HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12458 [5DE], S13102, S13176, S13194, S13196, S13197, S13223 [13DE], S13307 [14DE], S13465, S13504, S13505, S13592 [18DE], S13713 [19DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8487 [31JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7316, S7334 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

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, S9816 [25SE], S9933 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12562, S12568 [6DE], S12649, S12657, S12659, S12692, S12721, S12723, S12725 [7DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495, S9547 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9215, S9274, S9275 [10SE], S9372 [13SE], S9441 [14SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11293 [31OC], S11394 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4519 [8MY], S4741 [9MY], S4865 [14MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10897 [23OC], S10915, S10916, S10924, S10952, S10982, S10983, S10984, S10985 [24OC]

Foreign policy: authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act for security assistance (S. 1803), S14009 [20DE]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 149), S9080, S9081, S9082, S9083, S9084 [4SE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7016, S7114 [28JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2715, S2784 [22MR], S2796 [23MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12056 [27NO], S12162 [29NO]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 62), S8979, S8993 [3AU]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S14 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

China-Russia—Preventing a Military Alliance, Constantine Menges, Washington (DC) Times, S6445 [19JN]

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

Jim Goodmon—Mayberry Values Collide With Harsh DTV Reality, Frank Beacham, TV Technology (publication), S1589 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 1373), S8911 [3AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1673), S11660 [9NO]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (see S. 1519), S10388 [9OC]

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 38), S5118 [17MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7083 [28JN]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S1157 [7FE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S5438 [22MY]

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]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1700 [28FE]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 89), S4940 [15MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see S. 1050), S7808 [17JY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see S. Res. 128), S7591 [12JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 22), S1394 [14FE]

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), S7879 [18JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 1614), S11362 [1NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S9504 [19SE]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]

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]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8913 [3AU]

———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]

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [22MR]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see S. 92), S2162 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S10058 [2OC]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see S. 242), S7956 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S10155 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (see S. 1327), S10288 [4OC]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1032), S6212 [13JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see S. Res. 29), S1616 [27FE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 167), S527 [24JA]

———establish international education policy (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1587 [26FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S3853 [24AP] (see S. Res. 132), S7589 [12JY]

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

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), S8466 [31JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (see S. 1465), S10156 [3OC]

———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9808 [25SE]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the United Kingdom (see S. Res. 174), S11198 [30OC]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S6602 [21JN]

George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Arlington, VA: designate (see S. 1778), S12551 [6DE]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 908), S5118 [17MY]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see S. 1259), S8353 [27JY]

History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S12247 [30NO]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see S. 1467), S9874 [26SE]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see S. 778), S5832 [5JN]

India: welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see S. Con. Res. 81), S11612 [8NO]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S3530 [5AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (see S. Res. 180), S11719 [13NO]

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

IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 276), S1122 [7FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S6377 [18JN]

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see S.J. Res. 13), S4177 [2MY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]

Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 (see S. 244), S1012 [1FE] (see S. Con. Res. 23), S2219 [13MR]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S2582 [20MR]

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

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 659), S3152 [29MR]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 264), S2389 [15MR]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S2389 [15MR]

———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]

———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), S4416 [7MY]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for rural or sole community hospital outpatient department services (see S. 270), S1121 [7FE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 452), S1817 [5MR]

———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), S11940 [15NO]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 332), S1700 [28FE]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S11198 [30OC]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S6212 [13JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S2584 [20MR]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S3922 [25AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5269 [21MY]

National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5118 [17MY]

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), S2307 [14MR]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see S. 1663), S12552 [6DE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 1111), S6991 [27JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1618 [27FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S7806 [17JY]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]

Power resources: protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (see S. 388, 389), S7806 [17JY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 75), S10287 [4OC]

———award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 66), S9557 [20SE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1586 [26FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 549), S2824 [23MR]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see S. 1779), S12551 [6DE]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 92), S12859 [11DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3855 [24AP]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S6212 [13JN]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see S. Con. Res. 79), S11363 [1NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 790), S5832 [5JN]

Securities: issue U.S. Defense of Freedom Bonds to aid in funding the war against terrorism (see S. 1432), S9505 [19SE]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1431), S9505 [19SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see S. 1014), S6450 [19JN]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 718), S6449 [19JN]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see S. 508), S6008 [8JN]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 322), S1394 [14FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S6449 [19JN]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S12055 [27NO]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S10693 [15OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 11), S3053 [28MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see S. 11), S97 [22JA]

———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. 1567), S11199 [30OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see S. 756), S7194 [29JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 530), S7194 [29JN]

———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), S3994 [26AP]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (see S. 845), S4508 [8MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S2894 [26MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S6664 [22JN]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 1199), S7955 [19JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 207), S706 [30JA]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S8705 [2AU]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 492), S7589 [12JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S1012 [1FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 237), S2163 [12MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S6319 [14JN]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see S. 393), S1700 [28FE]

———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 forestry activities (see S. 567), S2731 [22MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 289), S1218 [8FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S12162 [29NO]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see S. 1331), S8704 [2AU]

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]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10641 [11OC]

———establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (see S. 1563), S11720 [13NO]

———establish terrorist lookout committees in U.S. embassies (see S. 1490), S1045 [10OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S6602 [21JN]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S7589 [12JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S3852 [24AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S8123 [24JY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 447), S1747 [1MR]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S13146 [13DE]

Zhan, Gao: relief (see S. 702), S3530 [5AP]

Zimbabwe: support democratic transition and economic recovery (see S. 494), S5617 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (see S. 76), S99 [22JA]

———protect lives of unborn persons (see S. 75), S99 [22JA]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see S. 1645), S11549 [7NO]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see S. Con. Res. 27), S2662 [21MR]

———tribute to U.S. mission staff and other officials for efforts to gain release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 81), S4246 [3MY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 32), S1699 [28FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see S. 894), S5005 [16MY]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 67), S3531 [5AP]

Eagle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 692), S3436 [4AP]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 78), S99 [22JA]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (see S. 1010), S6054 [11JN]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see S. Con. Res. 91), S12772 [10DE]

Foreign trade: prohibit access of People's Republic of China enterprises to U.S. capital markets (see S. 1307), S8704 [2AU]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see S. 857), S4590 [9MY] (see S. 1610), S11362 [1NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 873), S4890 [14MY]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (see S. 1572), S10980 [24OC]

Nicaragua: U.S. policy (see S.J. Res. 27), S11286 [31OC]

Peru: elections (see S. Res. 107), S6008 [8JN]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (see S. 73), S99 [22JA]

Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (see S. Res. 27), S1464 [15FE]

———condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7805 [17JY]

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 79), S99 [22JA]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see S. 74), S99 [22JA]

Tariff: acetamiprid (see S. 1700), S11789 [14NO]

———asulox (see S. 1696), S11789 [14NO]

———bronate (see S. 1695), S11789 [14NO]

———buctril (see S. 1694), S11789 [14NO]

———cyclanilide (see S. 1697), S11789 [14NO]

———deltamethrin (see S. 1689), S11789 [14NO]

———desmedipham (see S. 1691), S11789 [14NO]

———diclofop (see S. 1687), S11789 [14NO]

———endosulfan (see S. 1702), S11789 [14NO]

———ethofumesate (see S. 1692), S11789 [14NO]

———ethoprop (see S. 1703), S11789 [14NO]

———foramsulfuron (see S. 1699), S11789 [14NO]

———fosetyl-A1 (see S. 1701), S11789 [14NO]

———iprodione (see S. 1698), S11789 [14NO]

———phenmedipham (see S. 1690), S11789 [14NO]

———thidiazuron (see S. 1688), S11789 [14NO]

———tralomethrin (see S. 1693), S11789 [14NO]

U.N.: adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (see S. 248), S1062 [6FE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 62), S8465 [31JY]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

Letters

Continue certain agricultural programs: Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, S11676 [13NO]

Nomination of John R. Bolton to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S4459 [8MY]

———Daniel S. Mariaschin, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S4459 [8MY]

———David A. Harris, American Jewish Committee, S4459 [8MY]

———John Holum, S4460 [8MY]

———Jorge Mas, Cuban American National Foundation, S4459 [8MY]

———Kenneth L. Adelman, Fred C. Ikle, and Ronald F. Lehman, S4460 [8MY]

———Tom Neumann, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, S4459 [8MY]

———several former national security officials, S4458 [8MY]

Protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S12613 [7DE]

———VFW and Reserve Officers Association of the U.S., S12614 [7DE]

Protection of U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S10042 [2OC]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S10043 [2OC]

Swain County, NC, North Shore Road construction funding: Jim Douthit, Swain County, NC, Board of Commissioners, S12133 [29NO]

Memorandums

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in State and Local Programs Receiving Federal Funds: Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

State or Local Educational Agencies or Schools That Deny Equal Access to the Boy Scouts Relative to Policy on Homosexuality: American Center for Law & Justice, S4867 [14MY]

———Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Privilege of the floor

Foldi, Paul, S1158 [7FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 76), S332, S335 [22JA]

———protect lives of unborn persons (S. 75), S332, S335 [22JA]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1673), S11675 [13NO]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13108 [13DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11082, S11083 [25OC]

Animals: research on the conversion of animal waste into renewable energy resources, S11083 [25OC]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9421 [14SE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Japan, S5568 [23MY]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (S. 1645), S11553 [7NO]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S4458, S4459, S4460 [8MY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S4866 [14MY], S6249, S6261, S6265 [14JN]

Budget: balance, S5535 [23MY], S6986 [27JN]

———deficit, S2577 [20MR], S2659 [21MR], S2726 [22MR], S2822 [23MR], S2892 [26MR], S2974 [27MR], S3051 [28MR], S3148 [29MR], S3212 [30MR], S3336 [3AP], S3433 [4AP], S3526 [5AP], S3698 [6AP], S3784 [23AP], S3834 [24AP], S3918 [25AP], S3987 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4097 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4240 [3MY], S4415 [7MY], S4504 [8MY], S4587 [9MY], S4818 [10MY], S4886 [14MY], S4937 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5263 [21MY], S5434 [22MY], S5608 [24MY], S5688 [25MY], S5827 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5961 [7JN], S6054 [11JN], S6121 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6316 [14JN], S6372 [18JN], S6444 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S7079 [28JN], S7190 [29JN], S7329 [9JY], S7420 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7585 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7802 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7946 [19JY], S8057 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8200 [25JY], S8279 [26JY], S8343 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8459 [31JY], S8568 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9118 [5SE], S9190 [6SE], S9248 [10SE]

China, Republic of: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10282 [4OC]

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 (S. 360), S1590 [26FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (S. 894), S5007 [16MY]

———condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that convicted felons living as fugitives in Cuba are returned to the U.S., S13108 [13DE]

———condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that the Cuban government is not a sponsor of international terrorism, S13108 [13DE]

———human rights violations (S. Res. 62), S2780 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Station project funding, S11082 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9854, S9855 [26SE], S10041, S10042, S10043, S10044 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12613, S12619, S12626, S12627 [7DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9379 [13SE]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 67), S3634 [5AP]

———visit to Senate chamber by men's basketball team, S3774 [23AP]

Eagle (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 692), S3443 [4AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4866, S4896 [14MY], S6249, S6261, S6265 [14JN]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 78), S332, S335 [22JA]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (S. 1010), S6056 [11JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10916, S10963 [24OC]

Foreign trade: export control policies relative to national security, S9050 [4SE]

———extend review period for processing certain export licensing applications, S9050 [4SE]

———provide export control authority (S. 149), S9050 [4SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S9854, S9855 [26SE], S10041, S10042, S10043, S10044 [2OC], S12613, S12619, S12626, S12627 [7DE]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (S. 857), S4814 [10MY]

J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, S6381, S6382 [18JN]

Labor unions: notify members of rights relative to use of fees or dues paid by members used for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2715 [22MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 873), S4892 [14MY]

Mecklenburg County, NC: Criminal Justice Information System funding, S9379 [13SE]

———Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Unit funding, S9379 [13SE]

Milliken, Roger: Textile Hall of Fame inductee, S10261 [4OC]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (S. 1572), S10980 [24OC]

North Carolina: tribute to Commander-in-Chief's Award for Installation Excellence recipients, S4415 [7MY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S4458, S4460 [8MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2715 [22MR]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 73), S332, S334 [22JA]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, S3273 [2AP]

Russia: commemorate anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to central Asia (S. Res. 27), S1528 [15FE]

SAS Institute: anniversary, S8898 [3AU]

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 79), S332, S335 [22JA]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (S. 74), S332, S334 [22JA]

Senate: legislative program, S1590 [26FE]

Swain County, NC: North Shore Road construction funding, S12132, S12133 [29NO]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9297 [12SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), S9421 [14SE]

U.N.: adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248), S1110, S1113 [7FE]

———adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248), unanimous-consent agreement, S1111 [7FE]

Votes: position on missed, S6982 [27JN], S9421 [14SE]

Yugoslavia: allocation of foreign aid, S10963 [24OC]

———condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release, S10916 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute to Senators who are veterans of World War II, S12584 [7DE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S3529 [5AP], S5542 [23MY], S5615 [24MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Rept. 107-9), S3150 [29MR]

Adjust a Condition on the Payment of U.S. Arrearages to the U.N. That Sets the Maximum Share of Peacekeeping Operation's Budget That May Be Assessed of Any Country: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 248), S1121 [7FE]

Commemorate Anniversary of the Deportation of the Chechen People to Central Asia by Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 27), S3339 [3AP]

Condemn Detention of Kosovar Albanians Held in Serbia and Call for Their Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 60), S3339 [3AP]

Condemn Murder of U.N. Relief Workers in Indonesia and Failure of the Indonesian Judicial System To Hold Accountable Those Persons Responsible: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 91), S5830 [5JN]

Condemn Taliban Regime for Discriminatory Policies in Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 42), S5613 [24MY]

Encourage Hezbollah To Allow Representatives of the International Red Cross To Visit Four Abducted Israelis Presently Held in Lebanon: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 35), S5613 [24MY]

Expenditures: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 32), S1698 [28FE]

Express Sympathy to El Salvador for Victims of Earthquake and Support Ongoing Aid Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 18), S1121 [7FE]

Express Sympathy to India for Victims of Earthquake and Support Ongoing Aid Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 6), S1121 [7FE]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3339 [3AP], S5615 [24MY]

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

Justice for the Victims of Pan Am 103 Resolution: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 23), S3339 [3AP]

Nomination of A. Elizabeth Jones To Be Assistant Sec. of State for European Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Andrew S. Natsios To Be AID Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of Argeo Paul Cellucci To Be Ambassador to Canada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3529 [5AP]

Nomination of Carl W. Ford, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Intelligence and Research: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Christina B. Rocca To Be Assistant Sec. of State for South Asian Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Donald B. Ensenat To Be Dept. of State Chief of Protocol: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Howard H. Baker, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Japan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5542 [23MY]

Nomination of James A. Kelly To Be Assistant Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of John R. Bolton To Be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of Lorne W. Craner To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Marc I. Grossman To Be Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2823 [23MR]

Nomination of Paul H. O'Neill to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1121 [7FE]

Nomination of Paul V. Kelly To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Paula J. Dobriansky To Be Under Sec. of State for Global Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of Peter S. Watson To Be OPIC President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Richard L. Armitage To Be Deputy Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2823 [23MR]

Nomination of Richard N. Haas To Be Dept. of State Policy Planning Staff Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3994 [26AP]

Nomination of Ruth A. Davis To Be Foreign Service Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Stephen Brauer To Be Ambassador to Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Thelma J. Askey To Be Trade and Development Agency Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Walter H. Kansteiner To Be Assistant Sec. of State for African Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of William Howard Taft IV To Be Dept. of State Legal Adviser: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3339 [3AP]

Nomination of William J. Burns To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination to Grant S. Green, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2978 [27MR]

Sri Lankan Independence Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 17), S1121 [7FE]

Suspend Foreign Assistance Act Drug Certification Procedures in Order To Foster Greater Multilateral Cooperation in International Counternarcotics Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 219), S3529 [5AP]

U.N. Human Rights Commission U.S. Membership Restoration: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 88), S5613 [24MY]

Rules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1566-S1570 [26FE]

Statements

Farewell Address Upon Retirement From the Army: Henry H. Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S9968 [1OC]

Role of J.A. Jones Construction Co., in Supporting U.S. Military: John D. Bond III, J.A. Jones Constrction Co., S6381 [18JN]

Swain County, NC, North Shore Road Construction Funding: Swain County, NC, Board of Commissioners, S12133 [29NO]

Wealth of Nations—U.S. Manufacturing in Serious Trouble: Roger Milliken, S10261 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 73, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act, S332 [22JA]

S. 74, Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act, S333 [22JA]

S. 75, Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act, S333 [22JA]

S. 76, Civil Rights of Infants Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 78, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 79, Safe Schools Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 692, Eagle (vessel) certificate of documentation, S3443 [4AP]

S. 1010, extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, S6056 [11JN]

S. 1645, Belarus Democracy Act, S11553-S11556 [7NO]

Tributes

Earnhardt, Dale, S1566 [26FE]

Goodmon, James F., S1589 [26FE]

Shelton, Henry H., S9189 [6SE], S9968 [1OC]

Thomas, Clarence, S7325 [9JY]