]
Aquarium ``Will Be a Great Marvel'' Home Depot Chief Pledges $200 Million, S12365 [4DE]
At the Trough—Welfare Checks to Big Business Make No Sense, S13838 [20DE]
Attacks Hit Low-Pay Jobs the Hardest—Many of the Unemployed Were in Service Industry, H7904 [7NO]
Auto Firms See Profit in Bankruptcy Reform Bill Provision, S2281 [14MR]
Bad Bankruptcy Bill, S7544 [12JY]
Black Group Seeks Repeal of Estate Tax—Businessmen Say Levy Increases Disparity in Wealth Among Races, S3295 [3AP]
Blood for Oil, H638 [6MR]
Boeing's War Footing—Lobbyists Are Its Army, Washington Its Battlefield, S13839 [20DE]
Boost That Goes Nowhere, S13884 [20DE]
Business-Dictated Bankruptcy Law, S7544 [12JY]
By Resisting Layoffs, Small Manufacturers Help Protect Economy, E1310 [11JY]
Calming Down Frenzy for a Big Federal Tax Cut, S1108 [7FE]
Change in Estate Tax Would Hurt Many, E1360 [18JY]
Charged With Teaching Young People To Save—Educational Campaign Attempts To Give Students Basic Financial Survival Skills, Including Handling Credit, S4959 [15MY]
Cheney Disregarded Fears Over WTO Venue, H7564 [31OC]
Children of Denial—Recent Advances in End-of-Life Care Haven't Reached the Youngest Patients, S6955-S6957 [27JN]
Chiquita Banana's Hard Days, E1556 [3AU]
Choose Life Over Liberty—Red-Light Cameras in Dick Armey's Sights, S9015 [4SE]
Coffee Company, Founder Grab the Spotlight, S13298 [14DE]
Compact Divisiveness Could Damage Our Industry, H4624 [25JY]
Compounding Debt, S7545 [12JY]
Congress, President Side With Banks, Not Consumers, S7544 [12JY]
Contributors to Irresponsible Acts—Credit-Card Firms Not Blameless in Bankruptcy Rise, S7545 [12JY]
Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]
Corporations Setting Up Own Charitable Foundations, E1792 [3OC]
Credit Crunch Imperils the Economy, S13927 [20DE]
Curb on Sale of Consumer Data Upheld, S4595 [9MY]
Debt Smothers Young Americans, S4959-S4961 [15MY], H519 [1MR]
Deeper Hole for Debtors, S7543 [12JY]
Democrats Set Stimulus Hurdle—Senators Require Supermajority, S12604 [7DE]
Do-It-Yourself Supercomputer, S9104-S9106 [5SE]
Elizabeth Robert—A ``Captain of Industry'' Bears Watching, S2304 [14MR]
Emissions Impossible?, S8896 [3AU]
Entrepreneur of the Year—Java Man, S13297 [14DE]
Falling Behind—As Officials Lost Faith in the Minimum Wage, Pat Williams Lived It, S8057-S8061 [23JY]
Fat of the Land—Movement's Prosperity Comes at a High Price, S4404-S4406 [4MY]
Faulk Selected as 2001 National Coca-Cola Scholar, E1808 [5OC]
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]
Fiscal Souffle, S1109 [7FE]
Flatlining, the Coming Collapse of Managed Care and the Only Way Out, E875-E877 [21MY]
Foes of Globalism Don't Use Their Heads, E775 [10MY]
Free Trade Doesn't Require Treaties, E619 [24AP]
. . . From a No-Wobble Bush, S6393 [19JN]
FTC Sues Lending Unit of Citigroup, S1944 [7MR]
``Full Disclosure'' Standard in TMJ Approval Opens New FDA Era, H3760 [28JN]
Global Conspiracy on Construction Bids Defrauded U.S., S6384 [18JN]
Hard Lobbying on Debtor Bill Pays Dividend, S2282, S2294 [14MR]
Hawaii Should Lead Fight To End Abuse of Workers in U.S. Territories, E548 [5AP]
House GOP Ponders Scaled-Back Version of Stimulus Package, S12829 [11DE]
How Does Upstate Keep Best and Brightest?, S1767 [1MR]
How To Improve U.S. Air Security, H7676 [1NO]
Iffy Long-Term Numbers Are Poor Excuse for Huge Tax Cuts and Wild Spending, S1109 [7FE]
Influence Market—Industries That Backed Bush Are Now Seeking Return on Investment, S2280 [14MR]
Insurance Companies Benefit From Sept. 11, Still Seek Federal Aid, H8579-H8581 [29NO]
J.A. Jones Reaffirms Long History of Supporting U.S. Military, S6383 [18JN]
Jim Goodmon—Mayberry Values Collide With Harsh DTV Reality, S1589 [26FE]
Kyl Accused of Blocking Aid Bill, S13928 [20DE]
Lenders Share the Blame, E1393 [23JY]
Limits on So-Called ``Issue Advocacy'' Will Pass Constitutional Test, S3037 [28MR]
LTV Seems on the Verge of a Shutdown, S13664 [19DE]
Meet Patriotic Pork, S11778 [14NO]
Meskis a Readers' Champion, E1631 [11SE]
Miserable Pension Bill, H1793 [2MY]
Mississippi Choctaws—The Benefit of Peace Chiefs, E10 [3JA]
NASDAQ Companies' Losses Erase 5 Years of Profit, S13886 [20DE]
New Dance of the Crackpots, S11778 [14NO]
New York's Job Growth Again Tops U.S. Rate, S1767 [1MR]
Northeast Seen Getting Balmier, S13959 [20DE]
OSHA Determined To Rush Rules Into Effect, S1871 [6MR]
Patient Rights Get Some Life, S6431 [19JN]
Patients' Bill of Rights Not End-All to Health Care Issues, S7142 [29JN]
President Daschle, S13889 [20DE]
President Needs Trade Authority—Former Secretaries of Agriculture of One Mind Regarding ``Fast Track'' Issue, E1732 [25SE]
Protesters Charge Slant Drills Under Lakes Won't Reduce Oil Dependence, H3680 [27JN]
Real Relief—A Capital-Gains Tax Cut, S5044 [17MY]
Recovering Japan's Wartime Past—And Ours, H7948 [8NO]
Reform Choice for Mr. Bush, S7544 [12JY]
Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, E546 [5AP]
Reviving Steel, E362 [14MR]
Ripples of Sept. 11 Widen in Retailing, S12822 [11DE]
Roll Back the OSHA Work Rules, S1886 [6MR]
Scrapping Old Ways and Look for New Ones, E1212 [26JN]
Second-Guessing the Insurers—Independent Review Process Appears To Be Working, H298-H300 [13FE]
Senator Who Has Met a Payroll, S10978 [24OC]
Shame in the House, E1959 [30OC]
Shopping for 2002 Votes, Dems, GOP Raid Surplus—Despite Signs of Economic Recovery, Congress Insists on `Stimulus', S13885 [20DE]
Silver Lining, S11777 [14NO]
Slowdown in Lending Activity, S13927 [20DE]
So You Want To Go to War With China?, H1584 [25AP]
Sometimes a Deal Is Too Good To Be True, S1943 [7MR]
Sometimes the Economy Needs a Setback, E1618 [10SE]
Son's Debt Plagues Dad for 7 Years, S2037 [8MR]
Special-Interest Payback—Crisis Becomes Excuse To Raid Federal Till for Favored Groups, H7307 [24OC]
State Needs Open Markets To Prosper, E1704 [21SE]
States Rediscover Energy Policies—Looming Power Crises Spur a Return to Strategies Fostering Conservation, S2771 [22MR]
Stimulus Fiasco, S13885 [20DE]
Stressed Politics, S1886 [6MR]
Successful Business Strategies, E595 [24AP]
Tax Cut Plan, S1260 [13FE]
Tax Cuts—The True Issue, S1991 [7MR]
They Should Have Their Day in Court, S9219 [10SE]
Threat to Workers' Freedom To Choose a Union, E1086 [13JN]
Time for a Tax Cut, S1989 [7MR]
Tom Daschle Isn't the Problem, S12827 [11DE]
Tougher Bankruptcy Laws—Compliments of MBNA?, S2294 [14MR]
Toughest Device Approval Clears Last of Embattled Firm's Implants, H3761 [28JN]
Travel Downturn Spreads More Woes, S13042 [12DE]
U.S. Task Force Proposes Ways for Sharing Security-Risk Data With Airlines, Airports, S10440 [10OC]
Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]
Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in April, S4382 [4MY]
Venture in Ships Is a Rare Zell Flop, S13922 [20DE]
Wall Street Feels Labor Pain, S4382 [4MY]
Weighing Patient's Rights, S6942 [27JN]
Where Do We Put the Surplus?, S1099 [7FE]
Who Deserves a Tax Cut?, S1990 [7MR]
Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]
Zoellick's Trade Concession Wins WTO Talks but Could Cost Bush Fast-Track Authority, S11986 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend relative to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits (see H.R. 2558), H4216 [18JY]
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (see S. 923), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 2027), H2847 [25MY]
———provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1407 [3AP]
Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 107), S100 [22JA]
———enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (see S. 20), S98 [22JA]
———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H959 [19MR] (see H.R. 2402), H3804 [28JN]
———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H163 [31JA]
———issue guidelines on mergers by wholesale purchasers of livestock, poultry, and unprocessed agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3383), H8731 [29NO]
———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 34), H25 [3JA]
———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H64 [6JA]
———reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H2082 [9MY]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]
———repeal wool and mohair subsidies (see H.R. 1740), H1924 [3MY]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported meat and perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S1122 [7FE]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1011 [20MR] (see H.R. 1605), H1658 [26AP]
———terminate Federal milk price support and supply management programs and grant congressional consent to cooperative efforts by States to manage prices and supply (see H.R. 3264), H7959 [8NO]
———terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs (see H.R. 2296), H3465 [21JN]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]
———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H8731 [29NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 782), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 914), H739 [7MR]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2678 [23MY]
Antitrust Modernization Commission: establish (see H.R. 2325), H3711 [27JN]
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 809), H621 [1MR]
———notification requirements exemptions (see H.R. 2819), H5337 [2AU]
———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S100 [22JA]
Armed Forces: commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1012 [20MR]
———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 3410), H8948 [5DE]
Army: authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (see S. 581), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 1970), H2678 [23MY]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to collective negotiations among playwrights and producers relative to development, licensing, and production of plays (see H.R. 3543), H10909 [19DE]
Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H322 [13FE]
———direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6701 [11OC]
———enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see S. 200), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 332), H163 (see H.R. 384), H165 [31JA]
———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (see S. 415), S1699 [28FE]
———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see S. 1479), S9972 [1OC] (see H.R. 2989), H6136 [2OC]
———ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), H6701 [11OC]
———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 1792), H2082 [9MY]
———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]
———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H442 [27FE]
———improve disclosure of information to airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers' rights under airline customer service agreements (see S. 483), S1971 [7MR]
———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2951, 2958), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3056), H6421 [5OC] (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC] (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H7591 [31OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (see H. Res. 290), H8247 [15NO]
———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 204), H62 [6JA]
———limit amount of total compensation for top executives of air carriers that receive certain Federal relief (see H.R. 2927), H5926 [21SE]
———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (see S. 520), S2218 [13MR]
———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]
———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see S. 1133), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see S. 1450), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2891), H5703 [14SE] (see H.R. 2926), H5926 [21SE] (see H.R. 3055), H6421 [5OC]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (see H. Res. 244), H5924 [21SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 242), H5924 [21SE]
———prohibit expansion of passenger or cargo capacity at certain airports (see H.R. 2477), H3960 [11JY]
———provide assistance for aircraft manufacturing industry employees who are separated from employment due to terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 3045), H6379 [4OC]
———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), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 2946), H5971 [24SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]
———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 907), H739 [7MR]
———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H8420 [27NO]
———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6259 [3OC]
———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see S. 1463), S9807 [25SE]
———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]
———study feasibility of giving airlines computer access to suspected terrorists lists (see H.R. 3120), H6780 [12OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S707 [30JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H507 [28FE]
———extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H8948 [5DE]
———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 11), H25 [3JA] (see H.R. 3211), H7717 [1NO]
Bush, President: commend upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico (see S. Con. Res. 13), S1395 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H399 [14FE]
California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 262), H109 [30JA]
Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]
Caribbean nations: establish coordinated program to provide economic and development assistance (see H.R. 502), H222 [7FE]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]
———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]
———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H162 [31JA]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1217), S8014 [20JY]
———promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1617), H1658 [26AP]
———protect students from commercial exploitation (see S. 290), S1218 [8FE]
———tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (see S. Con. Res. 31), S3436 [4AP] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1499 [4AP]
China, People's Republic of: revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1497 [4AP]
Clean Air Act: amend gasoline requirements to prevent future supply shortages and price spikes in the gasoline market (see H.R. 3596), H10965 [20DE]
———reduce acid deposition (see S. 588), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 25), H25 [3JA]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 902), S5005 [16MY]
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H323 [13FE]
Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (see S. Res. 123), S7193 [29JN]
Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]
Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H4634 [25JY]
———provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (see S. 634), S2979 [27MR]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 428, 430), S1747 [1MR] (see S. 966), S5694 [25MY] (see S. 1126, 1127), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2038), H2848 [25MY] (see H.R. 2847), H5454 [6SE]
———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]
———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. Con. Res. 37), S4823 [10MY] (see H. Con. Res. 132), H2142 [10MY]
———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 2401), H3804 [28JN]
———importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H2998 [7JN]
———oppose imposition of criminal liability on Internet service providers based on the actions of their users (see H. Res. 12), H28 [3JA]
———prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1017), H927 [14MR]
———protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 2472), H3960 [11JY]
———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 630), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 3146), H6919 [16OC]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]
———require operators of electronic marketplaces to disclose the ownership and financial arrangements of such marketplaces (see H.R. 3590), H10965 [20DE]
Congress: enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S101 [22JA]
Construction industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1408 [3AP]
Consumer Energy Commission: establish (see S. 900), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 2204), H3202 [14JN]
Consumers: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3217), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3251), H7909 [7NO]
———prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 1047), H953 [15MR]
———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H1113 [22MR]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H4009 [12JY]
———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]
Copyrights: reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (see H.R. 2724), H5333 [2AU]
Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 1888), H2333 [17MY]
———encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]
Corps of Engineers: reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects (see H.R. 1706), H1923 [3MY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 842), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]
Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake (see H.R. 306), H110 [30JA]
Council for Chemical Research: tribute for publishing a new study entitled ``Measuring Up—Research & Development Counts in the Chemical Industry'' (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2997 [7JN]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]
———waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 1316), S8704 [2AU]
CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 2993), H6136 [2OC]
Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 192), S568 [25JA]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]
———impose a temporary cap on interest rates (see H.R. 3125, 3126), H6780 [12OC]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H62 [6JA]
———regulate issuance to individuals under 21 years of age (see S. 891), S4940 [15MY]
Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5336 [2AU]
———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]
———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]
———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (see S. 1742), S12161 [29NO]
———prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H4633 [25JY]
———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in a gender-motivated crime of violence on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 284), H110 [30JA]
———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]
Customs Service: establish user fee to cover inspection costs at express courier facilities (see S. 1124), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2140), H3067 [12JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (see H.R. 2094), H2996 [7JN]
———create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H2679 [23MY]
———require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 2681), H4948 [31JY]
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 2510), H4111 [17JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 366), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 98), H27 [3JA]
———prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 1526), H1498 [4AP]
———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H221 [7FE]
———provide loan assistance to greenhouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H221 [7FE]
———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H110 [30JA]
———provide loans to develop broadband services in rural areas (see H.R. 2139), H3067 [12JN]
———recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 3127), H6780 [12OC]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1652), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]
———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 1076), S6601 [21JN]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 375), H165 [31JA]
———establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (see S. 286), S1218 [8FE]
———establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (see S. 1781), S12551 [6DE]
———establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H1923 [3MY]
———make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H8337 [16NO]
Dept. of Defense: codify and make modifications to certain Buy American Act provisions (see H.R. 1352), H1408 [3AP]
———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (see H. Res. 195), H4112 [17JY]
———impose notification and reporting requirements to certain Buy American Act provisions (see S. 766), S3852 [24AP]
———limit exceptions to and expand Buy American Act requirements (see H.R. 1458), H1485 (see H.R. 1458), H1495 [4AP]
———prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H10965 [20DE]
———require certain contractors to investigate, assess, and provide fingerprint cards for individuals who work on military installations or facilities (see H.R. 3367), H8564 [28NO]
———strengthen the National Defense Features program (see H.R. 2075), H2955 [6JN]
Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]
Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]
———develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (see H.R. 2496), H4009 [12JY]
———enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (see S. 259), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 517), S2162 [12MR]
———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3537), H10909 [19DE]
———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (see S. 1166), S7495 [11JY]
———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] (see H.R. 238), H76 [20JA]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H5926 [21SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 282), S1122 [7FE]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see S.J. Res. 6), S1747 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]
———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H647 [6MR]
———establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]
———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see S. 1442), S9557 [20SE] (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]
———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1848), S13700 [19DE]
———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]
Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (see S. 734), S3705 [6AP]
Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. Con. Res. 39), S5118 [17MY] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]
———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H954 [15MR]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 901), S5005 [16MY] (see S. 1086), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2285), H3464 [21JN] (see H.R. 2318), H3618 [26JN]
———provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on National Wildlife Refuge System lands by lessees of such facilities (see H.R. 1370), H1409 [3AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (see S. 1198), S7955 [19JY]
Dept. of Transportation: delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (see S. 578), S2582 [20MR]
———establish a commercial truck safety pilot program in Maine (see H.R. 2151), H3149 [13JN]
———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see S. 1544), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3067), H6458 [9OC]
———issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 1074), H954 [15MR]
———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H5971 [24SE]
———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see S. 199), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 142), H60 [6JA]
———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (see S. 1327), S8704 [2AU]
Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H1860 [2MY]
———prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]
———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see S. 1708), S11940 [15NO] (see H.R. 3239), H7852 [6NO]
Discrimination: prohibit agreements with foreign persons who discriminate against a U.S. business based on the religion, sexual orientation, race, or gender of an individual associated with the business (see H.R. 3151), H7127 [17OC]
District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 3366), H8564 [28NO]
Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1879), H2280 [16MY]
Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 58), H26 [3JA]
———encourage the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate price controls imposed by Mexico and Canada on prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1924 [3MY]
———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 754), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1063), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1530), H1498 [4AP]
Durable goods: establish a statute of repose (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]
Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see S. 424), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY] (see H.R. 2762), H5335 [2AU]
Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H2888 [5JN]
———establish certain privileges and immunities for information disclosed as part of a voluntary self-evaluation relative to compliance with environmental laws (see H.R. 352), H164 [31JA]
———promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]
———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]
———provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1059 [21MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H3258 [19JN] (see H.R. 2316), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2327), H3711 [27JN]
———make tax benefits permanent and reduce maximum capital gains tax rates (see S. 1492), S10154 [3OC]
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: authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (see H.R. 2236), H3259 [19JN]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3130), H6918 [16OC]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]
EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1495), H1497 [4AP]
Electric power: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (see S. 1131), S7083 [28JN]
———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see S. 552), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 381), H165 [31JA]
———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]
———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: clarify the definition of qualified steel company (see H.R. 3454), H9239 [11DE]
———increase loan guarantees for steel companies (see H.R. 520), H223 [7FE]
———revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see S. 1884), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3428), H9077 [6DE] (see H.R. 3559), H10963 [20DE]
Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 815), H621 [1MR]
———ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3259 [19JN]
———exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]
———exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H1554 [24AP]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H2955 [6JN]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H395 [14FE]
———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]
———prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits by employers to associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents (see H.R. 515), H223 [7FE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (see S. 163), S527 [24JA]
———protect employee rights (see H.R. 404), H218 [7FE]
———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5337 [2AU]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 624), S2979 [27MR]
———provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1193), S7878 [18JY]
———provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 431), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (see S. 1889), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 2278), H3464 [21JN]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (see S. 1890), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 2277), H3464 [21JN]
———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H1658 [26AP]
———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]
———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H220 [7FE]
———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see S. 1102), S6920 [26JN]
Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see H.R. 1916), H2334 [17MY]
———prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (see S. 792), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 2246), H3356 [20JN]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see S. 1870), S13943 [20DE]
ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 1372), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2517), H4111 [17JY] (see H.R. 2871), H5487 [10SE]
FAA: implement certain aviation security measures (see H.R. 3064), H6458 [9OC]
———limit authority to establish examination requirements for non-commercial pilots (see H.R. 1686), H1860 [2MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H10909 [19DE]
———reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H2846 [25MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 96), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 3070), H6458 [9OC]
———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 2239), H3259 [19JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2784), H5336 [2AU]
———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H3465 [21JN]
———clarify (see H.R. 2366), H3802 [28JN]
———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see S. 489), S2070 [8MR]
———permit leave after the death of a spouse for widows and widowers with minor children (see H.R. 1312), H1344 [29MR]
FCC: amend media ownership rules (see S. 1189), S7805 [17JY] (see H.R. 2536), H4112 [17JY]
———eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 235), H64 [6JA]
———fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S2071 [8MR] (see H.R. 1171), H1112 [22MR]
———monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1499 [4AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 190), S568 [25JA] (see S. 247), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]
———require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register and require submission of reports on adverse experiences regarding such supplements (see H.R. 3065), H6458 [9OC]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H2279 [16MY]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: clarify which lending entities are subject to provisions governing State limitation of interest rates and other charges relative to interstate bank mergers (see S. 1835), S13464 [18DE]
Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (see S. 1369), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2456), H3959 [11JY]
———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H4948 [31JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 1346), S8705 [2AU]
———safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1816), H2141 [10MY]
Federal Power Act: require guaranteed payment whenever any electric energy supplier is required to sell electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority (see H.R. 971), H827 [8MR]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: reform (see H.R. 2754), H5334 [2AU]
———revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies (see S. 1295), S8575 [1AU]
FERC: provide authority to order certain refunds of electric rates (see H.R. 1941), H2570 [22MY]
———provide authority to order certain refunds of electric rates and under certain circumstances to expand and revoke the market mitigation plan (see H.R. 1974), H2679 [23MY]
FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]
Financial institutions: amend banking laws relative to offshore activities, investments, and certain bank affiliations (see H.R. 2273), H3464 [21JN]
———authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (see S. 601), S2730 [22MR]
———ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 2720, 2730), H5333 [2AU]
———facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transactions accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1048), H953 [15MR]
———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see S. 524), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 974), H874 [13MR]
———permit privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank (see H.R. 2796), H5336 [2AU]
———permit the payment of interest on business checking accounts in certain circumstances (see S. 229), S915 [31JA]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 1839), S13464 [18DE] (see H.R. 3424), H9076 [6DE]
———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H953 [15MR]
———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 30), S98 [22JA] (see S. 450), S1747 [1MR]
———strengthen consumer protections and prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 3607), H10965 [20DE]
———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H6458 [9OC]
Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H397 [14FE]
———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see S. 330), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 671), H396 [14FE]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see S. 1825), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (see H. Res. 163), H3066 [12JN]
———prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 470), H221 [7FE]
———provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see S. 1494), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2964), H6055 [25SE]
Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 3107), H6701 [11OC]
Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 771), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1631), H1659 [26AP]
———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 273), H109 [30JA]
Foreign aid: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see S. 988), S5831 [5JN]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see S. 979), S5798 [26MY] (see H.R. 1988), H2710 [24MY]
———amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H5335 [2AU]
———eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 1353), S8910 [3AU]
———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]
———improve port-of-entry infrastructure along the Southwest border of the U.S., establish grants to improve facilities, and designate a port technology demonstration site (see S. 884), S4940 [15MY]
———prohibit access of People's Republic of China enterprises to U.S. capital markets (see S. 1307), S8704 [2AU]
———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]
FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]
FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see S. 1881), S13943 [20DE]
———establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 725), H412 [26FE]
———issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]
———issue rules regulating telemarketing firms relative to deceptive and abusive recovery practices (see H.R. 1424), H1483 (see H.R. 1424), H1493 [4AP]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]
Government: increase flexibility in the procurement of property and services to facilitate the defense against terrorism (see S. 1780), S12551 [6DE] (see H.R. 3426), H9077 [6DE]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see S. 1620), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3206), H7717 [1NO]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 54), H26 [3JA]
———establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (see H.R. 3066), H6458 [9OC]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR] (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2889 [5JN]
———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]
GSA: authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 2710), H5125 [1AU]
Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]
———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see S. 1875), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]
Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H954 [15MR]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2497), H4009 [12JY]
———establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H7852 [6NO]
———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 1639), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2103), H2997 [7JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 872), S4890 [14MY] (see S. 889), S4940 [15MY] (see S. 1052), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H5332 [2AU]
———provide for accountability of health plans (see H.R. 2367), H3802 [28JN]
———provide for health care liability reform (see S. 1370), S8911 [3AU]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]
High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy: establish (see H.R. 1807), H2141 [10MY]
Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2753), H5334 [2AU]
Immigration: allocate H-1B visas for demonstration projects in rural areas (see S. 1342), S8705 [2AU]
———ensure aliens provided with H-1B nonimmigrant status are counted in a fair and accurate manner that takes in account only those aliens who commence employment as a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 2984), H6135 [2OC]
———limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see H.R. 3222), H7718 [1NO]
———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 1327), H1345 [29MR]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 546), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 2111), H2997 [7JN]
Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]
INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (see S. 1891), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 3030), H6379 [4OC]
Insurance: create a temporary reinsurance mechanism to enhance the availability of terrorism insurance (see S. 1743), S12161 [29NO]
———encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (see S. 1748, 1751), S12247 [30NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see S. 1744), S12161 [29NO] (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3357), H8563 [28NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (see H. Res. 297), H8563 [28NO]
———limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (see S. 577), S2582 [20MR]
———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H1923 [3MY]
———provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (see S. 1616), S11362 [1NO]
———require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the contractor (see H.R. 1691), H1860 [2MY]
———require foreign insurance companies to disclose dealings with Holocaust victims, submit requests on claims by such individuals, and prohibit business dealings with companies failing to comply with requests (see H.R. 3408), H8948 [5DE]
———require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric care (see H.R. 2342), H3712 [27JN]
Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]
———prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 1223), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 565), H322 [13FE]
———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 2622), H4633 [25JY]
———renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]
Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H5927 [21SE]
———prohibit investment of loan proceeds in foreign steel companies and probibit use of loan proceeds to import steel products from foreign countries that are subject to certain trade remedies (see H.R. 851), H623 [1MR]
———prohibit investment of loan proceeds in foreign steel companies and prohibit use of loan proceeds to import steel products from foreign countries that are subject to certain trade remedies (see H.R. 1006), H876 [13MR]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S5118 [17MY] (see S. 957), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), consideration (see H. Res. 304), H8949 [5DE]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H28 [3JA]
———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see S. 422), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 837), H622 [1MR]
J.L. Simmons Co., Inc.: relief (see S. 846), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 3419), H8949 [5DE]
———relief (S. 846), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 83), S4508 [8MY]
Korea, Republic of: call to end unlawful bailout of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1271 [13FE]
———remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S5616 [24MY] (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2711 [24MY]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 873), S4890 [14MY] (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H218 [7FE]
Los Angeles, CA: require air carriers to make contributions to communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles International Airport (see H.R. 2430), H3805 [28JN]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]
———promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 4), S636 [29JA] (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1122 [7FE]
Lynwood, CA: anniversary of chamber of commerce (see H. Res. 228), H5338 [2AU]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see S. 407), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 741), H441 [27FE]
Maine: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program (see S. 1345), S8705 [2AU]
Manufacturing Extension Program: expand to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 429), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]
Medicare: require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see S. 863), S4822 [10MY]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 222), H63 [6JA] (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2241), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2424), H3805 [28JN] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]
———provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1484 (see H.R. 1441), H1494 [4AP]
Mining and mineral resources: reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (see H.R. 1085), H955 [15MR]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]
———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 804), S4099 [1MY] (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]
———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 2039), H2848 [25MY]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]
———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]
National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2570 [22MY]
National Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 893), S5005 [16MY]
National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 2019), H2847 [25MY]
———exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (see S. 929), S5438 [22MY]
———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H395 [14FE]
National Work Safe Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S5695 [25MY]
Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 343), S1462 [15FE]
———provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (see S. 1344), S8705 [2AU]
Natural Gas Act: limit the price of natural gas charged to end users (see H.R. 1852), H2183 [15MY]
New York, NY: indemnify contractors for World Trade Center recovery efforts (see H.R. 3503), H10066 [13DE]
NIST: abolish the Advanced Technology Program (see H.R. 895), H649 [6MR]
———authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 2733), H5334 [2AU]
———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H252 [8FE]
———investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2333 [17MY]
Northern Great Plains Rural Development Authority: establish (see S. 1681), S11719 [13NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]
———modify covenant relative to immigration laws (see S. 507), S2117 [9MR]
Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2983), H6135 [2OC]
———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see S. 1360), S8910 [3AU]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 187), S568 [25JA] (see H.R. 1782), H2081 [9MY]
Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1624), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3272), H8034 [9NO]
Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see S. 266), S1063 [6FE] (see H.R. 483), H221 [7FE]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 142), S101 [22JA]
Patent and Trademark Office: adjust fees so that fees collected in any fiscal year equals the amount of funding received for that fiscal year (see H.R. 2415), H3804 [28JN]
———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1754), S12247 [30NO]
———consideration of funding (see H. Res. 110), H1409 [3AP]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 740), H441 [27FE]
Patents: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (see H.R. 1333), H1407 [3AP]
———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (see H.R. 1332), H1407 [3AP]
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]
———provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (see H.R. 3509), H10355 [18DE]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 1677), S11719 [13NO] (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H8180 [14NO]
———reform (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 127), H1714 [1MY]
———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1603), H1658 [26AP]
Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1659 [26AP]
Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]
———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 1951), H2570 [22MY]
Pharmaceuticals: ensure prompt research, development, and distribution of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological terrorist attack (see S. 1635), S11488 [6NO] (see H.R. 3457), H9239 [11DE]
———establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]
———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 1574), H1555 [24AP]
———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 2801), H5337 [2AU]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 156), H60 [6JA]
Postal Service: adhere to an equitable tender policy in selecting air carriers of non-priority bypass mail to certain points in Alaska (see S. 1713), S11940 [15NO] (see H.R. 2543), H4215 [18JY] (see H.R. 3444), H9238 [11DE]
Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]
———establish loan guarantee program for renewable energy source facilities (see H.R. 2774), H5335 [2AU]
———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (see S. Res. 26), S1464 [15FE]
———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see S. 352), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 683), H396 [14FE]
Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (see S. 197), S636 [29JA]
———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (see S. 1164), S7494 [11JY]
———protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H3066 [12JN]
———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 237), H76 [20JA] (see H.R. 347), H164 [31JA]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H27 [3JA]
———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (see S. 1055), S6318 [14JN]
Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]
Public lands: encourage development of natural gas and oil resources (see S. 1808), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 3538), H10909 [19DE]
Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2814), H5337 [2AU]
———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and promote renewable and alternative electric power generation sources (see H.R. 3406), H8948 [5DE]
———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 312), H111 [30JA]
———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 206), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]
Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]
Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 1103), S6920 [26JN]
———improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (see S. 1530), S10640 [11OC]
———improve safety and security of rail transportation (see S. 1528), S10457 [10OC]
———provide for rail safety and security assistance (see S. 1550), S10693 [15OC]
———use State and private sector initiatives to provide for the competitive operation of Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain (see H.R. 3591), H10965 [20DE]
Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 2400), H3804 [28JN]
Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H3066 [12JN]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2961), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3085), H6700 [11OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]
———enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (see S. 182), S568 [25JA]
———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (see S. 1323), S8704 [2AU]
———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 2666), H4779 [27JY]
———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 348), S1462 [15FE]
———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]
———make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other disasters (see H.R. 540), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 748), H441 [27FE]
———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]
———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (see H.R. 3350), H8420 [27NO]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1860), H2279 [16MY]
———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]
Schering-Plough Corp.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3067 [12JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1311), H1344 [29MR] (see H.R. 1480), H1486 (see H.R. 1480), H1496 [4AP]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 143), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (see H. Res. 161), H3066 [12JN]
Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 2901), H5736 [19SE]
Sioux Nation Economic Development Council: establish (see S. 493), S2070 [8MR]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 849), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 542), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 750), H441 [27FE]
———enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (see S. 861), S4822 [10MY]
———forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1493), S10154 [3OC]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 858), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]
———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program (see S. 1472), S9875 [26SE]
———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]
———provide for growth and worker assistance (see S. 1507), S10287 [4OC]
———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]
———provide loans for energy costs (see H.R. 2309), H3617 [26JN]
Small Business Investment Act: amend (see S. 1196), S7878 [18JY]
———amend relative to subsidy fees (see S. 1670), S11660 [9NO]
Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see S. 1014), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 848), S4589 [9MY]
Sports: encourage more revenue sharing among Major League Baseball teams as an alternative to team eliminations (see H. Res. 326), H10966 [20DE]
———limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 3257), H7959 [8NO]
———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see S. 1704), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H3960 [11JY]
Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 894), H649 [6MR]
———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 81), H649 [6MR]
Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 141), H60 [6JA]
———improve passenger rail and other fixed guideway transportation by allowing improved access to freight track and rights-of-way in return for reasonable compensation to freight railroads (see H.R. 2654), H4723 [26JY]
———strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 526), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 999), H876 [13MR]
Tariff: saccharose (see H.R. 3516), H10355 [18DE]
Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see S. 1869), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3571), H10964 [20DE]
Taxation: accelerate the effective date for the expansion of adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 1802), S12858 [11DE]
———accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2183 [15MY]
———allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (see S. 1553), S10769 [16OC]
———allow a business credit for supported elderly housing (see S. 1886), S13943 [20DE]
———allow a business deduction for the purchase and installation of qualifying security enhancement property (see S. 1581), S11105 [25OC]
———allow a credit for certain corporations which have substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by employees (see H.R. 1062), H953 [15MR]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]
———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H4008 [12JY]
———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]
———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H61 [6JA] (see H.R. 300), H110 [30JA]
———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6056 [25SE]
———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]
———allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license, and other assets of such station, to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 1050), H953 [15MR]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2710 [24MY]
———allow drug manufacturers a tax credit if they certify that the price of a drug in the U.S. is not greater than its price in Canada or Mexico (see H.R. 946), H826 [8MR]
———allow employers maintaining a defined non-Government benefit plan to treat certain employee contributions as pretax employer contributions (see H.R. 3012), H6259 [3OC]
———allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for unemployed employees of air carriers or manufacturers of aircrafts or aircraft parts or components (see H.R. 2968), H6056 [25SE]
———allow individual retirement accounts to exclude income from certain debt-financed real property from the tax on unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 947), H826 [8MR]
———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (see H.R. 3281), H8132 [13NO]
———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (see H.R. 1411), H1482 (see H.R. 1411), H1492 [4AP]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H218 [7FE]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424, 426), H219 [7FE]
———allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (see S. 292), S1218 [8FE]
———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 870), S4822 [10MY]
———alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options (see S. 1831), S13300 [14DE]
———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 666), H396 [14FE]
———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see S. 802), S4044 [30AP]
———clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1303), H1344 [29MR]
———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 1305), S8703 [2AU]
———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 1317), H1344 [29MR]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H2334 [17MY]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 1383), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2695), H5124 [1AU]
———classify qualified rental office furniture as 5-year property for depreciation purposes (see S. 1322), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3098), H6701 [11OC]
———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H1604 [25AP]
———decrease the class life for petroleum refinery property placed in service to comply with petroleum product specifications and certain emissions requirements (see H.R. 2741), H5334 [2AU]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]
———designate lower Manhattan as an empowerment zone authorized by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act (see H.R. 3168), H7308 [24OC]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]
———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 2077), H2955 [6JN]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 99), S100 [22JA]
———encourage energy production (see H.R. 2267), H3464 [21JN]
———encourage foundational and corporate charitable contributions (see S. 1300), S8575 [1AU]
———encourage investment in small companies (see H.R. 2903), H5925 [21SE]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see S. 1487), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2940), H5926 [21SE]
———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H6919 [16OC]
———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]
———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (see S. 1415), S9253 [10SE]
———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1492, 1493), H1497 [4AP]
———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 155), H60 [6JA]
———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see H.R. 1940), H2570 [22MY]
———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see S. 370), S1463 [15FE]
———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1210), H1121 [26MR] (see H.R. 1376), H1409 [3AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see S. 1740), S12100 [28NO] (see H.R. 3100), H6701 [11OC]
———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 657), H395 [14FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), consideration (see H. Res. 146), H2679 [23MY]
———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3170), H7333 [25OC]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see S. 936), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1263), H1294 [28MR]
———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]
———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 236), S1012 [1FE]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 879), S4939 [15MY] (see H.R. 1182), H1113 [22MR]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 162), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]
———extend enterprise communities for the same period as empowerment zones (see H.R. 1853), H2183 [15MY]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see S. 1082), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2264), H3463 [21JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 515), S2162 [12MR] (see H.R. 1137), H1012 [20MR]
———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2117 [9MR]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 246), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 1525), S10457 [10OC] (see H.R. 1552), H1555 [24AP]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 1542), S10640 [11OC] (see S. 1567), S10835 [18OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (see S. 288), S1218 [8FE] (see S. 1481), S10058 [2OC] (see S. 1504), S10287 [4OC]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1294 [28MR]
———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (see S. 1145), S7193 [29JN]
———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see S. 794), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 1601), H1658 [26AP]
———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]
———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see S. 972), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]
———incentives to encourage energy conservation, reliability, and production (see H.R. 2511), H4111 [17JY]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet and promotion of employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see H.R. 2597), H4428 [23JY]
———include compensation for compulsory or involuntary commercial plant conversions as income or gain (see H.R. 2822), H5337 [2AU]
———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (see S. 364), S1463 [15FE]
———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H323 [13FE]
———increase limitation on capital losses any individual may deduct against ordinary income and allow a 3-year capital loss carryback and unlimited carryovers (see S. 784), S3994 [26AP]
———increase standard mileage rates for certain deductions for use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 3502), H10066 [13DE]
———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction (see S. 867), S4822 [10MY]
———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 414), H218 [7FE]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 245), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 589), S2662 [21MR] (see S. 777), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1675), H1860 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H4112 [17JY]
———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]
———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see S. 1404), S9123 [5SE]
———modify the at-risk rules for publicly traded nonrecourse debt (see H.R. 1752), H2021 [8MY]
———modify the exclusion for qualified small business stock (see S. 1823), S13145 [13DE]
———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 1439), H1484 (see H.R. 1439), H1494 [4AP]
———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1351 [30MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 41), H25 [3JA]
———permit advanced refunding of private activity bonds with general obligation bonds if the governmental issuer takes over the private activity bond (see H.R. 884), H648 [6MR]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 795), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]
———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 2280), H3464 [21JN]
———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and increase the unified credit exemption (see S. 179), S568 [25JA]
———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 1755), H2021 [8MY]
———prevent electric generating facilities having excess profits from obtaining tax incentives by denying accelerated depreciation (see H.R. 2080), H2955 [6JN]
———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 2237), H3259 [19JN]
———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2807), H5337 [2AU]
———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see S. 1856), S13701 [19DE]
———promote fair, efficient, and simple cross-border tax collection regimes that maintain market neutrality and promote free trade on all sales distribution channels within a globally networked economy (see H. Res. 151), H2711 [24MY]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 3081), H6504 [10OC]
———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (see S. 196), S636 [29JA]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S6664 [22JN] (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 732), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 826), H622 [1MR]
———provide a temporary incentive for investing in tangible property in the U.S. (see H.R. 3144), H6919 [16OC]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]
———provide comparable unrelated business taxable income treatment to tax-exempt organizations with interests in S corporations to treatment of such organizations with interests in partnerships (see H.R. 2846), H5454 [6SE]
———provide corporate income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 872), H648 [6MR]
———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see S. 1810), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 2322), H3618 [26JN]
———provide economic benefits to small businesses (see H.R. 3159), H7127 [17OC]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3398), H8842 [4DE]
———provide for a payroll tax holiday (see S. 1717), S12001 [16NO]
———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 2337), H3711 [27JN]
———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see S. 1049), S6318 [14JN]
———provide for employee benefits for work site employees of certain corporations operating on a cooperative basis (see H.R. 3361), H8564 [28NO]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (see S. 1791), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE] (see H.R. 3529), H10908 [19DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1804), S12858 [11DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H7217 [23OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (see H. Res. 320), H10401 (see H. Res. 320), H10908 [19DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 317), H10173 [17DE] (see H. Res. 319), H10354 [18DE]
———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1113 [22MR]
———provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 2504), H4013 [16JY]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]
———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H8842 [4DE]
———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]
———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 207), S706 [30JA] (see S. 1709), S11940 [15NO] (see H.R. 778), H506 [28FE] (see H.R. 3455), H9239 [11DE]
———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 664), S3152 [29MR]
———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H10054 [12DE]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 1048), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry (see H.R. 3550), H10909 [19DE]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see S. 1500), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3041), H6379 [4OC] (see H.R. 3140), H6919 [16OC]
———provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment (see H.R. 177), H61 [6JA]
———provide tax credits for Indian reservation economic development (see S. 558), S2388 [15MR]
———provide tax credits with respect to nuclear facilities (see S. 741), S3706 [6AP]
———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 48), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 1588), H1604 [25AP]
———rates (see S. 481), S1971 [7MR] (see S. 896), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 3), H505 [28FE] (see H.R. 445), H220 [7FE] (see H.R. 942), H825 [8MR] (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR] (see H.R. 1836), H2183 [15MY]
———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 83), H739 [7MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (see H. Res. 142), H2182 [15MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 153), H2846 [25MY]
———reduce alternative minimum tax rates (see H.R. 873), H648 [6MR]
———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H25 [3JA]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for qualified technological equipment (see H.R. 3057), H6421 [5OC]
———reduce employer taxes, simplify tax filing, and reform administrative funding of unemployment compensation and employment service programs (see H.R. 2962), H6055 [25SE]
———reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (see H.R. 1235), H1188 [27MR]
———reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (see H.R. 1821), H2141 [10MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 492), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 437), H220 [7FE] (see H.R. 871), H648 [6MR]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (see S. 616), S2894 [26MR]
———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. 1142), S7193 [29JN] (see S. 1324), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP] (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]
———repeal corporate income tax and estate and gift taxes, impose flat tax on earned income of individuals, and provide amnesty for tax liability from prior taxable years (see H.R. 2313), H3618 [26JN]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2525), H4111 [17JY] (see H.R. 2717), H5332 [2AU]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 115), S100 [22JA]
———repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 1728), H1924 [3MY]
———restore complete deductibility for business meals (see S. 831), S4246 [3MY]
———restore complete deductibility for business meals and entertainment and the deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse during business travel (see H.R. 1211), H1187 [27MR]
———restore deductibility for meals and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3083), H6505 [10OC]
———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 563), H322 [13FE]
———S corporation reform (see S. 1201), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2576), H4352 [19JY]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 2529), H4112 [17JY]
———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (see S. 594), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 901), H649 [6MR]
———spur job growth by reducing capital gains rates and making the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act permanent (see H.R. 2599), H4428 [23JY]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 837), S4416 [7MY] (see H.R. 1783), H2081 [9MY]
———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H3465 [21JN]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H3802 [28JN]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see S. 1243), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 1931), H2569 [22MY]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see S. 676), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S456 [23JA] (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (see H. Res. 141), H2182 [15MY]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see S. 418), S1699 [28FE]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 1301), H1344 [29MR]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 1926), H2387 [21MY]
———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H1497 [4AP]
———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 3124), H6780 [12OC]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S98 [22JA] (see S. 810), S4099 [1MY] (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR] (see H.R. 1659), H1715 [1MY]
———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone businesses (see H.R. 377), H165 [31JA]
———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]
———treatment of corporate reorganization or division (see S. 1158), S7426 [10JY] (see S. 1279), S8464 [31JY]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see S. 1496), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2618), H4540 [24JY]
———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see S. 752), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see S. 640), S3052 [28MR] (see H.R. 1268), H1294 [28MR]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H3712 [27JN]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see S. 1141), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]
———treatment of employee welfare benefit plans (see S. 1386), S8911 [3AU]
———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]
———treatment of individuals employed in the entertainment industry (see H.R. 3573), H10964 [20DE]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP] (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see S. 1475), S9875 [26SE] (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]
———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with the performing arts (see H.R. 564), H322 [13FE]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see S. 593), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 276), H109 [30JA]
———treatment of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and infrastructure (see H.R. 2271), H3464 [21JN]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]
———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H3202 [14JN]
———treatment of qualified rental office furniture (see H.R. 2744), H5334 [2AU]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 369), S1463 [15FE]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1555), H1555 [24AP]
———treatment of small businesses (see S. 1676), S11719 [13NO]
———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (see S. 798), S4044 [30AP]
———treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 1785), H2082 [9MY] (see H.R. 2406), H3804 [28JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (see H.R. 916), H739 [7MR]
———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 521), S2218 [13MR] (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]
———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H61 [6JA]
———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (see H.R. 2370), H3802 [28JN]
Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 1364), S8910 [3AU]
———establish a separate process for State commission evaluation of rural telephone company exemptions, suspensions, and modifications, relative to advanced capabilities (see H.R. 3142), H6919 [16OC]
———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see S. 1359), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 496), H222 [7FE]
———promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]
———require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H109 [30JA]
———resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses (see H.R. 3484), H10066 [13DE]
———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 1668), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3268), H7959 [8NO]
Telecommunications Development Fund (investment corporation): improve operations (see H.R. 1735), H1924 [3MY]
Telephones: ensure the application of antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies (see H.R. 1697, 1698), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2120), H3066 [12JN]
———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumer's caller identification service (see S. 722), S3530 [5AP]
———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H27 [3JA]
Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2183 [15MY]
Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 1602), S11286 [31OC]
———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]
———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or chemical weapons attack (see S. 1764), S12369 [4DE]
———provide indemnification and liability protection to, and facilitate the procurement of insurance for, contractors responding to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H10909 [19DE]
Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1658 [26AP]
———provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 2591), H4428 [23JY]
———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]
———require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 1046), H953 [15MR]
Tourist trade: promote development of the U.S. space tourism industry (see H.R. 2443), H3861 [10JY]
———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]
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), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 3359), H8564 [28NO]
Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (see S. 1505), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3157), H7127 [17OC]
Treaties and agreements: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, and procedures for, implementing certain trade agreements (see S. 1104), S6920 [26JN]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see S. 136), S101 [22JA] (see S. 599), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1446), H1484 (see H.R. 1446), H1494 [4AP] (see H.R. 3005), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3019), H6378 [4OC]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (see H. Res. 306), H8948 [5DE]
———negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (see S. 137), S101 [22JA]
Truth in Lending Act: prohibit finance charges for on-time payments (see S. 539), S2388 [15MR]
———require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 605), H324 [13FE]
U.S. Antidumping Act: repeal antidumping provisions (see H.R. 3557), H10963 [20DE]
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 277), H8343 [19NO]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H3805 [28JN]
———promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 55), H3465 [21JN]
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] (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H110 [30JA]
Workforce Investment Act: establish national emergency grant program to respond to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3112), H6780 [12OC]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see S. 1154), S7193 [29JN] (see S. 1272), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]
———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see S. 1302), S8703 [2AU] (see H.R. 2835), H5405 [5SE]
Chronologies
Federal ergonomics standards, H664, H694 [7MR]
Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]
Cloture motions
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]
———amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]
———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]
Conference reports
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447), H8262-H8282 [16NO]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1836), H2726-H2824 [25MY]
Cost Estimates
Allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456): CBO, H4808 [30JY]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): CBO, E248-E252 [28FE]
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): CBO, S3895 [25AP]
Court decisions
Justice for U.S. Prisoners of War Act: Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, S9228-S9230 [10SE]
Court documents
Prewitt Enterprises, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all other similarly situated, v. OPEC, S7944 [19JY]
Descriptions
Independent Contractor Determination Act (S. 837), S4421 [7MY]
Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150): Victim Compensation and Liability Limitation Proposal, H7644 [1NO]
Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act (S. 1493), S10163-S10165 [3OC]
Spaceport Equality Act (S. 1243), S8223 [25JY]
Subchapter S Modernization Act (S. 1201), S7960-S7962 [19JY]
Examples
Impact of alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options, H7272 [24OC]
Excerpts
Small Business Interest Checking Act (H.R. 974), E605 [24AP]
Explanations
Abusive Tax Shelter Shutdown Act (H.R. 2520), H4024-H4028 [17JY]
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 (S. 1324), S8741 [2AU]
Factsheets
Dept. of the Interior Royalty-in-Kind Program, H5110 [1AU]
Hope for Children Act (H.R. 622), H2297 [17MY]
Principles for Economic Stimulus, S11318 [1NO]
Forewords
Cutting Subsidies, or Subsidized Cutting? Michael M'Gonigle, BC Coalition for Sustainable Forestry Solutions, S9149 [6SE]
Guidelines
Air Force tanker aircraft lease program funding, S13867 [20DE]
Histories
California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]
New Bedford, MA, Wastewater Improvements Funding: Fred Kalisz, Mayor of New Bedford, MA, E55 [30JA]
Sugar Price Support Program, H2952 [6JN]
Interviews
Executive Profile: Paul Besselievre with the Fresno Business Journal, E629 [25AP]
Letters
Air Force tanker aircraft lease program funding: James G. Roche, Sec. of the Air Force, S12606 [7DE]
———John P. Jumper, Air Force Chief of Staff, and James G. Roche, Sec. of the Air Force, S13867 [20DE]
———Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., OMB, S13838 [20DE]
———several organizations, S13839 [20DE]
American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S12046 [27NO], S13928 [20DE]
———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S12046 [27NO]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S12046 [27NO]
———Senator Kerry, S13044 [12DE]
———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S12046 [27NO]
Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: several Senators, S7943 [19JY]
Assistance for aviation employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures: Carol B. Hallett, Air Transport Association, S10353 [9OC]
———several State Governors, S10353 [9OC]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H515 [1MR]
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H516 [1MR]
———several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]
———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H522 [1MR]
Bankruptcy Reform Act: Randall J. Newsome, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, S1949 [7MR]
———several law professors, S2334 [15MR]
———several women's and children's organizations, S1812 [5MR]
Bankruptcy reform small business provisions: Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University Law School, S2033 [8MR]
———James I. Shepard, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2051 [8MR], S2470 [19MR]
———Jeffery J. Hartley, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]
———Stephen H. Case, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, S2470 [19MR]
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6497 [20JN], S6855 [25JN]
———Bill Merry, Jr., Herndon & Merry, Inc., S6651 [22JN]
———Billy G. Rogers, Jr., Billy Rogers Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., S6651 [22JN]
———Frank J. Nemec, S6509 [20JN]
———John W. Dillard, Jr., Dillard Door & Specialty Co., Inc., S6651 [22JN]
———Kathleen Sebelius, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S6493 [20JN]
———Margaret LaMontagne, Executive Office of the President, S6652 [22JN]
———Michael Marcum, S6889 [26JN]
———R.I. Christensen, Christensen & Griffith Construction Co., S6482 [20JN]
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: James Morrison, Small Business Exporters Association, H9014 [6DE]
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1488 [15FE], S3888 [25AP]
———Anne E. Estabrook and Thomas J. Bisacquino, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, S1487 [15FE]
———Gordon H. Chong, American Institute of Architects, S3888 [25AP]
———H. Brent Coles, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1486 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]
———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S1487 [15FE]
———Jeremiah D. Jackson, Environmental Business Action Coalition, S1488 [15FE]
———Joe Hackney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S3886 [25AP]
———John G. Arlington, American Insurance Association, S1487 [15FE]
———Richard D. Baier, Building Owners and Managers Association International, S3889 [25AP]
———Richard Mendenhall, National Association of Realtors, S1486 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]
———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S3887 [25AP]
———Robert W. Bein, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3888 [25AP]
———Robin K. Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., S1488 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]
———Senators Bob Smith, Chafee, Reid, and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]
———several environmental organizations, S1488, S1489 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]
———William H. Hoffman III, International Council of Shopping Centers, S1487 [15FE]
California energy crisis relative to electricity competition program: C. Lourenco Goncalves, California Steel Industries, Inc., S4066 [1MY]
———Henry Knaust, H.K. Canning, Inc., S4068 [1MY]
———Jim Gomes, California Dairy Coalition of Concerned Energy Consumers, S4067 [1MY]
———Jim Relles, California State Floral Association, S4067 [1MY]
———K. Maurice Johannessen, California State Senate, S4068 [1MY]
Charitable solicitations at retail stores: Thomas D. Hyde, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., S11327 [1NO]
Clearly define medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's: National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6950 [27JN]
Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Charles F. Farmer, Mayor of Jackson, TN, S1846 [6MR]
———Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S1832 [6MR]
———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S1832, S1859 [6MR]
———(excerpts), S1873 [6MR]
———Jay Hawkins, Micron Technology, Inc., H703 [7MR]
———Rick D. Keller, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H703 [7MR]
———Victor Ashe, Mayor of Knoxville, TN, S1846 [6MR]
Construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, KS: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, S13672 [19DE]
———Nancy Bear, Kickapoo Tribe, S13672 [19DE]
Construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL: Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S12643 [7DE]
Customs Service merchandise processing fee extension: Frank Kelly, Liz Claiborne Inc., S7058 [28JN]
———Randy P. Campbell, National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, S7058 [28JN]
———Ronald Schoof, Joint Industry Group, S7058 [28JN]
———Steven Pfister, National Retail Federation, S7059 [28JN]
———Tim Bennett, American Electronics Association, S7059 [28JN]
Defense Production Act expiration date extension: Michael W. Wynne, Dept. of Defense, H5355 [5SE]
Delta Air Lines, Inc., actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants: several Representatives, E1099 [13JN]
District of Columbia replacement of taxicab zone fares with meter system: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, S11533 [7NO]
———Delegate Norton, S11533 [7NO]
———George W. Crawford, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, S11533 [7NO]
———Jon Bouker, S11533 [7NO]
———Karen Jones Herbert, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, S11534 [7NO]
———Sharon Pratt Kelly, S11534 [7NO]
Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: John Engler and Paul E. Patton, National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]
Economic revival plan: several economists and public policy advocates, E1739 [25SE]
Emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance for economic recovery: several economists, E2102 [15NO]
Encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure: several technology businesses and associations, E1293 [10JY]
False Claims Act implementation: John Ashcroft, S1009 [1FE]
Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act: Deanna R. Gelak, Family and Medical Leave Act Technical Corrections Coalition, S2074 [8MR]
FDA premarket approval application review process of TMJ Implants, Inc.'s, total and partial joint prostheses: Roland Jankelson, E15 [3JA]
Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., requirements relative to procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies: Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, H10079 [13DE]
Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]
Feeding Needy Families Act: Ed Schaub, Kentucky Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]
———Howard Sparks, Salvation Army, S4119 [1MY]
———Stan Curtis, USA Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]
———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S4119 [1MY]
———Terrie M. Dort, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S4119 [1MY]
———William E. Henderson III, Northern Kentucky Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]
FERC authority to order certain refunds of electric rates and under certain circumstances to expand and revoke the market mitigation plan: Joe Ronan, Calpine Corp., H3312 [20JN]
Financial Information Privacy Protection Act: several consumer organizations, S306 [22JA]
Foreign purchase of Army berets: Brooks Pomeranz, Cascade Fibers Co., H1273 [28MR]
Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act: Raymond F. Lopez, Jr., Engineering Services Network, Inc., S4831 [10MY]
———Scott Ulvi, Anteon Corp., S4831 [10MY]
GSA selection of contractor for World War II memorial: Bob Dole, S6383 [18JN]
Guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages: Frank M. Fitzgerald, Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, H5272 [2AU]
Health care liability and medical malpractice reform: Robert W. Gilmore, AMA, H5278 [2AU]
Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]
Impact of rising energy costs on small businesses: Sandra Hanlon Bloom, National Alliance of Sales Representatives Associations, E1601 [6SE]
Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use: William B. Simpkins, DEA, H3892, H3895 [11JY]
———William K. Hubbard, FDA, H3893 [11JY]
Improve aviation security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit: Carroll J. Campbell, S10502 [11OC]
———Charles H. Cunningham, NRA, S10511 [11OC]
———Duane E. Woerth, Air Line Pilots Association, S10511 [11OC]
———John Darrah, Allied Pilots Association, S10512 [11OC]
———John Velleco, Gun Owners of America (organization), S10511 [11OC]
Incentives to assist communities with brownfields revitalization: Aliceann Wohlbruck, National Association of Development Organizations, S6610 [21JN]
———Coalition for Economic Development, S6610 [21JN]
———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S6610 [21JN]
———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S6610 [21JN]
———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S6610 [21JN]
Increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials: Betty Castor, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, S5498 [23MY]
———David Griffith, National Association of State Boards of Education, S5498 [23MY]
———Jordan Cross, American Association of School Administrators, S5499 [23MY]
Increase the technically trained workforce: Anneila Sargent, American Astronomical Society, S10705 [15OC]
———Carl E. Locke, Jr. and David N. Wormley, American Society for Engineering Education, S10706 [15OC]
———Edward M. Elmendorf, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, S10706 [15OC]
———George Scalise, Semiconductor Industry Association, S10705 [15OC]
———K-12 Science, Mathematics, Engineering & Technology Education Coalition, S10705 [15OC]
———Paul M. Romer, S10704 [15OC]
———Scott C. Donnelly, General Electric Co., S10705 [15OC]
———several businesses, S10704, S10705 [15OC]
International Trade Administration trade agreement compliance funding: several Senators, S1741 [1MR]
Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act: e-Fairness Coalition, S2133 [9MR]
———several State and local government organizations, S2133 [9MR]
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: several State and local government organizations, S11913 [15NO]
Investigation into Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., representation of average wholesale prices of prescription drugs relative to Medicare reimbursement: Representative Stark, E244 [28FE]
Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Laura S. Unger, SEC, H3176 [14JN]
———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [14JN]
———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3165 [14JN]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3165 [14JN]
Justice for U.S. Prisoners of War Act: George P. Schultz, S9227, S9230 [10SE], H4170 [18JY]
Liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S6883 [26JN]
———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6840 [25JN], S6882 [26JN]
———Dirk Van Dongen and James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6881 [26JN]
———Jack McKee, McKee Foods Corp., S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]
———James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S6841 [25JN]
———John W. Hayes, S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]
———M. Scott Vinson, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S6882 [26JN]
———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S6881 [26JN]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6841 [25JN]
———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S6881 [26JN]
———Steven Pfister, National Retail Federation, S6882 [26JN]
———Tom B. Hancher, Texas Medical Association, S6879 [26JN]
———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S6882 [26JN]
———several business groups, S6649 [22JN]
Loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks: John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, S10291 [4OC]
OSHA issuance of rule on ergonomic regulations: Bob Livingston and Representative Obey, Committee on Appropriations (House), S1801 [5MR]
Preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former World War II prisoners of war used as slave labor: Margaret Mikyung Lee, Congressional Research Service, H7946 [8NO]
Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama congressional delegation, H3425 [21JN]
———Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H3425 [21JN]
Project labor agreements for public sector construction projects: John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut, S1866 [6MR]
Promote competition and privatization in satellite communications: Senator Breaux and Representative Markey, H8145 [14NO]
Provide for a payroll tax holiday: John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), S12240 [30NO]
Repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs: Lawrence J. Dyckman, GAO, H6407-H6409 [5OC]
Require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities: Arthur Jaeger, Consumer Federation of America, Patty Lovera, Public Citizen (organization), and Linda Golodner, National Consumers League, S13275 [14DE]
———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, and Leland Swenson, National Farmers Union, S13274 [14DE]
———several agricultural organizations, S13273, S13274 [14DE]
Revise requirements for procurement of products from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to meet needs of Federal agencies: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S9774 [25SE]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9774 [25SE]
———Steve Young, Fraternal Order of Police, S9778 [25SE]
———Susan Herman, National Center for Victims of Crime, S9775 [25SE]
SBA loan assistance programs funding: Agnes Noonan, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]
———Andrea C. Silbert, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]
———Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S3658 [6AP]
———Charmian Rosales, S3659 [6AP]
———Donald T. Wilson, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S3658 [6AP]
———Independent Community Bankers of America, S3658 [6AP]
———Maritza Rivera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S3658 [6AP]
Secure Transportation for America Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H7634 [1NO]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7634 [1NO]
Small business assistance programs funding: Agnes Noonan, WESST Corp., S3830 [24AP]
———Andrea C. Silbert, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3830 [24AP]
———Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S3829 [24AP]
———Donald T. Wilson, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S3830 [24AP]
———Independent Community Bankers of America, S3830 [24AP]
———Maritza Rivera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S3830 [24AP]
Small Business Interest Checking Act: William J. Donovan, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, H1376 [3AP]
Small Business Investment Act amendments: Hector V. Barreto, SBA, H8316 [16NO], H9194 [11DE]
Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation Independent Business, S4885 [14MY]
———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S4885 [14MY]
Subchapter S Modernization Act: several organizations, S7960 [19JY]
Taconite Workers Relief Act, S1750 [1MR]
———David Foster, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]
———Jerry Fallos, United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]
———John Swift, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board, S1750 [1MR]
———Jon G. LaSalle, Upper Peninsula Building Trades Council, S1751 [1MR]
———Louis P. Jondreau, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]
———Marty Henry, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]
———Mike Prusi, Stand Up for Iron Ore (organization), S1752 [1MR]
———Richard Rojeski, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]
———Samuel H. Ricker, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]
———Steve Bradach, Mayor of Biwabik, MN, S1751 [1MR]
———United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]
———Vincent P. Lacer, Mayor of Aurora, IL, S1750 [1MR]
Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), H8599 [29NO]
———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8599 [29NO]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H8955 [6DE]
Travel America Now Act: William S. Norman, Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]
Travel and tourism aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson Cos., S13674 [19DE]
Tribute to Jere W. Glover: several business groups, S704 [30JA]
Tribute to Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria (business): Jim McGrath, S11435 [5NO]
U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments relative to Lloyd's of London (insurance company) lawsuits: Barbara Lyons, S2354 [15MR]
———Beverly Hudson, S2353 [15MR]
———Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State and Paul H. O'Neill, Sec. of the Treasury, S2352 [15MR]
———Edith Anthoine, S2353 [15MR]
———Howell Heflin, S2355 [15MR]
———Joan B. Wilson, S2353, S2354 [15MR]
———Laura S. Unger, SEC, S2355 [15MR]
———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), S2355 [15MR]
———Ruth G. Tufts, S2353 [15MR]
———Senator Landrieu, S2355 [15MR]
———Shirley M. Cook, S2353 [15MR]
———Thomas O. Lind, S2354 [15MR]
Underage Consumer Credit Protection Act: Frank Torres, Consumers Union, Travis Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, and Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S4959 [15MY]
Workforce training programs funding: Gordon Aanerud, Minnesota Workforce Council Association, S3678 [6AP]
———Larry G. Buboltz, Rural Minnesota CEP, Inc., S3678 [6AP]
———Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County, MN, Board of Commissioners, S3678 [6AP]
———Roger L. Hale, Minnesota Governor's Workforce Development Council, S3677 [6AP]
Lists
Amendments to S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2053 [8MR]
Components to amend H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12040 [27NO]
Cosponsors of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S12046 [27NO]
DC Appleseed Center Board of Directors and staff, S8002 [20JY]
Hospitals eligible for disaster assistance under S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]
Medical services not covered under Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA (CHAMPVA), S6908 [26JN]
Newspaper editorials opposing H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S7540 [12JY]
Senate vote on Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act conference report (2000), S5053 [17MY]
State listing of survivors and their families who would benefit or be affected by class action suits against Japanese companies compensating former Prisoners of war used as slave labor, S9240 [10SE]
Supporters of H.R. 778, Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act, E240 [28FE]
Supporters of H.R. 1700, International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act, H2060 [9MY]
Supporters of S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6404-S6406, S6432 [19JN], S6510 [20JN], S6890 [26JN], S7074 [28JN]
Supporters of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S13927 [20DE]
Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]
Unrestricted grants to the Harvard University Center for Risk Assessment, S7908 [19JY]
Memorandums
Acceptable Market Names for Fish in the Catfish Family: Scott Rippey, Dept. of HHS, S11337 [1NO]
Approval of Generic Versions of Drugs Without Pediatric Labeling, H10209 [18DE]
———Laurence H. Tribe, E2286-E2288 [13DE]
———Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), H8106 [13NO]
Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]
Customs Service Merchandise Processing Fee Extension: James F. Sloan, Customs Service, S7060 [28JN]
Economic Impact of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: John Haycock, Haycock Petroleum Co., S9467 [19SE]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Requirements Relative to Procurement of Products To Meet Needs of Federal Agencies: Steve Schwalb, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., H10079 [13DE]
Politics After the Attack—A Report on Democracy Corps' New National Survey and Focus Groups: Democracy Corps (organization), S13890 [20DE]
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: Robert E. Fabricant, EPA, S14063 [20DE]
Messages
Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Bush, S6990 [27JN], H3685 [27JN]
Tax Relief: President Bush, S1218 [8FE], H238 [8FE]
Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Bush, S1896 [6MR], S9503 [19SE], H635 [6MR], H5734 [19SE]
Motions
Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7681, H7689 [1NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), S10523 [11OC], H7764, H7772 [6NO]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5915 [21SE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H599 [1MR], H4953 [31JY]
———amend laws (S. 420), S1962 [7MR], S2051 [8MR], S2179, S2187, S2196 [13MR], S2276, S2291, S2293 [14MR], S2336 [15MR]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1831 [6MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5285 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6403 [19JN], S6634 [22JN], S6870 [26JN], S6963 [27JN], S7015, S7025, S7054 [28JN], S7130, S7131, S7136, S7138, S7142, S7145, S7148, S7153 [29JN]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8627 [29NO]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12036 [27NO], S12390 [5DE], H1822 [2MY]
Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11914 [15NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7280 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]
———rates (H.R. 3), H806, H807 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H758, H760 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5190, S5225, S5230, S5243, S5247, S5250, S5251, S5253, S5254, S5255, S5257, S5258, S5260 [21MY], S5406, S5407, S5409, S5411, S5413, S5415, S5416, S5417, S5418, S5419, S5421, S5423, S5424, S5425 [22MY], S5492, S5493, S5495 [23MY], H2646 [23MY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9029 [6DE]
Outlines
Biological and Chemical Weapons Countermeasures Research Act (S. 1764), S12384 [4DE]
Petitions and memorials
Alabama: Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leasing activities, H3426 [21JN]
National League of Cities: respond to surge in steel imports, E2409 [20DE]
Tennessee: OSHA proposed rule on ergonomic regulations, S1845 [6MR]
Press releases
AMA Opposes Kyl-Nelson Amendment That Lets MBA's—Not MD's—Make Medical Decisions: AMA, S6953 [27JN]
GSA Selection of Contractor for World War II Memorial: American Battle Monuments Commission, S6383 [18JN]
———GSA, S6383 [18JN]
Philipp Holzmann AG (business) Guilty Plea to Conspiracy To Rig Bids on an AID-Funded Construction Contract: AID, S6383 [18JN]
Technology Education and Training Act: American Society for Training and Development, S3859 [24AP]
———Information Technology Association of America, S3858 [24AP]
———Technology Workforce Coalition, S3858 [24AP]
3M Announces Program To Donate $1.5 Million to Schools, E397 [20MR]
Proposals
Protections for Vulnerable Americans: National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]
Questions and answers
Executive profile: Fresno Business Journal and Larry Fortune, E2010 [6NO]
Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: Congress, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine, H692-H694 [7MR]
Why information sharing is essential for critical infrastructure protection, E1294 [10JY]
Remarks in House
Addy, WA: closing of Alcoa Inc., Northwest Alloys magnesium smelting plant, H6043 [25SE]
AFL-CIO: observance of Seven Days in June celebration, E1085, E1098 [13JN]
Agriculture: allow peanut producers to obtain marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments through an approved marketing association of peanut producers or the Farm Service Agency, H6225 [3OC]
———establish interagency task force on agricultural competition, H6271, H6272 [4OC]
———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses, H6273 [4OC]
———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 1093), H1089 [22MR]
———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 2402), E1251-E1253 [29JN]
———impact of dairy compacts, H4624 [25JY], H6169, H6181 [3OC], H6358, H6361, H6363 [4OC]
———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (H.R. 230), H6373, H6374 [4OC]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs, H6407 [5OC]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported meat and perishable agricultural commodities, H2960 [7JN]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, H6352-H6355 [4OC]
———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, H3008 [12JN], H3830 [10JY], H3872 [11JY]
Air Force: tanker aircraft lease program funding, H10928 [20DE]
Air pollution: clean air standards, H882, H883 [14MR]
———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (H.R. 1256), E457 [27MR]
Allstate Insurance Co.: Phoenix Award recipient, E787 [10MY]
Andean Trade Preference Act: prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8254-H8256, H8258, H8260, H8289, H8292, H8293, H8299 [16NO], E2127 [19NO]
Angola, IN: tribute to workplace participation and continuum education programs for students, H3235 [19JN]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 1956), E904 [23MY]
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (H.R. 809), H888, H889 [14MR]
Armenian Technology Group: development of rural private enterprise in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions of the former Soviet Union, E1404 [24JY]
Army: foreign purchase of berets, H837, H838, H855 [13MR], H884, H885 [14MR], H1088 [22MR], H1272 [28MR], H4527 [24JY], H4992 [1AU], E523 [3AP]
Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, H1387 [3AP]
———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (H.R. 1792), E769 [10MY]
———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]
———implementation of voluntary Sky ID airline security program, H8847 [5DE]
———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (H.R. 761), E219 [27FE]
———improve security, H6067 [2OC], H6668, H6671, H6684-H6690 [11OC], H6784, H6878-H6884, H6898-H6902 [16OC]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H8304 [16NO]
———improve security (H.R. 2951), H6450 [9OC]
———improve security (H.R. 3110), H7234 [24OC], E1947 [30OC]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7222, H7223, H7229, H7231, H7234, H7284, H7294-H7301 [24OC], H7310, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7631-H7696 [1NO], E1999, E2001 [5NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7617-H7630 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), unanimous-consent request, H7681 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), H7728, H7754-H7780, H7786, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888-H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035, H8120 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237-H8240 [15NO], E2015, E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8251, H8252, H8260, H8300-H8315 [16NO], E2127 [19NO], E2146, E2156 [28NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), insert H.R. 3150 language in lieu, H7764 [6NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7772-H7777 [6NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (H. Res. 290), H10938 [20DE]
———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7660, H7672 [1NO], H7776, H7777 [6NO]
———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (H.R. 2387), E1282 [29JN]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5684-H5691 [14SE], E1666 [17SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), unanimous-consent request, H5683 [14SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5894-H5918, H5922 [21SE], H5978 [25SE], H7312 [25OC], H7413 [30OC], E1709 [24SE], E1715, E1716, E1740, E1741 [25SE], E1745 [26SE], E1764, E1778 [2OC], E1823 [5OC]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5884-H5893 [21SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5875-H5884 [21SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), motion to recommit, H5915-H5918 [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, H5899, H5909-H5915, H5922 [21SE], H5978 [25SE], H6265 [4OC], E1715 [25SE], E1745 [26SE], E1784 [3OC], E1823 [5OC]
———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 (H.R. 2946), H6105-H6111 [2OC], E1712 [24SE], E1787 [3OC]
———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 (H.R. 2955), H6104, H6111, H6112 [2OC], H7120 [17OC], H7234 [24OC], H7618, H7621 [1NO], E1738 [25SE], E1787 [3OC]
———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3347), E2139 [27NO]
———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H6047 [25SE], H6441 [9OC]
———regulation of airline industry, E55 [30JA]
———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, H5899 [21SE]
———screening of airline passengers and property, H7674 [1NO]
———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]
———tribute to airline employees in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5738 [20SE]
B.W. Bishop & Sons, Inc.: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Family Business of the Year award recipient, E2301 [14DE]
Bangladesh: garment factory working conditions, E611 [24AP]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H133-H135 [31JA], H510, H517-H601 [1MR], H4953-H4955 [31JY], E248 [28FE], E274 [5MR], E305 [7MR], E399 [20MR], E1148 [19JN]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H512-H517 [1MR]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to instruct conferees, H4953, H4954 [31JY]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to recommit, H599, H600 [1MR]
———discourage predatory lending practices, E274 [5MR]
———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts, H581-H588 [1MR]
———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, E274 [5MR]
Baxter Healthcare Corp.: tribute, E1001 [5JN]
Beckman, Joseph A.: Indiana Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H1937 [8MY]
Beringer Vineyards (business): anniversary, E1699 [21SE]
Better Business Bureau: regulatory oversight of small business reports, E1550 [3AU]
Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturer's Association: anniversary, E678 [1MY]
Bon Ton Shoppe, Inc.: anniversary, E563 [5AP]
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc.: investigation into representation of average wholesale prices of prescription drugs relative to Medicare reimbursement, E244 [28FE]
Brunner, Robert E.: Industrial Fasteners Institute Leadership Award recipient, E745 [8MY]
Bueno Foods (business): anniversary, E804 [15MY]
Butler Manufacturing Co.: tribute, E564 [5AP]
Buy American Act: compliance, H1083 [22MR], H2057 [9MY], H2606, H2607 [23MY], H3088 [13JN], H3344 [20JN], H3412 [21JN], H3585, H3586 [26JN], H3724 [28JN], H3907 [11JY], H4155 [18JY], H4527 [24JY], H4589, H4590 [25JY], H4846 [30JY], H4894 [31JY], H5871 [21SE], H6008, H6009 [25SE], H6229, H6230 [3OC], H6403 [5OC], H6664 [11OC], H8473 [28NO]
Cadence Design Systems, Inc: anniversary of Stars and Strikes Charity Bowling Tournament, E1876 [12OC]
California: energy crisis relative to electricity competition program, H130 [31JA], H305-H307 [13FE], H1475-H1478 [4AP]
———require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 262), E42 [30JA]
California Restaurant Association: tribute to Central Valley Chapter Diamond Award recipients, E1728 [25SE]
Campau, John A.: Jackson County, MI, Small Business Person of the Year Award recipient, E44 [30JA]
Carlin Manufacturing, Inc.: anniversary, E1430 [25JY]
Central Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, E626 [25AP]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2348-H2354 [21MY], E797 [15MY]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10893-H10904 [19DE]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), unanimous-consent agreement, H10892 [19DE]
Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, H2984 [7JN]
Children and youth: tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (H. Con. Res. 100), H2853-H2856 [5JN], E539 [4AP], E1037 [6JN]
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, H1546-H1551 [24AP], H1582-H1584 [25AP]
Chiquita Brands, Inc.: financial difficulties relative to trade decisions and business practices, E1556 [3AU]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (H.R. 25), E1253 [29JN]
Coast Guard: require new vessels be constructed in the U.S. using U.S. iron and steel, H2973 [7JN]
Coleman Industrial Construction (business): National Railroad Construction Maintenance Association Contractor Safety Award recipient, E316 [8MR]
Colombia: economic impact of flower imports, H8293 [16NO]
———failure to comply with contractual obligations and binding arbitration decisions with U.S. companies, H8295 [16NO]
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish, H78 [30JA]
Committee on Commerce (House): appropriations allocations revisions, H499 [28FE]
Community Area New Development Organization, Inc.: anniversary, E1069 [12JN]
Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (H.R. 2637), E1427 [25JY], E1447 [26JY]
———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, H1016 [21MR]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, H8080 [13NO]
———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (H.R. 2847), H5445 [6SE]
———encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 2435), E1292 [10JY]
———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (H.R. 2401), E1251-E1253 [29JN]
———oppose imposition of criminal liability on Internet service providers based on the actions of their users (H. Res. 12), E13 [3JA]
———prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 1017), E360 [14MR]
———require operators of electronic marketplaces to disclose the ownership and financial arrangements of such marketplaces (H.R. 3590), E2383 [20DE]
Connecticut: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2084 [15NO], E2107 [16NO]
Construction industries: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances, E2026 [7NO], E2340 [20DE]
Consumer Energy Commission: establish (H.R. 2204), E1113 [14JN]
Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (H.R. 2439), H3932 [11JY]
Copyrights: reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (H.R. 2724), E1543 [3AU]
Cornell Iron Works, Inc.: tribute, E663 [27AP]
Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations, H3452-H3463 [21JN], H4251 [19JY]
———encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (H. Con. Res. 170), H3811-H3818 [10JY]
Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake, H3724 [28JN]
Costello, Miriam: Mariposa County, CA, Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year award recipient, E41 [30JA]
Courts: awarding of noneconomic damages in case of death of spouse as a result of terrorism, H8605 [29NO]
———provide relief for individuals found liable for damages arising out of terrorist attacks, H7624, H7644, H7648, H7649 [1NO]
CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 2993), E1776 [2OC]
Credit cards: consumer protections (H.R. 1052), E379 [15MR]
———limit issuance to underage consumers, H599, H600 [1MR], E274 [5MR]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (H.R. 184), H1275, H1277 [28MR], E2 [3JA]
Crime: combat certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises, H6238-H6240 [3OC]
———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 2985), H8107-H8109 [13NO], E2088 [15NO]
D.E. Sumpter and Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E231 [28FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (H.R. 2094), H3526 [26JN]
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), H5355-H5357 [5SE], H6011 [25SE], E1616 [10SE]
———extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), unanimous-consent agreement, H6011 [25SE]
Delta Air Lines, Inc.: actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants, E1098 [13JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H3916, H3917 [11JY]
———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 478), H188 [6FE], H3537 [26JN]
———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 301), H132 [31JA]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 2081), H2949 [6JN], E1034 [6JN]
———require report on price supports and effects of import quotas and tariffs applied to protect agricultural commodities, H3906 [11JY]
Dept. of Commerce: require report on effect of timber harvesting in British Columbia on Pacific salmon stocks, H3090 [13JN]
Dept. of Defense: codify and make modifications to certain Buy American Act provisions (H.R. 1352), E523 [3AP]
———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test, E1387 [20JY]
———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4036-H4041 [17JY]
———merchant marine and shipbuilding funding, H5771 [20SE]
———strengthen the National Defense Features program, H5856 [20SE]
———strengthen the National Defense Features program (H.R. 2075), E1032, E1033 [6JN]
———study cost saving effects of consolidation of contracts relative to small businesses, H5854 [20SE]
Dept. of Energy: commercial nuclear power plants site selection study funding, H5111 [1AU]
———develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (H.R. 2496), E1328 [12JY]
———Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5111-H5113 [1AU]
———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (H.R. 238), H2552 [22MY], H3154 [14JN]
———prevent the commercial sale of uranium by the Government except for sales required by statute, H5129, H5130 [1AU]
———provide loans and loan guarantees to improve existing electric power transmission systems, H3316-H3318 [20JN]
———uranium mining industry cooperative research and development and demonstration projects funding, H5004 [1AU]
Dept. of HUD: authorize grants for the conversion of certain commercial property into low-income assisted living for seniors, H4695, H4696 [26JY]
———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), E1719 [25SE]
Dept. of Justice: opposition to proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H4765 [27JY]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H684-H708, H719 [7MR], H1396 [3AP], E315, E322, E325 [8MR], E333 [12MR]
———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H658-H667 [7MR]
———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), unanimous-consent request, H683 [7MR]
———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, E1460 [27JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 2285), E1173 [21JN]
———Royalty-in-Kind Program funding, H5110 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program in Maine (H.R. 2151), E1093 [13JN]
———establish telephone hotline to allow consumers to register airline-related complaints, H3569 [26JN]
———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (H.R. 3067), E1879 [12OC]
———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]
Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies, H8979 [6DE]
Disabled: accessibility improvements funding, H3831 [10JY]
Discrimination: prohibit agreements with foreign persons who discriminate against a U.S. business based on the religion, sexual orientation, race, or gender of an individual associated with the business (H.R. 3151), E1917 [17OC]
Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H995-H1003 [20MR]
District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 3366), E2153 [28NO]
———tribute to Camp Unity relief efforts relative to terrorist attack on the Pentagon, E2356 [20DE]
Dole Fresh Flowers, Inc.: tribute, H8816 [4DE]
Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H212-H216 [7FE]
Downey, CA: NASA property transfer, H7953 [8NO]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3598 [26JN], H3624 [27JN], H3756 [28JN], H3880-H3889 [11JY], E1345 [17JY]
———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3494 [25JN], H3789 [28JN], H3871, H3890-H3897 [11JY], E1345 [17JY]
———require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs, E704 [2MY]
Drury University: tribute to Students in Free Enterprise Team, E974 [25MY]
Dukes, Ofield: Public Relations Society of America Gold Anvil Award recipient, E1731 [25SE]
Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (H.R. 1669), E685 [1MY]
Eastern European countries: proposal to construct oil pipeline between Azerbaijan and Turkey, H710 [7MR]
Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 2064), E1253 [29JN]
———national objectives priority assignments, H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1393-H1398 [3AP], E451 [27MR]
Economy: impact of budget surplus on the value of the dollar and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, H5492 [11SE]
———impact of international organizations' management of world trade, finance, and monetary systems, H854 [13MR]
———national objectives priority assignments, H279 [13FE], H771 [8MR], H1153 [27MR], H2565 [22MY], 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: increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), E1913 [17OC]
Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), H2374 [21MY], H2840 [25MY]
———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (H. Res. 165), H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3627 [27JN], H3810 [10JY], E1509 [2AU]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board: guaranteeing of emergency loan to LTV Corp., E2408 [20DE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2070), E1036 [6JN]
———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 1489), E576 [5AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2692), E1485 [1AU]
———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (H.R. 2800), E1540 [3AU]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1982), H2693-H2695 [24MY]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), H5357, H5358 [5SE], E1595 [6SE]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), H5357 [5SE], E1595 [6SE]
———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (H.R. 1602), H1608 [26AP], E639, E642 [26AP]
Enron Methanol Co.: Pasadena, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E801 [15MY]
Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (H.R. 2246), H4408 [23JY]
Ertegun, Ahmet: Federation of Turkish American Associations Cultural Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1323 [12JY]
Exel (business): LaPorte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year Award recipient, E1702 [21SE]
Eximbank: funding, H4447, H4448 [24JY]
———funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4438-H4447, H4522 [24JY]
———prohibit funding for development of oil and gas fields, thermal powerplants, or petrochemical plants and refineries, H4523, H4524 [24JY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H10459 [19DE]
Extrude Hone Corp.: tribute, E1310 [11JY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (H.R. 3533), E2353 [20DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects, H994 [20MR]
Faulk, Leonard (Wade): Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship recipient, E1807 [5OC]
FCC: amend media ownership rules, H4166, H4167 [18JY]
———amend media ownership rules (H.R. 2536), H4200 [18JY]
FDA: food safety programs for foodborne threats funding through reductions in Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act funding, H3918 [11JY]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 1097), H914-H918 [14MR]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 2180), E1117 [14JN]
———Office of Generic Drugs funding, H3778, H3779 [28JN]
———reallocation of funding to the Office of Generic Drugs to evaluate and review potential patent abuses, H3919-H3921 [11JY]
———require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register and require submission of reports on adverse experiences regarding such supplements (H.R. 3065), E1833 [9OC]
———require new drug applications include a statement specifying the total cost of research and development, H3921 [11JY]
Feavel, Jay: Domino's Pizza LLC Gold Franny award recipient, E1675 [20SE]
Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H8408-H8412 [27NO], H8577, H8581 [29NO], E2102 [15NO]
Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4596-H4598 [25JY]
Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456), H4807, H4808 [30JY], E1310 [11JY]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, H10079 [13DE]
FEMA: Project Impact funding, H629, H630 [6MR], H751 [8MR], H3521 [26JN], H4834-H4837 [30JY]
Fenton, MI: TRW Inc., Chassis Systems Plant recipient of Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services Michigan Voluntary Protection Programs Star Award, E1405 [24JY]
FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates, H3321, H3322 [20JN]
FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3277), E2062 [13NO]
Financial institutions: amend banking laws relative to offshore activities, investments, and certain bank affiliations (H.R. 2273), E1396 [23JY], E1554 [3AU]
———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1374-H1379 [3AP], E593, E605 [24AP]
———prohibit predatory lending practices (H.R. 1060), E379 [15MR]
———strengthen consumer protections and prohibit predatory lending practices (H.R. 3607), E2393 [20DE]
———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (H.R. 3068), E1830 [9OC]
Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (H.R. 693), H327 [14FE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3362 [21JN], H4083 [17JY]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3082 [13JN], E1122 [14JN]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3081, H3082-H3092 [13JN]
———ensure that efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest do not include genetically engineered fish, H3089, H3090 [13JN]
———provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6267, H6268, H6269 [4OC]
———support goals, objectives, and recommendations of Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington relative to efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3089 [13JN]
———tax treatment of tuna imports, H8254, H8258, H8290, H8295, H8297, H8332-H8335 [16NO]
Flint, MI: tribute to General Motors Corp., Flint Truck Assembly Plant employees, E171 [13FE]
Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, H3006 [12JN], E624 [25AP]
Foreign aid: Microenterprise Loans for the Poor Program funding, H4343 [19JY], H4487, H4488 [24JY]
Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (H.R. 2149), H8996 [6DE]
———national objectives priority assignments, E1704 [21SE]
———objectives of free trade movements, E619 [24AP]
———prohibit release of certain merchandise produced using child labor, H4593, H4594 [25JY]
———U.S. deficit, H204 [7FE], H882 [14MR], H1389 [3AP], H1470 [4AP], H2565 [22MY], H2682 [24MY]
———U.S. policy on imports, H1744 [2MY]
Fowler Packing Co.: tribute, E1965 [31OC]
FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (H.R. 1061), E379 [15MR]
FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 725), H883-H885, H902 [14MR]
———report on the music industry's lack of restrictions on materials marketed to underaged children, H9244 [12DE]
Gallo, Ernest: Stanislaus County, CA, Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2177 [29NO]
Gallo, Julio: Stanislaus County, CA, Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2177 [29NO]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (H.R. 3215), E1988 [2NO], E2060 [13NO]
GAO: enhance pension funding by classifying payments to defined benefit plans as a liability loss carryback under the Internal Revenue Code, H1791 [2MY]
Government: impact of privatization of public health services and prisons, E830 [17MY]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (H.R. 3206), E1984 [2NO], E2055 [13NO], E2140 [27NO], E2366, E2372 [20DE]
Government regulations: establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (H.R. 3066), E1833 [9OC]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3626, H3676-H3684 [27JN], H5171 [1AU], H7603, H7606 [1NO], E1283, E1284 [29JN], E1289 [10JY]
Guam: impact of President Bush's tax proposal, H260 [13FE]
Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3421-H3426 [21JN], H3727-H3735 [28JN], E1209 [26JN]
Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc.: anniversary, E490 [29MR]
Hazardous substances: assist States with funding for certain contaminated sites not eligible under the Superfund program, E1510 [2AU]
———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H883 [14MR], H1045 [21MR]
Hazelton, PA: anniversary of the Greater Hazleton Business and Professional Women's Club, E445 [26MR]
Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (H.R. 1078), E367 [15MR]
———clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3701, H3704 [27JN], H4205, H4208 [18JY]
———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]
———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5220, H5255-H5262 [2AU]
———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5265-H5276, H5281, H5284, H5314 [2AU], E1630 [11SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H309-H311 [13FE], H720-H722 [7MR], H1596 [25AP], H1702, H1703, H1707 [1MY], H3245, H3250 [19JN], E226 [27FE], E875 [21MY], E1390 [20JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H297 [13FE], H467 [28FE], H870-H874 [13MR], H910 [14MR], H1464 [4AP], H1587 [25AP], H1833 [2MY], H2670-H2672 [23MY], H2866, H2869-H2876 [5JN], H3238-H3244 [19JN], H3502-H3505 [25JN], H3600-H3602 [26JN], H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3689, H3698-H3705 [27JN], H3797-H3800 [28JN], H3810, H3811 [10JY], H3931 [11JY], H4119, H4204-H4211 [18JY], E1246 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H3602 [26JN], H3799 [28JN], H3868 [11JY], H4119, H4120 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4411-H4420 [23JY], H4432, H4435, H4436, H4437 [24JY], H4546 [25JY], H4770 [27JY], H4871 [31JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4410, H4417-H4423 [23JY], H4432, H4434, H4435, H4437 [24JY], H4546, H4547, H4548, H4549 [25JY], H4719-H4721 [26JY], H4785, H4861 [30JY], H4867, H4870, H4967, H4976-H4982 [31JY], H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184, H5196-H5315 [2AU], H8239 [15NO], E1578, E1585 [5SE], E1630 [11SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5185-H5196 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), corrections in engrossment, H5315 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), motion to recommit, H5313, H5314 [2AU]
———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5278, H5285 [2AU]
Health Care Financing Administration: expand and make permanent the Medicare competitive bidding demonstration project for the purchase of durable medical equipment, E361 [14MR]
Health care professionals: improve access to nursing education, create health care provider and educational institution partnerships, support additional nurses training, and collect nursing workforce data, H1040 [21MR]
High Point, NC: tribute to wholesale home furnishing show, H1502 [24AP]
Hiyama Farms (business): Fowler, CA, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E669 [1MY]
Holyoke, MA: tribute to the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside's ``The Future Begins Here'' children's program, E222 [27FE]
Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Minority Business Council EXPO, E1465 [27JY]
Hugo Neu Schitzer East (business): tribute, E1212 [26JN]
Hungary: tribute to Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team International Venture Philanthropy Forum in Budapest, E1762 [2OC]
Immigration: limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers, H7844 [6NO], H8413 [27NO]
Information services: protection of data and computer systems through system redundancy, E1921 [24OC]
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]
INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (H.R. 3030), H9187-H9189 [11DE], E2270, E2276 [13DE]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8589-H8630 [29NO], E2212 [5DE], E2245 [10DE]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8572-H8589 [29NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), motion to recommit, H8627, H8628 [29NO]
———establish requirements for insurers relative to investments in low-income neighborhoods, H8612 [29NO]
Intel Corp.: New Mexico site recipient of Green Zia Environmental Excellence Program Award, E1905 [16OC]
International trade: impact of widening disparities between economic classes on the world trade system, H7879 [7NO]
Internet Appreciation Day: observance, E457 [27MR]
Iran: investment in oil fields by Italian and Japanese companies, H4533, H4534 [24JY]
Iron and steel industry: increase domestic steel production, H7231 [24OC]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), H511 [1MR], E304 [7MR], E741 [7MY], E1272 [29JN]
———provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8519-H8523 [28NO], H8748 [4DE], H8846, H8912, H8913 [5DE], H9245 [12DE], E2163 [28NO], E2179 [29NO], E2185 [30NO]
———respond to the surge of steel imports, H1654 [26AP], H1744 [2MY], E1421 [25JY]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res. 16), H79 [30JA]
J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, H3211 [19JN]
J&L Vineyards (business): Baker, Peterson & Franklin, LLP, Ag Business of the Year award recipient, E2183 [30NO]
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E1497 [2AU]
Junior Achievement Inc.: tribute, E1280 [29JN]
Keane, Inc.: anniversary, E733 [4MY]
Keating, William J.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E42 [30JA]
Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (H. Con. Res. 144), E940 [24MY]
L. Cook Jewelry (business): tribute, E644 [26AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H3124-H3129 [13JN], E1120 [14JN]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 1109), E404 [20MR]
———tribute, E1085 [13JN], E1154 [19JN]
Lansing, MI: National Commission on Entrepreneurship designation as a top city for high-growth companies, E1304 [11JY]
Lexington, MO: tribute to Riley's Irish Pub, E2044 [8NO]
LTV Corp.: encourage negotiation with labor union relative to bankruptcy reorganization, H3078 [13JN]
Lubrizol Corp.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1832 [9OC]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber, H1350 [30MR]
———importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (H.R. 2181), H3126 [13JN]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (H.R. 741), H889-H893 [14MR], E213 [27FE]
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (business): General Motors Corp., Supplier of the Year Award recipient, E1486 [1AU]
Marietta, GA: anniversary of Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Co., E538 [4AP]
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.: anniversary, E591 [24AP]
Matsushita Electric Corp. of America: tribute to Panasonic Kid Witness News program, E799 [15MY]
Mauldin-Dorfmeier Construction, Inc.: Golden Gate Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Eagle Award recipient, E227 [27FE]
McDonald's Corp.: National Recycling Coalition Recycling Works Recognition Award recipient, H10175 [18DE]
Medicare: reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E44 [30JA]
Merrillville, IN: tribute to United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1005 honorees, E786 [10MY]
Microsoft Corp.: settlement of antitrust suit with the Dept. of Justice, E2000 [5NO]
Mid Valley Packaging & Supply Co.: anniversary, E2023 [7NO]
Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance: funding, H8079 [13NO]
Milwaukee Valve Co.: anniversary, E1013 [5JN]
Mineral Management Service: ensure that oil industry fees under the royalty-in-kind program earn fair market value, H3400, H3413 [21JN]
Mining and mineral resources: economic impact of Federal regulations on mining industry, H1126 [27MR]
———elimination of certain environmental regulations, H2155 [15MY]
———reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (H.R. 1085), E373 [15MR]
Minnesota Public Radio: ``Marketplace'' (financial news show) recipient of George Foster Peabody Award, E611 [24AP]
Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8908-H8914 [5DE]
Missoula, MT: roundtable discussion on forest health issues, E546 [5AP]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4993, H5013, H5044, H5109, H5112, H5115-H5122, H5127, H5128 [1AU], E1558 [3AU]
———impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 2161), E1099 [13JN]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (H.R. 2735), E1533 [3AU], E1789 [3OC]
Moylan's Insurance Underwriters, Inc.: anniversary, E1448 [26JY]
National Agriculture Day: observance, H963, H988 [20MR]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (H.R. 652), H3127 [13JN], E176 [14FE]
National Payroll Week: observance, E1608 [6SE]
National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H6018 [25SE]
National security: demonstration of portable systems to detect chemical, biological and nuclear agents, H7915 [8NO]
National Small Business Week: observance, H1937 [8MY], H2066-H2071 [9MY], E750 [8MY], E761 [9MY], E787 [10MY]
Natural gas: Gulfstream Natural Gas Project funding, H3727-H3735 [28JN]
New Bedford, MA: efforts to improve harbor water quality, E55 [30JA]
New England Council: anniversary, E1732 [25SE]
New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8529-H8536 [28NO]
New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]
NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, E1377 [20JY]
———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H343 [14FE], E141 [8FE]
———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), unanimous-consent agreement, H278 [13FE]
———funding, H4085 [17JY], E2118 [16NO]
NLRB: decision relative to allowing cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, E1448 [26JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (H.R. 2661), E1442 [26JY]
Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), H8358-H8367 [27NO], E2198 [4DE]
———require nuclear power companies to attempt to acquire commercial insurance prior to allocating Federal subsidies, H8361 [27NO]
Nucor Steel Corp.: tribute to Jewett, TX, facility for civic involvement and environmental programs, E1852 [11OC]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (H.R. 1782), E761 [9MY]
———prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4178-H4187 [18JY], E1420 [25JY]
Operations Management International, Inc.: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E85 [31JA], E621 [24AP]
Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (H.R. 483), H7379, H7380 [30OC]
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: decision to provide bonuses to senior executives during bankruptcy filing, H3008 [12JN]
Pahokee, FL: city marina dredging project funding, H4136, H4137 [18JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: consideration of funding (H. Res. 110), E518 [3AP]
———reauthorize (H.R. 740), E214 [27FE]
Patents: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (H.R. 1333), E518 [3AP]
———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (H.R. 1332), E518 [3AP]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819, H1825, H1826 [2MY]
———provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (H.R. 3509), E2336 [19DE]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8190-H8215 [15NO], E2120 [16NO], E2137 [27NO]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), consideration (H. Res. 288), H8189, H8190 [15NO]
———reform (H.R. 10), H1671 [1MY], H1748-H1827 [2MY], H9160-H9166 [11DE], E720 [3MY], E799 [15MY], E2275 [13DE]
———reform (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 127), H1745-H1747 [2MY]
———reform (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H1825, H1826 [2MY]
Perez Brothers, Inc.: anniversary, E1746 [26SE]
Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE]
———condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 238), H5683, H5684 [14SE]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2563, H2564 [22MY]
———gasoline price levels, H1937 [8MY], H2176-H2181 [15MY], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H2929 [6JN], H3212 [19JN]
———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H2720 [25MY]
Pharmaceuticals: approval of generic versions of drugs without pediatric labeling relative to exclusive marketing rights agreements, H8551 [28NO], H10209 [18DE], E2286 [13DE]
———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 2801), E1537, E1542 [3AU]
———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H6666 [11OC], E1881 [12OC]
———relationship between medical research institutes and for-profit companies relative to NIH research money and drug prices, H170 [6FE]
Philip Morris Cos., Inc.: accuracy in advertising, H260 [13FE]
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, E801 [15MY]
Pizza Factory (business): Fowler, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E671 [1MY]
Political ethics: influence of political fundraising on Federal policies, H2561, H2567 [22MY]
Power resources: effect of certain environmental groups on utility costs, H114 [31JA]
———national energy policy, H261 [13FE], H1542-H1544 [24AP], H3624 [27JN]
Prestolite Wire Corp.: Georgia Oglethorpe Award recipient, E482 [28MR]
Price support programs: wool and mohair, H3911-H3915 [11JY]
Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 347), H137 [31JA], E76 [31JA]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, H78 [30JA]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 89), E29 [20JA]
Procter & Gamble Co.: anniversary of Mehoopany, PA, paper products plant, E1865 [12OC]
Providian Financial Corp.: Rochester Institute of Technology and USA Today Quality Cup award for achievement in customer service recipient, E1146 [19JN]
———Rochester Institute of Technology and USA Today Quality Cup service industry award recipient, E994 [26MY]
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1101), E401 [20MR]
Puerto Rico: use of tax incentives to promote economic development and business investment, H834 [13MR]
Qatar: U.S. attendance at World Trade Organization conference, H7327 [25OC], H7563 [31OC]
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, E627 [25AP]
Republican Party: national agenda, H9086 [11DE]
Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E315 [8MR]
Roth Kase USA, Ltd.: anniversary, E1012 [5JN]
Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (H.R. 2400), E1251-E1253 [29JN]
Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (H.R. 2121), H9108-H9112 [11DE], E1072 [12JN], E2381 [20DE]
San Diego, CA: manipulation of electricity prices at the South Bay Power Plant by Duke Energy Corp., H3829 [10JY], H3936, H3937 [11JY]
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, H8523, H8524 [28NO]
———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 (H.R. 2961), E1737 [25SE]
———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 (H.R. 3230), E2005 [6NO]
———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (H.R. 2666), H6090-H6093 [2OC]
———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4142-H4147, H4201 [18JY]
———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (H.R. 3350), E2297 [14DE]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), H5936-H5941 [24SE], E1720 [25SE]
———small business investment companies programs funding, H4159 [18JY]
———Women's Business Centers funding, H4171, H4172 [18JY]
Scholastic Inc.: Missouri Industry of the Year award recipient, E837 [17MY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees, H4158, H4159 [18JY]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3159-H3182 [14JN], E393 [20MR]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (H. Res. 161), H3156 [14JN]
Seton Hill College: tribute to National Education Center for Women in Business, H10225 [18DE]
Ships and vessels: facilitate private and public sector investments for establishing coastal corridor operations, E1541 [3AU]
———require that U.S. commercially operated vessels be U.S. built, owned, and crewed, H10416 [19DE]
Siverling, Ruben: Clay/Platte Development Corp., Small Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E788 [10MY]
SkiHi Enterprises, Ltd.: anniversary, E1268 [29JN]
Small business: assistance programs funding, H1199 [28MR]
———economic impact of environmental regulations, H7951 [8NO]
———preserve employee stock ownership plans for S corporation workers, H1786 [2MY]
———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]
———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (H.R. 3339), E2128 [19NO]
———tribute to Small Business Development Centers, E595 [24AP]
Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), H8316-H8320 [16NO], H9193-H9195 [11DE]
Smyrna, TN: tribute to Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., plant, E1290 [10JY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 2036), E988 [26MY]
Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (H.R. 3257), E2045 [8NO]
———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (H.R. 3288), E2078 [14NO]
Stanley, Claudia: American Business Women's Association Top Ten Business Woman honoree, E217 [27FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (H.R. 2466), E1316 [11JY]
Steel Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H4082 [17JY]
Sudan: prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3107-H3113 [13JN], H8218, H8219 [15NO]
Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 999), E350 [13MR]
Swift & Co.: tribute, E1875 [12OC]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property, H5045 [1AU]
———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (H.R. 3062), H6438 [9OC]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (H.R. 1987), E934 [24MY]
———allow drug manufacturers a tax credit if they certify that the price of a drug in the U.S. is not greater than its price in Canada or Mexico (H.R. 946), E317 [8MR]
———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (H.R. 3281), H8232 [15NO]
———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (H.R. 1411), E569 [5AP]
———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (H.R. 666), E196 [14FE]
———capital gains rates, H5458 [10SE], H6440 [9OC]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (H.R. 2695), E1501 [2AU]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 2691), E1481 [1AU]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (H.R. 2520), H4023 [17JY]
———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (H.R. 2077), E1030 [6JN]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (H.R. 2940), H6044 [25SE], H6166 [3OC]
———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (H.R. 3143), H7307 [24OC]
———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (H.R. 1493), E552 [5AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (H.R. 3100), E1866 [12OC]
———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (H.R. 657), E179 [14FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3079, H3080, H3137-H3141 [13JN], H3183 [14JN]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (H.R. 2281), H3698 [27JN]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (H.R. 2419), E1266 [29JN]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6803-H6808 [16OC], E1966 [31OC]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (H.R. 1265), E471 [28MR]
———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses, E2382 [20DE]
———institute a national retail sales tax, H743 [8MR]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 2526), E1349 [18JY]
———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (H.R. 1439), E566 [5AP]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (H.R. 909), E308 [7MR]
———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (H.R. 2280), E1184 [21JN]
———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (H.R. 1755), E755 [8MY]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (H.R. 1030), E359 [14MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H1790 [2MY]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (H.R. 738), E237 [28FE]
———provide corporate income tax rate reductions (H.R. 872), E287 [6MR]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales tax holiday, E2185 [30NO]
———provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation, H9332 [12DE]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1819), H2931 [6JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6784, H6785 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208 [23OC], H7220, H7221, H7222, H7223, H7236-H7282, H7284, H7285, H7294-H7301, H7307 [24OC], H7311, H7312 [25OC], H7359 [30OC], H7857, H7858, H7888 [7NO], H7913, H7914 [8NO], H8121-H8126 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8168-H8174 [14NO], H8184, H8185 [15NO], H8408-H8413 [27NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8429, H8535 [28NO], H8636-H8643 [29NO], H8742 [30NO], H8845, H8847, H8890, H8908-H8914 [5DE], H9056 [6DE], H9244, H9246, H9324, H9328, H9332 [12DE], H10057, H10060, H10144-H10148 [13DE], H10177, H10178, H10208, H10226-H10235 [18DE], E1916 [17OC], E1925, E1926, E1929 [25OC], E1942, E1959 [30OC], E2017 [6NO], E2039 [8NO], E2102 [15NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7225-H7236 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), motion to recommit, H7256, H7280, H7281 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10827-H10887 [19DE], E2325 [19DE], E2349, E2355, E2400 [20DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10820-H10827 [19DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10495-H10503 [19DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), motion to recommit, H10867, H10885 [19DE]
———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10115-H10141 [13DE]
———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3402), E2197 [4DE]
———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (H.R. 3373), E2175 [29NO]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 778), E230, E240 [28FE]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (H.R. 1412), E564 [5AP]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, H7120 [17OC]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (H.R. 3041), H7857 [7NO]
———rates, H170, H171 [6FE], H204, H208, H210-H212 [7FE], H231 [8FE], H307-H309 [13FE], H352, H358 [14FE], H466, H478 [28FE], H510, H607 [1MR], H630, H631, H632, H638 [6MR], H837, H838, H857 [13MR], H881, H882 [14MR], H944 [15MR], H963 [20MR], H1015, H1016 [21MR], H1065 [22MR], H1124, H1153 [27MR], H1389, H1398 [3AP], H1470, H1475-H1478 [4AP], H1510, H1512, H1514 [24AP], H1562, H1575, H1598 [25AP], H2029, H2043, H2069-H2071 [9MY], H2895 [6JN], H3869 [11JY], H5182 [2AU], H8637-H8643 [29NO], E429 [22MR]
———rates (H.R. 3), H654-H657, H717, H720, H722-H738 [7MR], H743, H744, H745, H761-H809, H811, H812, H813, H815-H821 [8MR], H834, H838, H864-H870 [13MR], H904, H918-H923 [14MR], H1469 [4AP], E334 [12MR], E350 [13MR], E358 [14MR], E376 [15MR]
———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H746-H760 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H807 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 942), E324 [8MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), H2176, H2179 [15MY], H2207-H2223 [16MY], H2337 [21MY], H2391, H2567 [22MY], H2683, H2684, H2686 [24MY], E873 [21MY], E922 [24MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2718, H2832-H2844 [25MY], H2852, H2871 [5JN], H2894 [6JN], H2961, H2986-H2990 [7JN], H3077 [13JN], H3791 [28JN], H4434 [24JY], H5478, H5482-H5484 [10SE], E1008, E1010, E1016 [5JN], E1029 [6JN], E1046, E1054 [7JN], E1061 [8JN]
———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2204-H2207 [16MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2824-H2832 [25MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to go to conference, H2646 [23MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2646-H2654, H2657 [23MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), unanimous-consent request, H2645, H2646 [23MY]
———reduce alternative minimum tax rates (H.R. 873), E289 [6MR]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (H.R. 871), E287 [6MR]
———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, H7272 [24OC]
———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 (H.R. 2794), E1517 [3AU]
———repeal corporate alternative minimum tax, H7255, H7269-H7271 [24OC], E1926 [25OC]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H1126 [27MR], H1461 [4AP], H2716 [25MY], H4118 [18JY]
———S corporation reform (H.R. 2576), E1380 [20JY]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (H.R. 2529), E1347 [17JY]
———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (H.R. 901), E289 [6MR]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1783), E771 [10MY]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (H.R. 1357), E516, E517 [3AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2288-H2298 [17MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 141), H2285-H2288 [17MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (H.R. 990), E351 [13MR]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (H.R. 1659), E680 [1MY]
———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (H.R. 1895), E843 [17MY]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (H.R. 1268), E465 [28MR]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 2352), E1225 [27JN]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (H.R. 1463), E566 [5AP]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2550), E1358, E1359 [18JY]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (H.R. 276), E53 [30JA]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (H.R. 1934), E887 [22MY]
———treatment of small businesses, H1937 [8MY]
———treatment of swap fund transactions (H.R. 1785), E765 [10MY]
———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 1012), E341 [13MR]
———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (H.R. 2370), E1261 [29JN]
Telecommunications: establish a separate process for State commission evaluation of rural telephone company exemptions, suspensions, and modifications, relative to advanced capabilities (H.R. 3142), E1900 [16OC]
———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 496), H1030, H1034 [21MR], E128 [7FE], E426 [22MR], E450 [27MR]
———resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses (H.R. 3484), E2309, E2312, E2318 [14DE]
———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (H.R. 3268), E2088 [15NO]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 90), H8763-H8765 [4DE]
Territories: wage and labor rights violations, E548 [5AP]
Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5884-H5894, H5898, H5899, H5909-H5915 [21SE], H6243-H6248 [3OC], H6683, H6694 [11OC], E1704 [21SE]
———economic impact of terrorist attacks on working families, H7900-H7907 [7NO]
———interception and disclosure of certain electronic communications by cable companies that provide telecommunications services, E1968 [31OC]
———reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5738 [20SE], H6265 [4OC]
———tort liability limits for damages relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7658 [1NO], H8302 [16NO]
———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1792 [3OC]
Texas: anniversary of Central Texas Labor Council, E2172 [29NO]
3M (company): donation to Nature Conservancy of Minnesota for grassland preservation efforts, E510 [3AP]
TMJ Implants, Inc.: conduct investigation into FDA actions relative to the Pre-Market Application for the Fossa-Eminece Prosthesis, H3760 [28JN], E1321 [12JY]
———FDA premarket approval application review process of total and partial joint prostheses, E15 [3JA]
Tobacco products: maintain prohibition on export promotion, H5491 [11SE]
———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (H.R. 1610), E655 [26AP]
———national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4002-H4006 [12JY]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4002-H4006 [12JY]
Torrez Family: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, E890 [22MY]
Tourist trade: revitalize, H6070 [2OC]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (H.R. 3359), H8959 [6DE], E2156 [28NO]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend assistance to workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks funding, H8954-H8960 [6DE]
Treaties and agreements: congressional oversight of trade agreements without fast-track authority, H2173 [15MY]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H4100 [17JY], H4368 [20JY], H4868, H4870, H4871 [31JY], H4993 [1AU], H5183 [2AU], H6784 [16OC], H7311, H7312 [25OC], E1732 [25SE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 1446), H2985 [7JN], H3185 [14JN], H3442 [21JN]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H7534, H7535 [31OC], H7701 [1NO], H7728, H7782, H7783 [6NO], H7857, H7858, H7881, H7887 [7NO], H7912, H7913, H7914, H7915 [8NO], H8037, H8119 [13NO], H8138 [14NO], H8187, H8188 [15NO], H8252 [16NO], H8425, H8429, H8552 [28NO], H8571, H8642-H8649 [29NO], H8750, H8751, H8816, H8818-H8823, H8827-H8834 [4DE], H8846, H8847, H8848, H8883, H8890, H8891, H8894-H8907, H8910 [5DE], H8981-H9044, H9057 [6DE], H9084 [11DE], H10146 [13DE], E2111 [16NO], E2198 [4DE], E2245, E2246 [10DE], E2251, E2252 [11DE], E2257, E2259 [12DE], E2277 [13DE], E2305 [14DE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8972-H8981 [6DE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), motion to recommit, H9042, H9043 [6DE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), unanimous-consent request, H8995 [6DE]
———impact of free trade on drug prices, H8999 [6DE]
———impact on the environment of extending trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H7881 [7NO]
Tri-anim Health Services, Inc.: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Foundation Outstanding Corporate Contributor of Health Education award recipient, E1864 [12OC]
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (H. Con. Res. 277), H8765, H8766 [4DE], E2213 [5DE]
UAW: anniversary of first contract with Ford Motor Co., E1158 [20JN]
Unified Industries Inc.: Clean Corporate Citizen honoree, E2074 [14NO]
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to Fresno, CA, distribution center, E2090 [15NO]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 2426), E1245 [29JN]
Valtierra, Tony: California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President's Award recipient, E2109 [16NO]
Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, H5429, H5432-H5436 [6SE]
———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4639-H4650 [26JY], E1478 [31JY]
———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), unanimous-consent agreement, H4622 [25JY]
Walker, Maggie: Junior Achievement International (organization) National Business Hall of Fame inductee, E646 [26AP]
Weehawken, NJ: Theodore Roosevelt School recipient of Panasonic Kid Witness News Vision Award, E799 [15MY]
West Virginia: tribute to the energy technology agreement with industry and academia, E320 [8MR]
Westfield, CT: tribute to Westfield Works Wonders charity event, E2266 [12DE]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (H.R. 285), E360 [14MR]
Women's History Month: observance, H913 [14MR]
World Trade Organization: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, E2180 [29NO]
World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H5182 [2AU]
———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H7945-H7950 [8NO]
———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), H3993-H3998 [12JY], E1172, E1177 [21JN], E1297 [11JY]
———prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H4168-H4171 [18JY]
———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (H.R. 2835), H7945, H7946 [8NO]
Yoh, Harold L. (Spike): National Defense Industrial Association John J. Jones Award for Outstanding Contributions to Our National Defense recipient, E2303 [14DE]
Remarks in Senate
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (S. 923), S5278 [21MY]
Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 107), S380 [22JA]
———enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (S. 20), S259 [22JA]
———impact of dairy compacts, S8868-S8870, S8875 [3AU], S12413, S12414 [5DE]
———reform certain mandatory arbitration requirements in resolving disputes between farmers and agribusinesses, S13087-S13091 [13DE]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported meat and perishable agricultural commodities (S. 280), S1135 [7FE]
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, S13040 [12DE], S13271 [14DE]
Air Force: tanker aircraft lease program funding, S12599-S12606, S12613 [7DE], S13832, S13838-S13841, S13845, S13850, S13867 [20DE]
Air pollution: clean air standards, S2300-S2302 [14MR]
———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 556), S2411 [15MR]
Albuquerque, NM: dedication of Hispano Chamber of Commerce Barelas Job Opportunity Center, S7804 [17JY]
American Classic Voyages Co.: assumption of debt by the Maritime Administration on loans for cruise ship construction, S13921 [20DE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (S. 782), S3998 [26AP]
Amtrak: financial assistance relative to viability of the U.S. air transportation system, S9592 [21SE]
Army: authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (S. 581), S2593 [20MR]
Ashooh, Elias (Skip): Greater Manchester, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S2160 [12MR]
Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, S1030 [6FE], S1371 [14FE]
———encourage airline employees to report suspicious activities, S10439 [10OC]
———enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (S. 200), S650 [29JA]
———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (S. 415), S1708-S1711 [28FE]
———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers, S12653, S12654 [7DE]
———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (S. 1479), S9980 [1OC]
———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (S. 319), S1344-S1346 [13FE], S1814 [5MR], S8109 [24JY]
———expand use of current security technologies and establish short-term assessment and deployment of emergency security technologies, S10519 [11OC]
———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]
———improve disclosure of information to airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers' rights under airline customer service agreements (S. 483), S1992 [7MR]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S10500-S10502, S10510-S10513 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), S9580-S9588 [21SE], S9679 [24SE], S10112, S10254 [3OC], S10429, S10432-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10487-S10537, S10545, S10546 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S11095 [25OC], S11280 [31OC], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481, S11483 [6NO], S11510 [7NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11759 [14NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11974-S11985, S11987 [16NO], S12069 [28NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128-S10140 [3OC], S10258-S10262, S10267-S10282 [4OC], S10346, S10347, S10352-S10363 [9OC], S10403, S10407-S10412, S10417-S10420 [10OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC], S11915 [15NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent request, S10126-S10128 [3OC], S10418 [10OC]
———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (S. 520), S2221, S2222 [13MR]
———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, S9479 [19SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), S9673 [21SE], S12532 [6DE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9589-S9608, S9673 [21SE], S10144, S10146 [3OC], S10352 [9OC]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent agreement, S9588 [21SE]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent request, S9584 [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, S9588-S9608 [21SE], S10137 [3OC], S10352-S10355 [9OC], S10433, S10436-S10439, S10441-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10489, S10493-S10500, S10503-S10510, S10515, S10517, S10546 [11OC]
———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 (S. 1454), S9956 [1OC]
———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (S. 1463), S9810 [25SE]
———provision of advanced electronic information on passengers and cargo entering the U.S., S11159-S11161, S11184, S11185 [30OC], S11262-S11264 [31OC], S11531 [7NO], S11979 [16NO]
———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]
———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines relative to service changes or discontinuation by the issuing carrier, S10530 [11OC]
———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]
———require background checks for existing aviation security employees, S10524 [11OC]
———require screening of all employees prior to entering secure areas, S10524 [11OC]
———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]
———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]
———use of non-lethal weapons by airline crews, S10490-S10492 [11OC]
BAE Systems: Dept. of Defense Pro Patria Award recipient, S11658 [9NO]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7553, S7651 [12JY], S7721-S7735, S7737-S7739, S7741, S7742, S7789 [17JY]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), cloture motion, S7553 [12JY]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7539-S7550, S7552 [12JY]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), unanimous-consent agreement, S7534 [11JY]
———amend laws (S. 220), S788 [30JA], S1676-S1678 [28FE]
———amend laws (S. 220), unanimous-consent request, S1676 [28FE]
———amend laws (S. 420), S1793-S1801, S1803, S1805-S1813 [5MR], S1925-S1962 [7MR], S2018-S2055, S2056 [8MR], S2105-S2113 [9MR], S2142-S2159, S2166 [12MR], S2169-S2173, S2176-S2180-S2214 [13MR], S2272-S2297, S2299 [14MR], S2324-S2339, S2343-S2379, S2381, S2385, S2416-S2418 [15MR], S2469 [19MR]
———amend laws (S. 420), cloture motion, S2296 [14MR]
———amend laws (S. 420), unanimous-consent agreement, S1729 [1MR], S2201, S2208 [13MR], S2287, S2296 [14MR], S2531 [19MR]
———amend laws (S. 420), vitiation of modification of amendment, S2299 [14MR]
———amend waiting period for subsequent filings, S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]
———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S2351 [15MR]
———clarify responsibility of companies to fulfill legal obligations to administer employee and retiree benefit plans, S2142, S2144 [12MR]
———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2032-S2034, S2046, S2050, S2051 [8MR]
———definition of debtors income, S2024, S2045 [8MR], S2324, S2328, S2347 [15MR]
———discourage predatory lending practices, S1937-S1953 [7MR], S2018-S2031 [8MR], S2143 [12MR]
———ensure additional expenses associated with home energy costs are included in debtors' monthly expenses, S2198, S2199 [13MR], S2274 [14MR]
———prevent predatory lenders from using bankruptcy laws to shield themselves from liability in consumer claims, S2031, S2032, S2044, S2045 [8MR], S2191, S2192 [13MR]
———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S2144 [12MR], S2279-S2284, S2291-S2293, S2295 [14MR]
———provide priority in distributions to small business creditors, S1926-S1928, S1953-S1955, S1959, S1962 [7MR], S2020 [8MR]
———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts, S2365-S2373 [15MR]
———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 3211), S11435 [5NO]
———treatment of leases held by retail debtors, S2365 [15MR]
———treatment of postpetition backpay and benefits relative to violations of Federal or State employment laws, S2361 [15MR]
———treatment of separated spousal income relative to safe harbor means test, S2024 [8MR]
———treatment of unemployed filers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S2325, S2328, S2347 [15MR]
———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, S2352-S2357 [15MR]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: require GAO study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings, S7737-S7739, S7742 [17JY]
Barba, Steven P.: New Hampshire Business and Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S13357 [17DE]
Belknap Landscape Co., Inc.: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4821 [10MY]
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans, S7064-S7066 [28JN], S7130 [29JN]
———include Federal health benefits programs, S7142-S7145 [29JN]
———repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895-S6901 [26JN]
Bismarck State College: Education and Training Center for the Power Generation Industry funding, S7574 [12JY]
Bottomline Technologies (company): Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4819 [10MY]
Boucher, Tim: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, S1267 [13FE]
Bueno Foods (business): anniversary, S4938 [15MY]
Bush, President: commend upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico (S. Con. Res. 13), S1435-S1437 [14FE]
California: energy crisis relative to electricity competition program, S508-S510 [24JA], S4066-S4069 [1MY], S4412 [7MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability relative to railroad industry contract carriage agreements and spur track contamination in the transport of hazardous waste, S3905 [25AP]
———eco-industrial parks development projects, S3901 [25AP]
———eligibility of certain petroleum contaminated sites for brownfield cleanup funding, S3904 [25AP]
———eligibility of sites contaminated by cattle dipping vats for brownfield cleanup funding, S3906 [25AP]
———eligiblity of Alaska native corporations for brownfields redevelopment funding, S3906 [25AP]
———eligiblity of Indian Tribes for brownfield redevelopment in cases where contamination migrates across State lines, S3907 [25AP]
———exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), S14064 [20DE]
———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]
———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1481-S1491 [15FE], S2379 [15MR], S3773 [23AP], S3797, S3798 [24AP], S3868, S3869, S3879-S3912 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4019 [30AP], S14064 [20DE]
———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), unanimous-consent agreement, S3877 [25AP]
———provide mechanism for citizens to request State officials to assess potential brownfields, S3905, S3906 [25AP]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), S14063, S14064 [20DE]
———require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904, S3906 [25AP]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (S. 1217), S8022 [20JY]
———protect students from commercial exploitation (S. 290), S1221, S1222 [8FE]
———tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (S. Con. Res. 31), S3453 [4AP]
Clement, Chuck: Rochester, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6989 [27JN]
Coca-Cola Co.: tribute for donation and relief efforts relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9553 [20SE]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 902), S5017 [16MY]
Colombia: condition foreign assistance to payment of arbitration decisions, S10962 [24OC], S11097, S11098 [25OC]
Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, S12394 [5DE]
Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 123), S7287 [29JN]
Common Man Family Restaurants: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4820 [10MY]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (S. 634), S3001 [27MR]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas, S1449 [15FE]
———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 428), S1761, S1767 [1MR]
———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 430), S1761, S1767 [1MR]
———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 966), S5695 [25MY]
———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 1127), S7093-S7095 [28JN]
———importance of technological developments in the international marketplace, S1912 [6MR]
———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (S. 630), S2995-S2999 [27MR]
Concord Community Music School: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4821 [10MY]
Concord Hospital: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4820 [10MY]
Contracts: ensure that health insurance contracts are binding, S7045, S7046 [28JN]
———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S12655 [7DE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 842), S4511 [8MY]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for Nevada, S2361 [15MR]
Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 192), S586 [25JA]
———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S2287 [14MR], S7549 [12JY]
Credit cards: consumer protections, S2018-S2022 [8MR]
———limit issuance to underage consumers, S2035-S2037 [8MR], S2178, S2192-S2196, S2212, S2213 [13MR]
———regulate issuance to individuals under 21 years of age (S. 891), S4957 [15MY]
Crime: prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1742), S12162 [29NO]
Customs Service: repeal merchandise processing fee extension, S7058-S7062 [28JN], S7129, S7130 [29JN]
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), S9673 [21SE], S9857 [26SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (S. 366), S1505, S1506 [15FE]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (S. 1652), S11561 [7NO]
———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 1076), S6603 [21JN]
———vegetable production systems development funding, S11082, S11083 [25OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (S. 286), S1219 [8FE]
———establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (S. 1781), S12554 [6DE]
———Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, S9385 [13SE]
Dept. of Defense: aircraft development and replacement program, S12613 [7DE]
———conduct study of tactical and military aircraft industrial base, S12651-S12653 [7DE]
———joint strike fighter development, S9796 [25SE]
———release decision on FTC investigation of possible antitrust issues relative to joint venture production of nitrocellulose, S10047, S10055 [2OC]
———smokeless nitrocellulose procurement funding, S13844 [20DE]
Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]
Dept. of Energy: energy industry workforce training grants and fellowships funding through reductions in CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S7865-S7870 [18JY]
———enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 259), S1079 [6FE]
———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (S. 1166), S7516 [11JY]
———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (S. 26), S298 [22JA], S1184 [8FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (S. 282), S1136 [7FE]
———status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9367 [13SE]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, S2276-S2278 [14MR]
———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1801-S1805, S1811 [5MR], S1831-S1888 [6MR]
———job training program for dislocated workers funding, S7407, S7410, S7416 [10JY]
———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (S. 1848), S13701-S13704 [19DE]
Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (S. 734), S3717 [6AP]
Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. Con. Res. 39), S5127 [17MY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S7577-S7580 [12JY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 1086), S6619 [21JN]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 901), S5016 [16MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (S. 1198), S9001 [3AU]
Dept. of Transportation: delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (S. 578), S2592 [20MR]
———Essential Air Service Program funding, S9595 [21SE]
———GAO report on alleged discrimination in the Disadvantaged Business Enerprises Program, S7078 [28JN]
———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (S. 1544), S10694 [15OC]
———imposition of airline user fees to fund aviation security, S10521, S10530 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]
———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (S. 199), S649 [29JA]
———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (S. 1327), S8749 [2AU]
Des Moines Business Record (publication): tribute to Women of Influence honorees, S10455 [10OC]
Detroit, MI: anniversary of Ironworkers Local No. 25, S7877 [18JY]
Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance, S13902, S14030 [20DE]
———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (S. 1708), S11943 [15NO]
District of Columbia: replacement of taxicab zone fares with meter system, S11532 [7NO]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, S7440 [11JY], S7871 [18JY], S11071 [25OC]
———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 754), S3760 [6AP]
Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (S. 424), S1754-S1757 [1MR]
Ecology and environment: develop cap-and-trade emission reduction compromises between businesses to meet greenhouse gas emission standards, S8894-S8896 [3AU]
———promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (S. 1078), S6607-S6611 [21JN]
———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 1079), S6607-S6611 [21JN]
Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps, S11748, S11752, S11757-S11762, S11768, S11782 [14NO]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1244-S1246 [13FE], S2813-S2817 [23MR], S2918-S2921 [26MR], S4379-S4381 [4MY], S5683 [25MY], S9488 [19SE], S11404-S11407 [2NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (S. 1732), S12059 [27NO], S12065 [28NO]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (S. 1549), S10703-S10707 [15OC], S10766 [16OC]
———require parental consent for the collection of certain market research in schools, S6303 [14JN]
———support business incubation in academic settings (S. 1335), S8756 [2AU]
Electric power: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (S. 1131), S7099 [28JN]
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: consumer consent implementation, S7188 [29JN]
Electropac Co., Inc.: anniversary, S9802 [25SE]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: increase loan guarantees for steel companies, S4395-S4397 [4MY]
———revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (S. 1884), S13972, S13973 [20DE]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board: guaranteeing of emergency loan to LTV Corp., S13665 [19DE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1284), S8480 [31JY]
———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (S. 163), S529 [24JA]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 624), S2989-S2993 [27MR]
———provide for regional skills training alliances (S. 431), S1761, S1767 [1MR]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), S14063 [20DE]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (S. 1889), S13980 [20DE]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), S14063 [20DE]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (S. 1890), S13980 [20DE]
———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (S. 1102), S6924-S6926 [26JN]
———workforce training programs funding, S3391 [4AP]
Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (S. 792), S4008-S4011 [26AP]
EPA: enforcement of water pollution regulations, S3816 [24AP]
———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (S. 1870), S13955-S13959 [20DE]
ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (S. 96), S361 [22JA]
False Claims Act: implementation, S1008 [1FE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (S. 489), S2072 [8MR]
FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10584 [11OC]
FCC: amend media ownership rules (S. 1189), S7823 [17JY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 247), S1063 [6FE], S2972 [27MR]
———repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S13110 [13DE], S13247 [14DE], S13426-S13441 [18DE]
———response to shortage of betamethasone drugs relative to premature delivery of babies, S5528 [23MY]
———restrict importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S11091 [25OC], S11337, S11338 [1NO]
Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11701-S11707, S11713, S11715 [13NO], S12023 [27NO], S12071, S12072, S12073 [28NO], S12121, S12122 [29NO], S13836 [20DE]
Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (S. 1369), S8942 [3AU]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 1346), S8768 [2AU]
Federal Highway Administration: regulations relative to Adopt-a-Highway signs, S8531 [1AU]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, S9710-S9712, S9714 [24SE], S9769-S9780 [25SE], S10039-S10041 [2OC], S13356 [17DE]
———revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies (S. 1295), S8591, S8592 [1AU]
FEMA: Project Impact funding, S1736, S1742 [1MR], S1894 [6MR], S2067 [8MR], S3659-S3661 [6AP]
Financial institutions: authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (S. 601), S2776 [22MR]
———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 30), S303-S307 [22JA]
———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 450), S1788 [1MR], S3987 [26AP]
Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (S. 330), S1404 [14FE]
Fish and fishing: efforts relative to conservation and restoration of Atlantic salmon, S7567 [12JY]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon and steelhead stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S4239 [3MY]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S9379, S9381 [13SE]
———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (S. 1825), S13150 [13DE], S13356 [17DE]
Floods: disaster assistance to Nevada, S1736 [1MR]
Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S3793 [23AP], S3826 [24AP]
———prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 771), S3923 [25AP]
Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Living Legend Tour, S7585 [12JY]
Foreign aid: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (S. 988), S5838 [5JN]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (S. 979), S5798-S5800 [26MY]
———export promotion programs funding, S4504 [8MY]
———improve port-of-entry infrastructure along the Southwest border of the U.S., establish grants to improve facilities, and designate a port technology demonstration site (S. 884), S4945 [15MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, S3798-S3800 [24AP]
———renegotiation of World Trade Organization rules, S11354 [1NO]
———U.S. deficit, S2815 [23MR], S3798-S3800 [24AP], S4395-S4397 [4MY], S4857 [14MY], S5664-S5666 [25MY]
FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (S. 1881), S13971 [20DE]
———protect consumers through investigation of unfair and deceptive practices by airlines, S8529 [1AU]
———report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S3810 [24AP]
Gagnon, David: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]
Gall, Mary S.: nomination to be CPSC Chair, S8452 [31JY]
Gerling, Michael J.: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]
Goulder, Morton E.: New Hampshire High Technology Council Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S6210 [13JN]
Government: increase flexibility in the procurement of property and services to facilitate the defense against terrorism (S. 1780), S12553 [6DE]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (S. 1620), S11376 [1NO]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7739-S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY], S11336 [1NO]
———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (S. 1033), S6227-S6231 [13JN]
Greenspan, Saul: New Hampshire Business and Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S13358 [17DE]
Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, S6983 [27JN], S7475-S7483, S7484-S7489 [11JY], S7554 [12JY]
Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Community Area New Development Organization, Inc., S5115 [17MY]
Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409-S6411, S6421-S6432 [19JN], S6470, S6475, S6479-S6482, S6492 [20JN], S6537, S6539, S6547 [21JN], S6634-S6637, S6639-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6849 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6894 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7019, S7027-S7044, S7053, S7054 [28JN], S7168-S7171, S7178, S7180 [29JN]
———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6909-S6913 [26JN], S6939-S6944 [27JN], S7139-S7142, S7145 [29JN]
———clarify rights of injured patients forced into mandatory binding arbitration to seek legal redress, S7174, S7175 [29JN]
———clarify that independent reviewers are not empowered to order health plans to provide services that are specifically excluded or expressly limited by the plan's contract, S6964-S6967 [27JN]
———dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7149-S7154 [29JN]
———disallow punitive damages in Federal courts relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7163 [29JN]
———establish a clear definition of medical necessity and other standards for independent reviewers to use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6892, S6902-S6909 [26JN], S6947-S6958 [27JN]
———improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3475-S3478 [5AP]
———independent review and arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's, S6470-S6472 [20JN], S6856-S6858 [25JN], S6887-S6895, S6901 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7168, S7179 [29JN]
———limit attorneys' fees in lawsuits relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7017-S7020, S7024-S7027 [28JN], S7155-S7160, S7162 [29JN]
———limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7056, S7057 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]
———permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits, S7164-S7167, S7172, S7173 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S5999 [8JN], S8061 [23JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), S9127 [5SE], S9129 [6SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S425-S427 [22JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 283), S1136, S1156 [7FE], S1241 [13FE], S1368 [14FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 872), S4896 [14MY], S4967 [15MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 889), S4951-S4953 [15MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6357 [14JN], S6369-S6372, S6379-S6381, S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6535-S6594 [21JN], S6627-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6860 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6887-S6913 [26JN], S6937-S6983 [27JN], S7011-S7076 [28JN], S7127-S7185, S7287, S7288 [29JN], S7293 [9JY], S8196-S8198 [25JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6849-S6854 [25JN], S6870-S6884 [26JN], S7136-S7138 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6398-S6440 [19JN], S6463-S6506, S6508-S6510 [20JN], S6533, S6534 [21JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent agreement, S6644 [22JN], S6887, S6901 [26JN], S6954 [27JN], S7074 [28JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent request, S6378, S6379 [18JN], S6403 [19JN], S6538, S6580 [21JN], S7170 [29JN]
———require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation, S6959-S6961 [27JN], S7133 [29JN]
———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047-S7055 [28JN]
ILC Dover, Inc.: tribute, S1895 [6MR]
Immigration: allocate H-1B visas for demonstration projects in rural areas (S. 1342), S8763 [2AU]
INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (H.R. 3030), S14050 [20DE]
———extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (S. 1891), S13980 [20DE]
Insurance: create a temporary reinsurance mechanism to enhance the availability of terrorism insurance, S13836 [20DE]
———create a temporary reinsurance mechanism to enhance the availability of terrorism insurance (S. 1743), S12163 [29NO]
———encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (S. 1748), S12273 [30NO], S12276 [3DE]
———encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (S. 1751), S12255-S12259 [30NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), S12273 [30NO], S12276 [3DE], S12406-S12408 [5DE], S13679, S13687 [19DE], S13791, S13901, S13911-S13914, S13917 [20DE]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), unanimous-consent request, S13865 [20DE]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 1744), S12166 [29NO]
———liability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S6537, S6547 [21JN]
———limit the administrative expenses and profits of managed care entities to a certain percentage of premium revenues (S. 577), S2591 [20MR]
———provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (S. 1616), S11369 [1NO]
International Trade Administration: trade agreement compliance funding, S1741 [1MR]
———trade agreement compliance funding through reductions in TV Marti funding, S9234-S9237 [10SE], S9359 [13SE]
Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: implementation, S12133 [29NO]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports, S1050, S1053 [6FE]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), S5663 [25MY]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 910), S5122 [17MY]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 957), S5633-S5635 [24MY], S7575 [12JY]
———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284, S2285 [14MR]
———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (S. 422), S1749-S1753 [1MR]
J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, S6381-S6384 [18JN]
J.L. Simmons Co., Inc.: relief (S. 846), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (S. Res. 83), S14052 [20DE]
Kansas City, KS: construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery, S13671-S13673 [19DE], S13789 [20DE]
Korea, Republic of: call to end unlawful bailout of Hynix Semiconductor Inc., S8901 [3AU], S9384 [13SE]
———call to end unlawful bailout of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (S. Con. Res. 10), S1350 [13FE]
———remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (S. Con. Res. 43), S5637 [24MY]
Kuhlman Corp.: anniversary, S8279 [26JY]
Labor unions: notify members of rights relative to use of fees or dues paid by members used for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2714-S2716 [22MR], S2796, S2797 [23MR]
———prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 1107), S6992-S6994 [27JN]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 873), S4892 [14MY]
———use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2698-S2703, S2782 [22MR]
Law enforcement: photo enforcement of traffic signals, S9014 [4SE]
———surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10570-S10575 [11OC]
Lumber industry: economic impact of release of sebacic acid by Defense National Stockpile, S10147 [3OC]
———importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber, S9148 [6SE]
———promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S13675 [19DE]
———promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (S. Con. Res. 8), S1157 [7FE]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 407), S1634-S1638 [27FE]
Maine: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program (S. 1345), S8767 [2AU]
Manufacturing Extension Program: expand to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (S. 429), S1761, S1767 [1MR]
Maritime Administration: evaluation of loan guarantee defaults, S13921 [20DE]
Medicare: require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (S. 863), S4835 [10MY]
Mercado, I. Martin: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for New Mexico, S9737 [24SE]
Milliken, Roger: Textile Hall of Fame inductee, S10261 [4OC]
Minimum wage: level, S4880-S4882 [14MY], S5999 [8JN], S8057 [23JY]
———level (S. 277), S1132-S1135 [7FE], S1215 [8FE]
———level (S. 964), S5765 [25MY], S5802 [26MY]
Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of Capitol City and Minneapolis Metal Workers Lodge 459, S6317 [14JN]
Monica, Laura: Greater Manchester, NH, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S6989 [27JN]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 804), S4115 [1MY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), S7195-S7197 [29JN]
Nair, Rajesh: New Hampshire High Technology Council Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6210 [13JN]
Napster Inc.: court decision on Internet access to copyrighted music, S1380 [14FE]
National Agriculture Day: observance, S2575 [20MR], S2727 [22MR]
National Association of Insurance Women Week: observance, S4241 [3MY]
National Boxing Commission: establish (S. 893), S5112 [17MY]
National Business Women's Week: observance, S10690 [15OC]
National Labor Relations Act: exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize, S11327-S11329 [1NO]
———exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (S. 929), S5460 [22MY]
National security: allow exceptions to procurement laws during national emergencies to acquire necessary technology in a timely manner, S10268 [4OC]
Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 343), S1471 [15FE]
———provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8766 [2AU]
Natural gas: economic impact of increasing prices, S1264 [13FE], S1441 [15FE]
New Hampshire: economic assistance to Gorham, NH, and Berlin, NH, relative to American Tissue, Inc., hydro plants, S9378, S9379 [13SE]
New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries, S10271 [4OC]
———viability of software and information technology industries, S11752 [14NO]
NextWave Telecom, Inc.: proposed settlement in bankruptcy litigation, S13914 [20DE]
NIH: study the effect on children and youth of exposure to violent entertainment relative to development and educational achievement, S4914-S4916 [15MY]
Nixon Peabody LLP: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4821 [10MY]
Northeast Delta Dental: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4820 [10MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 507), S8999 [3AU]
Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), S12111, S12112 [28NO], S12113 [29NO]
———investigation of possible conflict of interests by law firm representing the Dept. of Energy and nuclear power industry relative to Yucca Mountain nuclear waste disposal site, S11869-S11871 [15NO]
———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (S. 1360), S8931 [3AU]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (S. 187), S574 [25JA]
OMB: prohibit directed budget scorekeeping of railroad retirement legislation, S12340-S12344, S12350, S12351, S12352 [4DE]
O'Neil, James E.: Keene, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S9802 [25SE]
OPEC: application of antitrust laws, S7942-S7944 [19JY]
Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (H.R. 483), S13226 [13DE]
———use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (S. 266), S1087 [6FE]
Packers and Stockyards Act: make provisions for livestock production contracts and provide parties to the contract the right to discussion with certain individuals, S13251 [14DE]
———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S13093-S13099 [13DE], S13258, S13272 [14DE], S13660, S13661 [19DE]
———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (S. 142), S1060 [6FE], S2575 [20MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (S. 1754), S12261-S12263 [30NO]
PC Connection, Inc.: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, S1266 [13FE]
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]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (S. 1677), S11721 [13NO]
———reform (H.R. 10), S12030 [27NO], S12128, S12131, S12138-S12152, S12154 [29NO], S12222-S12238, S12240 [30NO], S12276-S12306 [3DE], S12340-S12344, S12350-S12363 [4DE], S12390-S12394 [5DE]
———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036-S12042 [27NO], S12065, S12070, S12072, S12074, S12075-S12083, S12091-S12094, S12098 [28NO], S12114-S12119 [29NO]
———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, S12385 [4DE]
———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent request, S12036 [27NO]
Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9313 [12SE]
Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, S5113 [17MY]
Political campaigns: clarify standards for identification of sponsors of election-related advertising, S3126, S3127 [29MR]
———disclosure requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates and prohibition on use of labor or corporate funds for such advertisements, S2455-S2461 [19MR], S2560 [20MR], S2709-S2713 [22MR], S2812 [23MR], S2846, S2849 [26MR], S3024-S3026, S3033-S3048 [28MR], S3070-S3076 [29MR]
———expand express advocacy regulations to cover certain advertisements previously defined as issue advocacy advertisements if such advertisements clearly infer support or opposition to a specific candidate, S2706-S2713 [22MR], S3118-S3120 [29MR]
———require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2651-S2656 [21MR], S2682-S2686 [22MR]
———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2631-S2651 [21MR]
Power resources: impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, S4403 [4MY]
———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (S. Res. 26), S1536, S1537 [15FE]
———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts, S2038-S2044, S2054 [8MR], S2112 [9MR]
———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (S. 352), S1441, S1493, S1495 [15FE]
Privacy: disclose the collection of information through computer software (S. 197), S644 [29JA]
———enhance protection of location information of users of location-based services and applications (S. 1164), S7497 [11JY]
———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (S. 1055), S6337-S6339 [14JN]
Public lands: encourage development of natural gas and oil resources (S. 1808), S13052 [12DE]
Public utilities: electric power transmission reliability system funding, S7899 [19JY]
———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system, S4851 [14MY]
———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 206), S710 [30JA], S4816 [10MY]
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, S3273 [2AP]
Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 1103), S6926, S6927 [26JN]
———improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (S. 1530), S10641-S10643 [11OC]
———improve safety and security of rail transportation (S. 1528), S10461 [10OC]
———improve security, S10130, S10254 [3OC], S10267, S10269, S10274, S10276, S10279 [4OC], S10526, S10527 [11OC], S13881, S13882 [20DE]
———provide for rail safety and security assistance (S. 1550), S13867 [20DE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: payment for losses resulting from limitations on use following terrorist attacks, S10529 [11OC]
Russia: tribute to U.S. cooperative efforts to prevent weapons proliferation by converting former Soviet Union defense industries into commercial ventures, S2573 [20MR]
SAS Institute: anniversary, S8898 [3AU]
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 (S. 1499), S10289-S10293, S10340 [4OC], S10345, S10379 [9OC], S11717 [13NO], S12045-S12047 [27NO], S12821-S12826 [11DE], S13044 [12DE], S13423 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13925-S13929 [20DE]
———enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (S. 182), S571 [25JA]
———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (S. 1323), S8738 [2AU]
———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (S. 348), S1479 [15FE]
———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S548, S549 [24JA], S12013, S12014 [16NO]
———loan assistance programs funding, S3657, S3659 [6AP]
———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1552), S10770 [16OC]
———modify fee structure for small business investment companies, S12742-S12744 [7DE]
———prohibit sale of disaster loans to any private company or other entity, S9237, S9238 [10SE]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), S9856 [26SE]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S4582, S4609-S4612 [9MY], S9407-S9409 [13SE]
———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4582-S4584 [9MY], S4936 [15MY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), S8893, S8894 [3AU], S13830, S13925 [20DE]
———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 143), S415 [22JA], S2785-S2789 [22MR]
Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (S. 127), S402 [22JA]
Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria (business): tribute, S11435 [5NO]
Sioux Nation Economic Development Council: establish (S. 493), S2076 [8MR]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4597-S4599 [9MY]
———assistance programs funding, S3829 [24AP]
———enhance access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them (S. 861), S4828 [10MY]
———forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1493), S10131, S10159-S10161 [3OC]
———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 865), S4884 [14MY]
Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to subsidy fees, S11923, S11924 [15NO]
———amend (S. 1196), S7875, S7882 [18JY], S11923-S11926 [15NO], S12740-S12744 [7DE]
Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (S. 432), S1761, S1767 [1MR]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (S. 1014), S6129 [12JN]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 848), S4591-S4597 [9MY]
Sports: economic impact of elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises, S12228 [30NO]
———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (S. 1704), S11794 [14NO]
Steel Loan Guarantee Program: improve, S7392 [10JY], S7575, S7652 [12JY]
Stephan, Laura: Merrimack, NH, Chamber of Commerce President's Award recipient, S1392 [14FE]
Stiller, Robert: Forbes (publication) Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, S13297 [14DE]
Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (S. 526), S2228 [13MR]
Surgeon General: release of ``Women and Smoking'' report, S2972 [27MR]
Talarico Dealerships: Business New Hampshire Magazine Business of the Year designee, S4821 [10MY]
Taxation: airline depreciation allowance on the sale of new and refurbished aircraft, S11930 [15NO]
———allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets (S. 1553), S10770 [16OC]
———allow a business credit for supported elderly housing (S. 1886), S13973 [20DE]
———allow a business deduction for the purchase and installation of qualifying security enhancement property (S. 1581), S11114 [25OC]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (S. 828), S4262 [3MY]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans, S5419 [22MY]
———allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (S. 292), S1223 [8FE]
———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (S. 870), S4845 [10MY]
———alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options (S. 1831), S13304 [14DE]
———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (S. 802), S4049 [30AP]
———capital gains rates, S5043, S5072, S5073 [17MY], S5185-S5190, S5246, S5247 [21MY]
———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 1305), S8710 [2AU]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (S. 1383), S8958 [3AU]
———condition tax cuts on solvency of Medicare trust funds, S5492 [23MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees, S5505 [23MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (S. 99), S365-S367 [22JA]
———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (S. 1415), S9258, S9259 [10SE]
———establish a 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals, S5095, S5096 [17MY], S5252 [21MY]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors, S5062 [17MY], S5249 [21MY], S5517 [23MY]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (S. 749), S3759 [6AP]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 905), S5019 [16MY]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (S. 936), S5544 [23MY]
———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (S. 236), S1216 [8FE]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 162), S528, S529 [24JA]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (S. 1082), S6616 [21JN]
———extend research and development tax credit, S5195-S5198, S5253 [21MY]
———extend research and development tax credit (S. 515), S2164 [12MR]
———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 512), S2131-S2135 [9MR], S2159 [12MR]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11149 [25OC], S11153 [30OC], S11902-S11915 [15NO], S11995 [16NO]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent agreement, S11902 [15NO]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent request, S10874 [23OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1525), S10459, 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, S11906-S11914 [15NO]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 1542), S10652 [11OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1481), S10056, S10059 [2OC], S10811 [18OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), S10302, S10303 [4OC], S10810-S10814 [18OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), unanimous-consent request, S10811 [18OC], S10874-S10876 [23OC]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 288), S1216 [8FE], S2470 [19MR]
———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (S. 1145), S7201 [29JN]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (S. 972), S5704 [25MY]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S5222-S5224 [21MY]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 596), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR]
———increase deduction for expensing of certain depreciable assets by small businesses (S. 364), S1502 [15FE]
———increase limitation on capital losses any individual may deduct against ordinary income and allow a 3-year capital loss carryback and unlimited carryovers (S. 784), S4004 [26AP]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes, S5217, S5218, S5220, S5221, S5255 [21MY]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S5227, S5228, S5257 [21MY]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, S7136-S7138 [29JN]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (S. 41), S315-S318 [22JA]
———phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and increase the unified credit exemption (S. 179), S569 [25JA]
———phase out estate and gift taxes and increase income limits relative to a 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals, S5230 [21MY], S5407 [22MY]
———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (S. 1856), S13710 [19DE]
———provide a business credit for clean coal technology research expenses, S5234 [21MY]
———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (S. 196), S644 [29JA]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (S. 1087), S6665 [22JN]
———provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend certain provisions, and provide an offset for revenue loss, S5495 [23MY]
———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (S. 1643), S11550-S11552 [7NO]
———provide for a payroll tax holiday, S12121, S12122, S12126, S12136 [29NO], S12239 [30NO]
———provide for a payroll tax holiday (S. 1717), S12002-S12004 [16NO]
———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (S. 1049), S6328 [14JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S10748 [16OC], S10908-S10911, S10917-S10919 [24OC], S11095 [25OC], S11164 [30OC], S11262, S11266-S11268 [31OC], S11318-S11320, S11351-S11354 [1NO], S11404-S11407, S11408-S11411 [2NO], S11423 [5NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1804), S12861-S12863 [11DE], S14044 [20DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11641-S11644, S11645-S11651 [9NO], S11667, S11670-S11672, S11674, S11678-S11708, S11713, S11714 [13NO], S11737-S11783 [14NO], S11890, S11899, S11920, S11927-S11932 [15NO], S12019-S12024, S12039-S12042 [27NO], S12071-S12073, S12091-S12096 [28NO], S12121-S12131, S12132, S12136, S12145 [29NO], S12227, S12239, S12240 [30NO], S12280 [3DE], S12471 [6DE], S12604 [7DE], S12756-S12762 [10DE], S12826, S12829-S12833 [11DE], S12997, S13009 [12DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent agreement, S11678 [13NO], S12140 [29NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent request, S12079, S12080, S12093 [28NO], S12116 [29NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S13673, S13676-S13678 [19DE], S13774, S13791, S13831, S13835-S13837, S13884-S13893, S13917, S14029, S14030, S14034-S14040, S14044, S14083 [20DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, S13865 [20DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1791), S12772 [10DE]
———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (S. 284), S1136, S1156 [7FE]
———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 664), S3172-S3174 [29MR]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 1048), S6328 [14JN]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (S. 1500), S10293 [4OC], S11605 [8NO], S13042 [12DE]
———provide tax credits for Indian reservation economic development (S. 558), S2412 [15MR]
———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 48), S320 [22JA]
———rates, S836-S839 [31JA], S1028, S1030, S1031-S1042 [6FE], S1098-S1110, S1118, S1119 [7FE], S1167-S1176, S1206 [8FE], S1243-S1246, S1259-S1264 [13FE], S1363-S1365 [14FE], S1440, S1442, S1445, S1534-S1536 [15FE], S1593-S1603 [27FE], S1660-S1669, S1673-S1675 [28FE], S1732-S1734, S1735 [1MR], S1890 [6MR], S1923-S1925 [7MR], S2106-S2112 [9MR], S2141, S2152 [12MR], S2180-S2184 [13MR], S2269 [14MR], S2339-S2343 [15MR], S2574 [20MR], S2815 [23MR], S2918-S2921 [26MR], S3224, S3227-S3230 [30MR], S3263 [2AP], S3290-S3302, S3308, S3310, S3316, S3318 [3AP], S3376, S3423-S3428 [4AP], S3466-S3475, S3486-S3488, S3508-S3511, S3515, S3517 [5AP], S3679-S3693 [6AP], S3777 [23AP], S3802-S3805, S3833 [24AP], S3966 [26AP], S4158-S4161 [2MY], S4411 [7MY], S4560, S4574, S4575, S4579 [9MY], S4776-S4794 [10MY], S4853-S4857, S4880-S4882 [14MY], S4923-S4926, S4933-S4936 [15MY], S8147-S8152 [25JY], S10446 [10OC], S14029, S14030 [20DE]
———rates (H.R. 3), insert S. 1052 language in lieu, S7136-S7138 [29JN]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5028-S5100 [17MY], S5185-S5260 [21MY], S5405-S5428, S5484-S5487 [22MY], S5490-S5522, S5524-S5529 [23MY], S5571, S5606 [24MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5666, S5674-S5679, S5681-S5684 [25MY], S5770-S5796, S5802 [26MY], S7657-S7662, S7678 [16JY], S8252-S8254 [26JY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to commit, S5190-S5195, S5225, S5226, S5230, S5243, S5253, S5256 [21MY], S5407, S5410, S5411, S5415, S5416 [22MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to recommit, S5492 [23MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), unanimous-consent agreement, S5047 [17MY], S5497 [23MY], S5638 [24MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), unanimous-consent request, S5046 [17MY]
———rates (S. 481), S1988-S1992 [7MR]
———rates (S. 896), S5102 [17MY]
———reduce tax cuts and increase the standard deduction, S5411, S5412 [22MY]
———reduce tax cuts and replace estate tax repeal with unified estate and gift tax credit and family-owned business interest deduction increases, and use savings for debt reduction and infrastructure improvements, S5208-S5214, S5254 [21MY], S5428 [22MY]
———reduce tax cuts and use savings to strengthen Social Security, S5415, S5416 [22MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and raise the exemption for small businesses from such tax (S. 616), S2899, S2900 [26MR]
———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 (S. 1142), S7197-S7199 [29JN]
———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 (S. 1324), S8740 [2AU]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 115), S386 [22JA]
———restore complete deductibility for business meals (S. 831), S4267 [3MY]
———S corporation reform (S. 1201), S7959-S7963 [19JY]
———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (S. 594), S2732 [22MR]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 837), S4418-S4422 [7MY]
———State administration of State and local sales and use taxes relative to out-of-State remote sales, S11905 [15NO]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (S. 1243), S8223 [25JY], S8276 [26JY]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (S. 676), S3279 [2AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses, S3666 [6AP], S5093-S5095 [17MY], S5252 [21MY], S5496 [23MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 148), S459 [23JA], S3696 [6AP], S5606 [24MY]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (S. 418), S1712 [28FE]
———treatment of certain expenses of eligible emergency response professionals, S5492 [23MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 37), S314 [22JA]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 810), S4118 [1MY]
———treatment of cleanup costs for redevelopment of brownfield sites, S3900 [25AP]
———treatment of corporate reorganization or division (S. 1158), S7428 [10JY]
———treatment of corporate reorganization or division (S. 1279), S8477 [31JY]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (S. 1496), S10165 [3OC]
———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (S. 752), S3760 [6AP]
———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (S. 540), S2385, S2390 [15MR]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance, S5493 [23MY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (S. 762), S3856 [24AP]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (S. 1475), S9881 [26SE]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (S. 593), S2732 [22MR]
———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (S. 798), S4045 [30AP]
———treatment of small businesses (S. 1676), S11720 [13NO]
———treatment of telecommuting (S. 521), S2222 [13MR]
Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 1364), S8933-S8936 [3AU]
———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (S. 1359), S8929 [3AU]
———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (S. 1668), S11625 [8NO]
Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S1455 [15FE]
———impact, S6515 [20JN]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, S9378 [13SE]
Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9467, S9480 [19SE], S9596 [21SE], S9846-S9851 [26SE], S10496 [11OC], S11673 [13NO]
———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (S. 1602), S11288 [31OC]
———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or chemical weapons attack (S. 1764), S12376-S12384 [4DE]
———reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10255 [3OC]
Tourist trade: aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks, S13673 [19DE]
———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (S. 1578), S11095, S11113 [25OC]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 1209), S7967-S7969 [19JY], S8056 [23JY]
Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (S. 1505), S10303 [4OC]
Treaties and agreements: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, and procedures for, implementing certain trade agreements (S. 1104), S6927, S6928 [26JN]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S6913-S6916 [26JN], S10115 [3OC], S11651-S11653 [9NO], S11985-S11987 [16NO]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), S12280 [3DE], S12996 [12DE], S13932 [20DE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (S. 136), S411 [22JA], S10126 [3OC]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (S. 599), S2773 [22MR], S4857 [14MY]
———negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (S. 137), S411 [22JA]
———trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S9183, S9184 [6SE]
Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]
Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, S10111, S10113, S10118, S10124 [3OC]
Wheelchair Foundation: establish public/private partnership with the Federal Government for delivery of donated wheelchairs to foreign countries, S10897, S10898 [23OC]
World Trade Organization: decision on U.S. import relief programs for the lamb industry, S4884 [14MY]
———establish U.S. negotiating objectives, S13248, S13249 [14DE]
———renegotiation of international trade agreements, S11899-S11902, S11933 [15NO]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S7187 [29JN], S11882, S11883 [15NO]
———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. 1272), S8466, S8467 [31JY]
———prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S9219-S9234, S9239-S9241 [10SE], S9332 [12SE], S9435 [14SE]
———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (S. 1302), S8709 [2AU]
Reports
Ergonomic Injuries in Illinois: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H700-H702 [7MR]
New Study Shows Sales Tax Revenue Losses From E-Commerce 41 Percent Higher Than Previous Estimates: Institute for State Studies, S10302 [4OC]
U.S. Policy Toward Sudan: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (excerpt), H3108 [13JN]
Reports filed
Airline Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 319) (S. Rept. 107-13), S3993 [26AP]
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 107-276), H8034 [9NO]
Antitrust Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 809) (H. Rept. 107-17), H831 [12MR]
Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1447) (H. Rept. 107-296), H8336 [16NO]
Aviation Competition Restoration Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 415) (S. Rept. 107-130), S13700 [19DE]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 333) (H. Rept. 107-3), H411 [26FE]
Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 420), S1746 [1MR]
Basic Pilot Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3030) (H. Rept. 107-310), H8745 [30NO]
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 107-249), H6918 [16OC]
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]
Competitive Market Supervision Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 107-3), S2305 [14MR]
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 107-85), H2846 [25MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 107-12), H739 [7MR]
Consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 107-53), H1714 [1MY]
Consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 107-4), H505 [28FE]
Consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 141) (H. Rept. 107-67), H2182 [15MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 107-97), H3066 [12JN]
Consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 107-99), H3066 [12JN]
Consideration of H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 107-68), H2182 [15MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 107-289), H8180 [14NO]
Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 244) (H. Rept. 107-214), H5924 [21SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3005, Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 107-323), H8948 [5DE]
Consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 107-252), H7217 [23OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 107-264), H7591 [31OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 107-304), H8563 [28NO]
Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 107-348), H10401, H10908 [19DE]
Consideration of S.J. Res. 6, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Ergonomic Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-9), H647 [6MR]
Defense Production Act Expiration Date Extension: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2510) (H. Rept. 107-178), H4862 [30JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 107-7), H647 [6MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 107-84), H2846 [25MY]
Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3090), S11660 [9NO]
Energy Tax Policy Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 107-157), H4539 [24JY]
Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1372) (S. Rept. 107-52), S8910 [3AU]
———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2871) (H. Rept. 107-292), H8244, H8247 [15NO]
Franchise Fund Pilot Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1198), S8703 [2AU]
Hope for Children Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 107-64), H2182 [15MY]
Indemnification Authority Extension for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2983) (H. Rept. 107-299), H8342 [19NO]
Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 496) (H. Rept. 107-20), H874 [13MR]
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 107-240), H6918 [16OC]
Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1088) (H. Rept. 107-52), H1714 [1MY]
Know Your Caller Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 90) (H. Rept. 107-13), H831 [12MR]
Made in America Information Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 725) (H. Rept. 107-21), H874 [13MR]
Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 741) (H. Rept. 107-19), H874 [13MR]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 407) (S. Rept. 107-46), S8203 [25JY]
Make Normal Trade Relations Status With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration Policies: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 55) (H. Rept. 107-154), H4427 [23JY]
Microloan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 174) (S. Rept. 107-18), S5830 [5JN]
Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1140), S11286 [31OC]
National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 517) (S. Rept. 107-30), S5830 [5JN]
Nomination of Kenneth I. Juster To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Export Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S4822 [10MY]
Nonimmigrant Spouses of Intracompany Transferees Work Authorization and Employment Time Reduction Before Applying for Admission to the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2278), S13145 [13DE]
Nonimmigrant Spouses of Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors Work Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2277), S13145 [13DE]
Northern Mariana Covenant Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 107-28), S5830 [5JN]
Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 107-95), H3066 [12JN]
Permit Air Carriers To Meet and Discuss Their Schedules in Order To Reduce Flight Delays: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1407) (H. Rept. 107-77), H3801 [28JN]
Permit Carriers To Meet and Discuss Their Schedules in Order To Reduce Flight Delays: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1407) (H. Rept. 107-77), H2677 [23MY]
Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 206) (S. Rept. 107-15), S4589 [9MY]
Rail Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1550), S10793 [17OC]
Restore Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 107-83), S5005 [16MY]
Retirement Security Advice Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2269) (H. Rept. 107-262), H7591 [31OC]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2269) (H. Rept. 107-262), H8132 [13NO]
Same Day Consideration of Rule on Conference Report on S. 1447, Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 107-294), H8247 [15NO]
Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 244, Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 107-209), H5924 [21SE]
Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 320, Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 107-340), H10173 [17DE]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 107-344), H10354 [18DE]
SBA Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1860) (H. Rept. 107-213), H5924 [21SE]
———Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 856) (S. Rept. 107-54), S9074 [4SE]
Small Business Interest Checking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 107-38), H1406 [3AP]
Small Business Investment Act Amendments: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 107-55), S9074 [4SE]
Small Business Liability Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]
———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]
Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 107-300), H8342 [19NO]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 107-300), H8342 [19NO]
U.S. Cruise Vessel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127) (S. Rept. 107-47), S8348 [27JY]
Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 718) (H. Rept. 107-41), H1481 [4AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 718) (H. Rept. 107-41), H2887 [5JN]
Use of the Trust Land and Resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 107-257), H7526, H7528 [30OC]
Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2666) (H. Rept. 107-212), H5924 [21SE]
Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Intracompany Transferees and Time They Must Be Continuously Employed Before Applying for Admission to U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2278) (H. Rept. 107-188), H5332 [2AU]
Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) (H. Rept. 107-187), H5332 [2AU]
World Trade Center Attack Claims Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 107-116), S12681 [7DE]
Rulings of the Chair
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2187, S2188 [13MR]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12306 [3DE]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10848 [19DE]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5248, S5250, S5252, S5253, S5254, S5255, S5256, S5257, S5260 [21MY], S5406, S5409, S5411, S5413, S5415, S5416, S5418, S5419, S5420, S5421, S5423, S5424 [22MY], S5492, S5493, S5494, S5495 [23MY]
Statements
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, H5879 [21SE]
Aviation and Transportation Security Act Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, S6552, S6555 [21JN], S7059 [28JN]
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: Executive Office of the President, H8994 [6DE]
Defense Production Act Expiration Date Extension: Executive Office of the President, H5355 [5SE]
Displaced Workers Relief Act: John W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, H6110 [2OC]
Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: Executive Office of the President, S11775 [14NO]
Economic Security and Recovery Act: Executive Office of the President, H7248 [24OC]
Food, Candy Manufacturers Benefit When Sugar Producer Prices Fall, Consumers Do Not, H6330 [4OC]
Grocers Boost Retail Sugar Price to 20-Year High While Producer Prices Fall to 22-Year Low, H6330 [4OC]
Hope for Children Act: Executive Office of the President, H2290 [17MY]
Impact of California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]
Indemnification Authority Extension for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Executive Office of the President, H8367 [27NO]
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Executive Office of the President, S11902 [15NO]
National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]
Role of J.A. Jones Construction Co., in Supporting U.S. Military: John D. Bond III, J.A. Jones Constrction Co., S6381 [18JN]
Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]
Trade Skills for Young Vermonters: Will Babcock, E1612 [10SE]
Wealth of Nations—U.S. Manufacturing in Serious Trouble: Roger Milliken, S10261 [4OC]
Studies
Facts About Television Advertising and the McCain-Feingold Bill: Jonathan Krasno and Kenneth Goldstein, S3074-S3076 [29MR]
Summaries
Agency Accountability Act (S. 849), S4603 [9MY]
Americas Free Trade Act (S. 137), S413 [22JA]
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447): Conference Report, H8303 [16NO]
Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights Act (S. 889), S4952 [15MY]
Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative (S. 428), S1766 [1MR]
Broadband Rural Research Investment Act (S. 430), S1766 [1MR]
Business Retained Income During Growth and Expansion (BRIDGE) Act (H.R. 3062), H6439 [9OC]
Child Care Facilities Financing Act (S. 1217), S8023 [20JY]
Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act (S. 1131), S7104 [28JN]
Competitive Market Supervision Act (S. 143), S418 [22JA]
Cutting Subsidies, or Subsidized Cutting? BC Coalition for Sustainable Forestry Solutions, S9150 [6SE]
Drug Competition Act (S. 754), S3761 [6AP]
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]
Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act (S. 432), S1766 [1MR]
Fast Track Trade Negotiating Authority Act (S. 136), S413 [22JA]
Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]
National Youth Smoking Reduction Act (H.R. 2180), E1118 [14JN]
Railroad Advancement and Infrastructure Law for the 21st Century (S. 1530), S10644 [11OC]
Regional Skills Alliances Act (S. 431), S1766 [1MR]
Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83): Kerry Amendment on SBA Loan Assistance Programs Funding, S3659 [6AP]
Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150), H7632-H7634 [1NO]
Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act (S. 936), S5546 [23MY]
Small Business Investment Act Amendments (S. 1196), S7883 [18JY]
Small Business Liability Reform Act (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]
Steel Revitalization Act (S. 957), S5634 [24MY]
Subchapter S Modernization Act (H.R. 2576), E1380-E1382 [20JY]
Technology Education and Training Act (S. 762), S3858 [24AP]
Technology Extension Act (S. 429), S1766 [1MR]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (S. 1751), S12258 [30NO]
Workplace Flexibility Act (S. 624), S2992 [27MR]
Tables
Comparison of tax consequences—incentive stock options v. nonstatutory stock options, S8741 [2AU]
Drug price comparison, H3495 [25JN]
Economic Security and Recovery Act (S. 1791), S12775 [10DE]
H.K. Canning, Inc., natural gas billing analysis, S4068 [1MY]
Impact of Senate Democratic Caucus permanent stimulus proposals on surplus, S11319 [1NO]
Projected new jobs as a result of allowing certain small businesses to defer tax payments, H6440 [9OC]
Standard deductions for married individuals, E325 [8MR]
Tax rate decreases and increases in the Durbin amendment to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, S3475 [5AP]
Tax rate reductions, E324 [8MR]
Tax rate reductions under H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S7657 [16JY]
Testimonies
Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]
———Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]
———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]
Airline Industry Finances: Harry Pinson, S9581 [21SE]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board Guaranteeing of Emergency Loan to LTV Corp.: Bob Rankin, E2408 [20DE]
———Bruce Simon, E2409 [20DE]
———Richard Dowdell, E2408 [20DE]
———Roosevelt Coats, E2409 [20DE]
———Tony Panza, E2408 [20DE]
Forest Health Issues in Montana: Kim Liles, E547 [5AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 100, tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children, H2853 [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 170, encourage corporate contributions to faith-based organizations, H3811 [10JY]
H. Con. Res. 277, tribute to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, H8765 [4DE]
H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H512 [1MR]
H. Res. 79, consideration of S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, H658 [7MR]
H. Res. 83, consideration of H.R. 3, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act, H746 [8MR]
H. Res. 127, consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1745 [2MY]
H. Res. 141, consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2285 [17MY]
H. Res. 142, consideration of H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2204 [16MY]
H. Res. 153, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2824 [25MY]
H. Res. 161, consideration of H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act, H3156 [14JN]
H. Res. 163, consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H3081 [13JN]
H. Res. 195, commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test, H4036 [17JY]
H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5185 [2AU]
H. Res. 238, condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5684 [14SE]
H. Res. 242, same-day consideration of H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5875 [21SE]
H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5884 [21SE]
H. Res. 270, consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7225 [24OC]
H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7617 [1NO]
H. Res. 288, consideration of H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act, H8189 [15NO]
H. Res. 297, consideration of H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, H8572 [29NO]
H. Res. 306, consideration of H.R. 3005, Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act, H8972 [6DE]
H. Res. 319, same-day consideration of H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10495 [19DE]
H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10820 [19DE]
H.J. Res. 55, make normal trade relations status with Vietnam contingent upon free emigration policies, H4639 [26JY]
H.R. 3, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act, H761, H762 [8MR]
H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1748-H1780 [2MY]
H.R. 90, Know Your Caller Act, H8763 [4DE]
H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H530-H575 [1MR]
H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7742-S7789 [17JY]
H.R. 483, use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, H7379 [30OC]
H.R. 496, Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act, H1030 [21MR]
H.R. 524, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act, H343 [14FE]
H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2288, H2289 [17MY]
H.R. 725, Made in America Information Act, H883 [14MR]
H.R. 741, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, H889-H891 [14MR]
H.R. 809, Antitrust Technical Corrections Act, H888 [14MR]
H.R. 974, Small Business Interest Checking Act, H1374 [3AP]
H.R. 1012, Telework Tax Incentive Act, E342 [13MR]
H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act, H3159, H3161-H3164 [14JN]
H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, H6803 [16OC]
H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]
H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2207 [16MY]
H.R. 1836, Restore Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act, S5714-S5753 [25MY]
H.R. 1860, SBA Small Business Technology Transfer Program reauthorization, H5936 [24SE]
H.R. 2121, Russian Democracy Act, H9109 [11DE]
H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act, H8190 [15NO]
H.R. 2277, provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors, H5357 [5SE]
H.R. 2278, provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S., H5357 [5SE]
H.R. 2456, allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel, H4807 [30JY]
H.R. 2510, Defense Production Act expiration date extension, H5355 [5SE]
H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5222-H5247 [2AU]
H.R. 2666, Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act, H6090 [2OC]
H.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, H10893-H10899 [19DE]
H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5894-H5897 [21SE]
H.R. 2983, indemnification authority extension for damages from nuclear incidents, H8358-H8360 [27NO]
H.R. 2985, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H8107 [13NO]
H.R. 3005, Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act, H8981, H8987-H8993 [6DE]
H.R. 3030, Basic Pilot Extension Act, H9187 [11DE]
H.R. 3090, Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act, S11678-S11696 [13NO]
H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7236, H7242-H7247 [24OC]
H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7650-H7656 [1NO]
H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, H8589, H8593-H8597 [29NO]
H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10827-H10845 [19DE]
S. 6, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S101-S113 [22JA]
S. 20, Securing a Future for Independent Agriculture Act, S249-S259 [22JA]
S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]
S. 30, Financial Information Privacy Protection Act, S304-S306 [22JA]
S. 41, permanently extend research tax credit and adjust the alternative incremental tax credit rates, S317 [22JA]
S. 48, provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S320 [22JA]
S. 96, Traveling Sales Crew Protection Act, S362-S365 [22JA]
S. 99, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S366 [22JA]
S. 107, Democracy for Dairy Producers Act, S380 [22JA]
S. 115, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S387 [22JA]
S. 127, U.S. Cruise Vessel Act, S403 [22JA]
S. 136, Fast Track Trade Negotiating Authority Act, S411 [22JA]
S. 137, Americas Free Trade Act, S411 [22JA]
S. 142, prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S415 [22JA]
S. 143, Competitive Market Supervision Act, S416-S418 [22JA], S2789-S2792 [22MR]
S. 148, Hope for Children Act, S460 [23JA]
S. 163, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S530 [24JA]
S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act, S549 [24JA], S12014 [16NO]
S. 192, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S587 [25JA]
S. 197, Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, S645 [29JA]
S. 199, Airline Competition Preservation Act, S650 [29JA]
S. 200, Air Travelers Fair Treatment Act, S651 [29JA]
S. 206, Public Utility Holding Company Act, S710-S712 [30JA]
S. 220, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S788-S833 [30JA]
S. 247, Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act, S1063-S1066 [6FE]
S. 259, National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act, S1080-S1082 [6FE]
S. 277, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S1134 [7FE]
S. 282, establish in the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters, S1136 [7FE]
S. 283, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S1136-S1154 [7FE]
S. 284, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act—Part II, S1154-S1156 [7FE]
S. 292, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1223 [8FE]
S. 319, Airline Customer Service Improvement Act, S1344 [13FE]
S. 330, Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act, S1404-S1406 [14FE]
S. 343, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S1472-S1474 [15FE]
S. 348, Drug-Free Workplace Program Extension Act, S1479 [15FE]
S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]
S. 352, Energy Emergency Response Act, S1494 [15FE]
S. 369, treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income, S1508 [15FE]
S. 370, exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap, S1509 [15FE]
S. 407, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, S1635-S1637 [27FE]
S. 415, Aviation Competition Restoration Act, S1708-S1710 [28FE]
S. 418, tax treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses, S1712 [28FE]
S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2480-S2530 [19MR]
S. 424, Earthquake Loss Reduction Act, S1757-S1760 [1MR]
S. 428, Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative, S1764 [1MR]
S. 429, Technology Extension Act, S1764 [1MR]
S. 430, Broadband Rural Research Investment Act, S1765 [1MR]
S. 431, Regional Skills Alliances Act, S1765 [1MR]
S. 432, Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act, S1766 [1MR]
S. 450, Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act, S1788 [1MR]
S. 481, Economic Insurance Tax Cut, S1991 [7MR]
S. 483, Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, S1993 [7MR]
S. 489, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2073 [8MR]
S. 493, Sioux Nation Economic Development Council, S2077 [8MR]
S. 500, Universal Service Support Act, S2082 [8MR]
S. 526, Rail Competition Enforcement Act, S2228 [13MR]
S. 540, Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act, S2390-S2392 [15MR]
S. 558, Indian Reservation Economic Investment Act, S2412-S2414 [15MR]
S. 581, authorize Army arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances, S2594 [20MR]
S. 593, tax treatment of natural gas gathering lines, S2732 [22MR]
S. 594, simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires, S2732 [22MR]
S. 596, Energy Security and Tax Incentive Policy Act, S2738-S2752 [22MR]
S. 599, Permanent Trade Promotion Authority and Market Access Act, S2773 [22MR]
S. 601, Small Business Checking Regulatory Relief Act, S2776 [22MR]
S. 616, Real AMT Relief Act, S2899 [26MR]
S. 624, Workplace Flexibility Act, S2990-S2992 [27MR]
S. 630, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN SPAM) Act, S2995-S2998 [27MR]
S. 664, New Economy Tax Fairness (NET FAIR) Act, S3173 [29MR]
S. 676, tax treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms, S3280 [2AP]
S. 722, Telemarketer Identification Act, S3552 [5AP]
S. 734, expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad, S3717 [6AP]
S. 762, Technology Education and Training Act, S3857 [24AP]
S. 766, impose Buy American Act notification and reporting requirements on the Dept. of Defense, S3860 [24AP]
S. 784, increase tax limitation on capital losses any individual may deduct against ordinary income and allow a 3-year capital loss carryback and unlimited carryovers, S4004 [26AP]
S. 792, Media Marketing Accountability Act, S4009 [26AP]
S. 802, Low Income Taxpayer Protection Act, S4049 [30AP]
S. 810, Feeding Needy Families Act, S4118 [1MY]
S. 831, restore complete tax deductibility for business meals, S4267 [3MY]
S. 837, Independent Contractor Determination Act, S4420 [7MY]
S. 842, Public Safety Act, S4512 [8MY]
S. 848, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, S4592-S4595 [9MY]
S. 856, Small Business Technology Transfer Program reauthorization, S4611 [9MY]
S. 861, Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act, S4829-S4831 [10MY]
S. 865, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S4840-S4842 [10MY]
S. 870, Multimodal Transportation Financing Act, S4845 [10MY]
S. 879, Cosmetology Tax Fairness and Compliance Act, S4941 [15MY]
S. 891, Underage Consumer Credit Protection Act, S4958 [15MY]
S. 902, Freedom From Union Violence Act, S5017 [16MY]
S. 923, amend Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments, S5278 [21MY]
S. 929, Preserve Charitable Giving Act, S5460 [22MY]
S. 936, Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act, S5545 [23MY]
S. 988, International Anti-Corruption Act, S5839 [5JN]
S. 1033, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S6228 [13JN]
S. 1048, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S6328 [14JN]
S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S7338-S7361 [9JY]
S. 1055, Privacy Act, S6339-S6347 [14JN]
S. 1076, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act, S6604-S6607 [21JN]
S. 1078, Brownfields Economic Development Act, S6608 [21JN]
S. 1079, Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act, S6608-S6610 [21JN]
S. 1086, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S6619 [21JN]
S. 1087, Business Property Economic Revitalization Act, S6665 [22JN]
S. 1107, prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes, S6993 [27JN]
S. 1131, Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act, S7100-S7103 [28JN]
S. 1140, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, S7195 [29JN]
S. 1145, Veterans Opportunity To Work Act, S7201 [29JN]
S. 1158, tax treatment of corporate reorganization or division, S7429 [10JY]
S. 1164, Location Privacy Protection Act, S7498 [11JY]
S. 1166, Next Generation Lighting Initiative Act, S7517 [11JY]
S. 1189, FCC amendment of media ownership rules, S7824 [17JY]
S. 1196, Small Business Investment Act amendments, S11925 [15NO], S12740-S12742 [7DE], H8317 [16NO]
S. 1198, Dept. of the Treasury Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization, S9001 [3AU]
S. 1243, Spaceport Equality Act, S8223 [25JY]
S. 1279, tax treatment of corporate reorganization or division, S8477 [31JY]
S. 1305, Professional Employer Organization Workers Benefits Act, S8711-S8714 [2AU]
S. 1323, SBIR and STTR Foreign Patent Protection Act, S8739 [2AU]
S. 1344, Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act, S8766 [2AU]
S. 1359, Facilitating Access to Speedy Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) Act, S8929 [3AU]
S. 1364, Telecommunications Fair Competition Enforcement Act, S8936-S8939 [3AU]
S. 1369, allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel, S8942 [3AU]
S. 1386, Employee Welfare Benefit Equity Act, S8959-S8961 [3AU]
S. 1415, enhance charitable contribution tax deductions for book donations and literacy, S9259 [10SE]
S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7764-H7771 [6NO]
S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S10707-S10717 [15OC], H7754 [6NO]
S. 1450, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, S9605-S9608, S9627-S9630 [21SE]
S. 1463, Airline Safety Act, S9810 [25SE]
S. 1493, Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act, S10161-S10163 [3OC]
S. 1496, Tour Operators Up-Front-Deposit Relief (TOUR) Act, S10165 [3OC]
S. 1500, Travel America Now Act, S10294 [4OC]
S. 1504, Internet Tax Moratorium Extension Act, S10303 [4OC]
S. 1530, Railroad Advancement and Infrastructure Law for the 21st Century, S10643 [11OC]
S. 1544, give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions, S10694 [15OC]
S. 1553, Economic Stimulus Through Bonus Depreciation Act, S10771 [16OC]
S. 1567, Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act, S10839 [18OC]
S. 1581, American Security Enhancement Investment Act, S11114 [25OC]
S. 1620, Home Ownership Expansion Act, S11376-S11378 [1NO]
S. 1635, Pathogen Research, Emergency Preparedness and Response Efforts (PREPARE) Act, S11489-S11491 [6NO]
S. 1643, Sales Tax Holiday Act, S11550 [7NO]
S. 1652, Sugar Program Reform Act, S11562 [7NO]
S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]
S. 1743, National Terrorism Reinsurance Fund Act, S12163-S12166 [29NO]
S. 1751, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, S12256-S12258 [30NO]
S. 1791, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12773-S12775 [10DE]
S. 1808, encourage development of natural gas and oil resources on public lands, S13053 [12DE]
S. 1825, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, S13150-S13152 [13DE]
S. 1831, alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options, S13305 [14DE]
S. 1839, Community Choice in Real Estate Act, S13466 [18DE]
S. 1848, Homestead Preservation Act, S13704 [19DE]
S. 1856, Teleworking Advancement Act, S13711 [19DE]
S. 1870, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S13956-S13958 [20DE]
S. 1881, Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act, S13971 [20DE]
S. 1886, Assisted Living Tax Credit Act, S13975-S13978 [20DE]
S. Con. Res. 4, promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S654 [29JA]
S. Con. Res. 8, promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S1157 [7FE]
S. Con. Res. 10, call to end the Republic of Korea's unlawful bailout of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., S1350 [13FE]
S. Con. Res. 13, commend President Bush's upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico, S1428 [14FE]
S. Con. Res. 31, tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children, S3453 [4AP]
S. Con. Res. 37, encourage expansion of electronic commerce, S4847 [10MY]
S. Con. Res. 39, Dept. of the Interior moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S5127 [17MY]
S. Con. Res. 43, remove Republic of Korea trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports, S5759 [25MY]
S. Res. 13, enactment of farm legislation, S421 [22JA]
S. Res. 26, increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs, S1528 [15FE]
S. Res. 83, refer S. 846, relief of J.L. Simmons Co., Inc., to the Court of Federal Claims, S4516 [8MY], S14052 [20DE]
S. Res. 86, tribute to SBA, S4613 [9MY]
S. Res. 98, National Work Safe Week, S5713 [25MY]
S. Res. 123, rename Committee on Small Business (Senate) as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S7261 [29JN]
S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, S1789 [1MR], S1888 [6MR], H684 [7MR]