DeWINE, MIKE (a Senator from Ohio)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13177 [13DE], S13477 [18DE]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10398 [9OC], S10659 [11OC]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3400, S3456 [4AP], S3575, S3608 [5AP], S3646, S3661, S3707 [6AP], S3789, S3790 [23AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1416), S9560 [20SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9750 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S9837, S9931 [26SE], S10059 [2OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12661, S12726 [7DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9372, S9398, S9401 [13SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC], S11291 [31OC], S11301, S11390, S11391, S11396 [1NO], S11495 [6NO]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11532, S11562, S11564 [7NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4401 [4MY], S4637, S4713, S4724, S4761 [9MY], S4892 [14MY], S5021 [16MY], S5819 [5JN], S5862 [6JN], S6056 [11JN], S6091 [12JN], S6203 [13JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7006 [27JN], S7056, S7085, S7117, S7122 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S10844 [18OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2595 [20MR], S2907 [26MR], S3024, S3065 [28MR], S3223 [30MR]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729 [13NO], S11960, S11963 [15NO]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5271, S5354 [21MY], S5490 [23MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1167 [8FE], S2535 [20MR]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]
———H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]
———H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9497 [19SE]
———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU]
———H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, S11592 [8NO]
———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9833 [26SE]
———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S11544 [7NO]
———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11475 [6NO]
National Council on the Arts, S1236 [8FE]
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S3766 [6AP], S10671 [15OC]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S4522 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S6863 [25JN]
AID: establish a Clean Water for the Americas Partnership (see S. 1168), S7589 [12JY]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S13944 [20DE]
Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S100 [22JA]
Armed Forces: carry out study on the extent of coverage of members of the Selected Reserves under health benefits plans (see S. 1119), S7083 [28JN]
———provide health care coverage to National Guard and reserve components members following an extended deployment (see S. 1250), S8280 [26JY]
———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see S. Con. Res. 55), S6920 [26JN]
Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S3054 [28MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1462 [15FE]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1700 [28FE]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1217), S8014 [20JY]
———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see S. 1036), S6212 [13JN]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S8353 [27JY]
———protect infants who are born alive (see S. 1050), S6519 [20JN]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S7194 [29JN]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3707 [6AP] (see S. Res. 66), S3789 [23AP]
Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S1088 [6FE]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 951), S5616 [24MY]
Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see S. 986), S8281 [26JY]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see S. 360), S1463 [15FE]
CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 416), S1699 [28FE]
Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1371), S8911 [3AU]
———condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]
———establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (see S. 1658), S11611 [8NO]
———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see S. 1234), S8203 [25JY]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8913 [3AU]
———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (see S. 1233), S8123 [24JY]
Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [22MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a carbon sequestration program and implementation panel to enhance international conservation and to slow greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere (see S. 769), S3852 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 397), S1616 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S11549 [7NO] (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (see S. 1166), S7495 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 570), S2582 [20MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S5890 [6JN]
Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S6213 [13JN]
———encourage and support international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. Res. 119), S7193 [29JN]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1032), S7084 [28JN]
———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S8398 [30JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]
Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]
Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S8065 [23JY]
Ecology and environment: stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (see S. 1008), S12369 [4DE]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]
———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]
———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S9197 [6SE]
———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see S. 1884), S13943 [20DE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2584 [20MR] (see S. Res. 132), S7589 [12JY]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9622 [21SE] (see S. Res. 160), S10154 [3OC]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 251), S1062 [6FE]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 890), S4940 [15MY]
Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1226), S9124 [5SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 758), S3851 [24AP]
Foreign countries: modify the procedures relating to assistance for countries not cooperating in U.S. counterdrug efforts (see S. 376), S1463 [15FE]
Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 665), S3215 [30MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see S. 1084), S6601 [21JN]
Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1395 [14FE]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 57), S2117 [9MR]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see S. 1275), S12101 [28NO]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see S. 1274), S12552 [6DE]
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: tribute to assisted individuals (see S. Res. 145), S8913 [3AU]
Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see S. 1167), S7590 [12JY]
———continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (see S. 672), S7590 [12JY]
———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see S. 778), S8912 [3AU]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 382), S1463 [15FE]
Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S2662 [21MR]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S7427 [10JY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S5968 [7JN] (see S. 957), S5891 [6JN]
Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S6863 [25JN]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618), S11660 [9NO] (see S. 1627), S11612 [8NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S5616 [24MY]
Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S5543 [23MY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S1394 [14FE]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S5118 [17MY]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 839), S13359 [17DE]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S12056 [27NO]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S8203 [25JY]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S11660 [9NO]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S7193 [29JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S8064 [23JY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 166), S10154 [3OC]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]
National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5118 [17MY]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S8015 [20JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 43), S1817 [5MR]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]
National Parents Week: designate (see S. Res. 150), S8911 [3AU]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2389 [15MR]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 55), S2731 [22MR]
National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
NATO: endorse further enlargement (see S. 1572), S10980 [24OC]
Nicaragua: U.S. policy (see S.J. Res. 27), S11286 [31OC]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 19), S1271 [13FE]
Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S2731 [22MR]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 325), S1394 [14FE]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]
Peru: elections (see S. Res. 107), S6008 [8JN]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see S. 838), S4416 [7MY] (see S. 1789), S12682 [7DE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 22), S98 [22JA]
Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1699 [28FE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3855 [24AP]
Rhodes, James A.: tribute (see S. Res. 56), S2117 [9MR]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 790), S9254 [10SE]
Slovenia: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 116), S6862 [25JN]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4823 [10MY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S12369 [4DE]
———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 484), S1971 [7MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]
———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (see S. 1503), S10287 [4OC]
South America: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (see S. 525), S2219 [13MR]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see S. 180), S568 [25JA]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]
———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 306), S1270 [13FE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S2730 [22MR]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]
———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S2662 [21MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S1464 [15FE]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 795), S3994 [26AP]
———provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit (see S. 765), S3852 [24AP]
———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see S. 225), S1348 [13FE]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 217), S4100 [1MY]
———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 313), S1270 [13FE]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 237), S2731 [22MR]
———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1306), S8704 [2AU]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 315), S1270 [13FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S1617 [27FE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S98 [22JA]
———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 335), S1394 [14FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 205), S2979 [27MR]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S11719 [13NO]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1715), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]
———protect children (see S. 1685), S11789 [14NO]
Treaties and agreements: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, and procedures for, implementing certain trade agreements (see S. 1104), S7195 [29JN]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S6602 [21JN]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
———extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S6055 [11JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S3436 [4AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S4246 [3MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1587 [26FE]
Voting: protect voting rights of members the Armed Forces (see S. 738), S5968 [7JN]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 252), S4176 [2MY]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S12681 [7DE]
Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S9077 [4SE]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S6378 [18JN]
Women: provide grants for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners programs (see S. 1391), S8911 [3AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African Americans: tribute to Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers (see S. Res. 97), S5695 [25MY]
Aviation: 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]
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]
Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see S. 1805), S12858 [11DE]
Crime: eliminate duplicative intent requirement for carjacking (see S. 733), S3705 [6AP]
———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 1830), S13300 [14DE]
———insert a general provision for criminal attempt (see S. 735), S3706 [6AP]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 480), S1971 [7MR]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 619), S2894 [26MR]
District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (see S. 1382), S8911 [3AU]
Education: improve teacher quality (see S. 438), S1747 [1MR]
Medicare: provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see S. 880), S4939 [15MY]
———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 332), S1394 [14FE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (see S. 437), S1747 [1MR]
Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 1048), S6318 [14JN]
———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]
William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (see S. 921), S5269 [21MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [3JA]
Letters
Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: by, S7943 [19JY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S2535 [20MR]
Privilege of the floor
Bruno, Susan, S2600 [20MR]
Remarks
African Americans: tribute to Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers (S. Res. 97), S5796 [26MY]
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (S. Res. 70), S3766 [6AP]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7584 [12JY]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S865 [31JA]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10516, S10545 [11OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), S10516, S10545 [11OC]
———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (S. 520), S2221 [13MR]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), S3766 [6AP]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3648, S3671 [6AP]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent agreement, S3765 [6AP]
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]
Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S5998 [8JN]
———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (S. 1036), S6051 [11JN]
Cleveland Indians (baseball team): anniversary, S7947
Coast Guard: funding, S3648 [6AP], S7584 [12JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (S. 328), S1437 [14FE]
Columbus, OH: Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park expansion funding, S7568 [12JY]
Committee on Economics (Joint): membership ratios (S. 279), S1164 [7FE]
Committees of the Senate: designate chairmen (S. Res. 7), S1164 [7FE]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 32), S1437 [14FE]
———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 28), S1437 [14FE]
Cooper, Douglass W.: Ohio Teacher of the Year award recipient, S5437
CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 416), S1711 [28FE]
Crime: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for commission of a terrorist hoax (S. 1658), S11614 [8NO]
———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 480), S1987 [7MR], S2118 [9MR]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 619), S2902 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: realignment of civilian workforce, S3671 [6AP]
Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13339 [17DE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7568 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11310 [1NO], S11456 [6NO]
District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13316 [14DE]
———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (S. 1382), S8953 [3AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11478 [6NO], S11535 [7NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, S12582 [7DE]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13339 [17DE]
———establish international education policy (S. Con. Res. 7), S3768 [6AP]
———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S4022-S4024 [30AP]
———improve teacher quality (S. 438), S1778 [1MR]
———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4804 [10MY]
———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6166, S6167 [13JN]
———support business incubation in academic settings (S. 1335), S8756 [2AU]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4804 [10MY], S6031 [11JN], S6166, S6167 [13JN]
———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4021 [30AP]
———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11310 [1NO]
———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6031 [11JN]
———Title I grants funding, S11310 [1NO]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (S. 1884), S13973 [20DE]
FDA: response to shortage of betamethasone drugs relative to premature delivery of babies, S5528 [23MY]
Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico, S9159 [6SE]
Fox, Vicente: U.S. visit, S9159 [6SE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides, S5998 [8JN]
———urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), S2831-S2833 [23MR]
Haiti: attempted coup, S13351 [17DE]
———democracy efforts, S1165 [7FE]
Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7029, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035 [28JN]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (S. Con. Res. 12), S1437 [14FE]
———limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7056, S7057 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7029, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035, S7056, S7057 [28JN], S7129 [29JN]
History: release information on Nazi war criminals so future generations can learn from the Holocaust, S7803
Kuhlman Corp.: anniversary, S8279
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11604 [8NO]
Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3767 [6AP]
Lockhart, Gregory G.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S10668 [11OC]
Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, S3671 [6AP]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (S. 880), S4942 [15MY]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S9159 [6SE]
National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (S. Res. 45), S2137 [9MR]
National Parents Week: designate (S. Res. 150), S8972 [3AU]
Nicaragua: elections, S11427 [5NO]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S4424 [7MY], S10830 [18OC], S10872 [23OC]
———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), S13070 [12DE]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), unanimous-consent agreement, S1164 [7FE]
Political campaigns: 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, S3024, S3038, S3046 [28MR], S3070, S3071, S3076 [29MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2462, S2463, S2467, S2468 [19MR], S2537, S2546 [20MR], S3024, S3033, S3038, S3046 [28MR], S3070, S3071, S3076 [29MR]
———inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under the disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates, S3038, S3046 [28MR], S3070, S3071, S3076 [29MR]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds and impose limitations on the repayment of personal loans to campaigns, S2462, S2467, S2468 [19MR], S2537, S2546 [20MR]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2831 [23MR], S3066 [28MR], S3769 [6AP]
Rhodes, James A.: tribute (S. Res. 56), S2135 [9MR]
Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (S. Res. 27), S3766 [6AP]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (S. 437), S1772 [1MR]
Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S3766 [6AP]
———legislative program, S1164, S1165 [7FE], S1437 [14FE], S2137 [9MR], S2833 [23MR], S3067 [28MR], S3769 [6AP], S4021 [30AP]
———tribute to staff, S10830 [18OC]
Social Security: extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care, S11456 [6NO]
———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), S13141 [13DE]
———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (S. 1503), S10301 [4OC]
South America: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (S. 525), S2226 [13MR]
———expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (S. 525), star print, S3766 [6AP]
Taxation: adjust reduction in the highest income tax rate if discretionary spending level is exceeded, S5418 [22MY]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S3765 [6AP]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5418 [22MY], S5528 [23MY]
———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), S2390 [15MR]
Terrorism: protect children from bioterrorism, S10872 [23OC]
———protect children (S. 1685), S11793 [14NO]
University of Notre Dame: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 69), S3765, S3766 [6AP]
William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (S. 921), S5277 [21MY]
Women: provide grants for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners programs (S. 1391), S8968 [3AU]
Yugoslavia: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (S. Res. 60), S3766 [6AP]
Texts of
S. 437, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, S1772-S1778 [1MR]
S. 438, Teacher Quality Act, S1778-S1780 [1MR]
S. 480, Unborn Victims of of Violence Act, S2118 [9MR]
S. 540, Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act, S2390-S2392 [15MR]
S. 619, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, S2903 [26MR]
S. 733, eliminate duplicative intent requirement for carjacking, S3717 [6AP]
S. 735, General Attempt Provision Act, S3717 [6AP]
S. 880, Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act, S4943 [15MY]
S. 1048, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S6328 [14JN]
S. 1382, District of Columbia Family Court Act, S8954-S8958 [3AU]
S. 1830, facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals, S13303 [14DE]
Tributes
Bragg, Terry, S912 [31JA]
Coverdell, Paul, S7839 [18JY]
Douglass, Joan, S13667 [19DE]
Ellison, Bill, S5263
Hoffman, Robert, S3764 [6AP]
Karski, Jan, S7803
Kolbe, Fritz, S7803
Malishenko, Timothy P., S1009
Ogle, Jenny, S13668 [19DE]
Richey, Thomas K., S5434 [22MY]
Silverstein, Abe, S7190