JOHNSON, TIM (a Senator from South Dakota)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13093, S13168, S13175, S13183, S13199 [13DE], S13639 [18DE], S13760 [19DE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11089, S11128 [25OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7324, S7337 [9JY], S7428 [10JY]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10641 [11OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2208, S2265 [13MR]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3333, S3355 [3AP], S3416, S3457 [4AP], S3495, S3525, S3565, S3566, S3577, S3578, S3582, S3591, S3599, S3608, S3609, S3610, S3614, S3618 [5AP], S3639, S3650, S3654, S3657, S3667, S3708, S3709 [6AP], S3790, S3791 [23AP], S3829 [24AP]
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), S9812 [25SE], S9966, S9997, S10022 [1OC], S10033 [2OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12628, S12691, S12695 [7DE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7591 [12JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9487, S9493, S9495, S9526, S9547 [19SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9275 [10SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4366 [3MY], S4541, S4627, S4645, S4718, S4720, S4741 [9MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7825, S7826 [17JY]
Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 149), S9135, S9203 [6SE]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5042, S5083, S5169, S5177, S5178 [17MY], S5228, S5270, S5271, S5290 [21MY], S5425, S5440, S5482 [22MY], S5491 [23MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S11251 [31OC]
Conferee: H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]
———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU]
———H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8496 [31JY]
———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9833 [26SE]
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Awards Board, S3357 [3AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7195 [29JN]
Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (see S. 20), S98 [22JA]
———extend and improve the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see S. 1527), S10457 [10OC]
———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (see S. 977), S5695 [25MY]
———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 532), S2306 [14MR]
Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S2219 [13MR]
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]
———designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. Res. 94), S5616 [24MY]
———provide health care coverage to National Guard and reserve components members following an extended deployment (see S. 1250), S8280 [26JY]
Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S2663 [21MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 220), S929 [31JA] (see S. 420), S1746 [1MR]
BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 344), S1462 [15FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S3854 [24AP]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S1464 [15FE]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S3922 [25AP]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 1786), S12681 [7DE]
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]
———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 18), S97 [22JA]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12312 [3DE]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA]
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), S1586 [26FE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 1328), S10694 [15OC]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5118 [17MY]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 966), S5694 [25MY]
Congress: enactment of farm legislation (see S. Res. 13), S101 [22JA]
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), S9557 [20SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]
Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (see S. 487), S5890 [6JN]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]
———enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 783), S3994 [26AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions (see S. 171), S5006 [16MY]
———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S7956 [19JY]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S10058 [2OC]
———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 785), S3994 [26AP]
———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 Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S2220 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 155), S2894 [26MR]
———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see S. 497), S5543 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S10835 [18OC] (see S. 1793), S12859 [11DE]
Dept. of HHS: require certification for possession of dangerous biological agents and toxins by research facilities (see S. 1661), S11790 [14NO]
Dept. of HUD: clarify authority relative to use of fees under the manufactured housing program (see S. 1029), S6212 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 282), S1229 [8FE]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 570), S3216 [30MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S636 [29JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S3340 [3AP]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S5695 [25MY]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S4099 [1MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]
Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S7084 [28JN]
Education: establish a mental health community education program (see S. 859), S4822 [10MY]
———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 620), S7956 [19JY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]
———national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S97 [22JA]
———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 340), S1462 [15FE]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 1112), S6991 [27JN]
———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see S. 253), S1062 [6FE]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]
Employment: improve economic security of workers (see S. 8), S97 [22JA]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare (see S. 916), S5269 [21MY]
———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 918), S5269 [21MY]
———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see S. 653), S3152 [29MR]
Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9506 [19SE]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9808 [25SE]
FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S4045 [30AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 247), S1062 [6FE]
FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see S. 227), S914 [31JA]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S7193 [29JN]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S6921 [26JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 812), S6008 [8JN]
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), S4891 [14MY]
———establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY]
Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S6449 [19JN]
Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (see S. 1465), S10059 [2OC]
———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9197 [6SE]
Foreign trade: provide export control authority (see S. 149), S456 [23JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]
Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see S. 1378), S8911 [3AU]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1465 [15FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S5439 [22MY]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 587), S2662 [21MR]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP] (see S. 721), S11437 [5NO]
———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see S. 1864), S13943 [20DE]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see S. 739), S3706 [6AP]
India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1089 [6FE]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 212), S1348 [13FE]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 214), S1157 [7FE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S6665 [22JN]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 255), S1062 [6FE]
———make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (see S. 561), S6992 [27JN]
Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S4045 [30AP] (see S. 1025), S7880 [18JY]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S5967 [7JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]
———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1763), S12369 [4DE] (see S. 1787), S12682 [7DE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S9505 [19SE]
Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (see S. 1389), S8911 [3AU]
Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S1700 [28FE]
Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see S. 535), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 1741), S12100 [28NO]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see S. 1679), S12448 [5DE]
———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 1204), S7955 [19JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S9807 [25SE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S7331 [9JY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA] (see S. Res. 74), S3922 [25AP]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S7330 [9JY]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 1083), S6863 [25JN]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S12859 [11DE]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S12100 [28NO]
———reform (see S. 1135), S7428 [10JY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2388 [15MR]
Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (see S. 1006), S6008 [8JN]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S12552 [6DE]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S5439 [22MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S12369 [4DE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S7193 [29JN]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S4177 [2MY]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S1462 [15FE]
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 Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S12312 [3DE]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5833 [5JN]
National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S3995 [26AP]
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), S9557 [20SE]
National Guard: authorize small arms competitions and athletic competitions (see S. 658), S7807 [17JY]
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 43), S2390 [15MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S4246 [3MY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]
National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S9622 [21SE]
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), S2163 [12MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 1069), S6518 [20JN]
National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S12001 [16NO]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1210), S8014 [20JY]
Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (see S. 210), S1348 [13FE]
———authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 343), S1587 [26FE]
———ensure that funds will be available to satisfy Federal responsibilities relative to negotiated settlements of disputes over Indian water rights and land claims (see S. 1186), S7805 [17JY]
———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 550), S2663 [21MR]
———provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (see S. 434), S1747 [1MR]
———provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 761), S3852 [24AP]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S4099 [1MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4892 [14MY]
Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S3706 [6AP]
Petroleum: phase out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and encourage production and use of renewable ethanol (see S. 670), S3275 [2AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S97 [22JA] (see S. 27), S1229 [8FE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S568 [25JA]
———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S5833 [5JN]
Power resources: 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]
———national energy policy (see S. 597), S2824 [23MR] (see S. 1766), S13945 [20DE]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 1062), S6448 [19JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see S. 1806), S12859 [11DE]
Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: 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), S1699 [28FE]
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]
Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S8575 [1AU]
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]
———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]
———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: expand applicability of the pending increase in automatic maximum amounts to certain servicemen who die before the effective date of the increase (see S. 546), S4246 [3MY]
Sioux Nation Economic Development Council: establish (see S. 493), S2070 [8MR]
Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1218 [8FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S5832 [5JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S2894 [26MR]
———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), S10390 [9OC]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S98 [22JA]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 501), S2071 [8MR]
———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (see S. 685), S3340 [3AP]
South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 1028), S6211 [13JN]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S6921 [26JN]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]
———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see S. 1292), S11199 [30OC]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S5270 [21MY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S9395 [13SE]
———allow income tax refund and adjust rate brackets (see S. 629), S2979 [27MR]
———allow Medicare beneficiaries a refundable credit for purchase of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 1600), S11488 [6NO]
———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), S3854 [24AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 920), S5543 [23MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 99), S1425 [14FE]
———enhance use of small ethanol producer tax credit (see S. 613), S4247 [3MY]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S5798 [26MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see S. 936), S5542 [23MY]
———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), S2583 [20MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 94), S1464 [15FE] (see S. 530), S2306 [14MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA] (see S. 363), S1463 [15FE]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S2824 [23MR]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S1464 [15FE]
———provide a nonrefundable dual-earner credit and adjust the earned income credit (see S. 853), S4589 [9MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit against increased residential energy costs (see S. 293), S1348 [13FE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S6664 [22JN]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 881), S5832 [5JN]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11612 [8NO]
———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S5439 [22MY]
———provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers (see S. 701), S7806 [17JY]
———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (see S. 1058), S7195 [29JN]
———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S6448 [19JN]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S1157 [7FE]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see S. 801), S6518 [20JN]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 315), S1270 [13FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S456 [23JA]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S9972 [1OC]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S6518 [20JN]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S98 [22JA]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S6862 [25JN]
———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 flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S5439 [22MY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S1748 [1MR]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S10694 [15OC]
———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]
———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1486), S10389 [9OC]
———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1556), S10769 [16OC]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1715), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]
———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see S. Con. Res. 73), S9621 [21SE]
Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see S. 680), S8397 [30JY]
Tourist trade: 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), S12312 [3DE]
U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]
Veterans: extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S5695 [25MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S4891 [14MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S527 [24JA]
Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see S. 731), S5832 [5JN]
Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S13701 [19DE]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S7331 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 130), S101 [22JA]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S1122 [7FE]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S101 [22JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S1122 [7FE]
BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 243), S1012 [1FE]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see S. 128), S101 [22JA]
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (see S. 1762), S12368 [4DE]
Medicare: coverage of pharmacist services (see S. 974), S5694 [25MY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see S. 125), S100 [22JA] (see S. 699), S3436 [4AP]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 730), S3705 [6AP]
Mental health: establish a program for the delivery of services by telehealth (see S. 1283), S8464 [31JY]
National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S3706 [6AP]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 1179), S7688 [16JY]
Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1854), S13700 [19DE]
Northern Great Plains Rural Development Authority: establish (see S. 1681), S11719 [13NO]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 142), S101 [22JA]
Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (see S. 186), S568 [25JA]
Safety: enhance security at airports (see S. 1473), S9875 [26SE]
Securities: issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1430), S9440 [14SE]
Taxation: treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see S. 132), S101 [22JA]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13349 [17DE], S13423 [18DE], S13658 [19DE]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12406 [5DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8499 [1AU], S8849 [3AU]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8334 [27JY], S8391 [30JY]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7870 [18JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10667 [11OC], S10685 [15OC]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]
Letters
Annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S3652 [6AP]
———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S3652 [6AP]
———Steve Strobridge, Retired Officers Association, S3652 [6AP]
———Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, S3651 [6AP]
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]
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S12677 [7DE]
Veterans health care funding: Armando C. Albarran, DAV, S5503 [23MY]
———David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, S5504 [23MY]
———Joel Niemeyer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S3497 [5AP]
———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S5504 [23MY]
———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3497 [5AP], S5503 [23MY]
———several veterans' organizations, S3496 [5AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S11251 [31OC]
Privilege of the floor
Ziegler, Katy, S11131 [25OC]
Remarks
Aberdeen, SD: tribute to Aberdeen Community Based Outpatient Clinic, S3337
Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime, S2576 [20MR]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13088, S13089, S13093, S13097, S13098 [13DE], S13270, S13271, S13272 [14DE], S13658, S13660, S13661 [19DE]
———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 130), S2575 [20MR]
———funding, S3330 [3AP], S3368 [4AP]
———reform certain mandatory arbitration requirements in resolving disputes between farmers and agribusinesses, S13089 [13DE]
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, S13040 [12DE], S13271 [14DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8850 [3AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11064, S11085 [25OC], S11190 [30OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S8278 [26JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7402 [10JY]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, S3651 [6AP]
———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 131), S405 [22JA], S2384 [15MR]
———carry out study on the extent of coverage of members of the Selected Reserves under health benefits plans (S. 1119), S7190 [29JN]
———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S12677 [7DE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 278), S1135 [7FE], S2384 [15MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3832 [24AP]
———independence anniversary, S9610 [21SE]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S937 [1FE]
Azerbaijan: U.S. policy, S9066
BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (S. 243), S1018 [1FE]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3330 [3AP], S3368 [4AP], S3496 [5AP], S3651, S3671 [6AP]
Burdick, Gene: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4038
Burdick, Jim: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4038
China, People's Republic of: tribute to Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, S3987
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, S10451 [10OC]
———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10451 [10OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: bio-based energy development funding, S11085 [25OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (S. 570), S3698 [6AP]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9487, S9493 [19SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11342 [1NO]
Education: priority for school construction assistance to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S11342 [1NO]
———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4929 [15MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4929 [15MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7859 [18JY], S7899 [19JY]
FDA: timely evaluation of medical device technologies funding, S11190 [30OC]
Foreign trade: export control policies relative to national security, S3948, S3953 [26AP], S9040 [4SE], S9131 [6SE]
———provide export control authority (S. 149), S9040 [4SE], S9131 [6SE], S9247 [10SE]
———provide export control authority (S. 149), motion to proceed, S3942, S3946, S3948, S3953 [26AP]
Greece: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10454 [10OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6546 [21JN]
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), S13311 [14DE]
India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts, S2214 [13MR]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
IRS: taxpayer refund notification funding, S7402 [10JY]
Medicaid: reimbursement rates relative to long-term care staffing shortages, S3671 [6AP]
Medicare: anniversary, S8394
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2576 [20MR]
———coverage of pharmacist services (S. 974), S5706 [25MY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (S. 125), S401 [22JA]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (S. 699), S3451 [4AP], S8394
Meidinger, Susan: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4040
Miller, Mike: National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year honoree, S4819
Missouri River: Corps of Engineers authority to propose alternative species recovery methods to those prescribed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that increase water releases from dams, S7859 [18JY]
Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S12466 [6DE]
Nagorno-Karabagh: independence anniversary, S9066
———U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, S3212 [30MR]
National Agriculture Day: observance, S2575 [20MR]
National Crazy Horse Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S3762 [6AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S10635 [11OC]
Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1854), S13709 [19DE]
Native Americans: American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program funding, S3985 [26AP]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S13093, S13097, S13098 [13DE], S13272 [14DE], S13660, S13661 [19DE]
———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (S. 142), S1060 [6FE], S2575 [20MR]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12080 [28NO]
Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under Federal health care programs (S. 186), S572 [25JA], S8394
Power resources: national energy policy (S. 1766), S12448 [5DE], S12466 [6DE]
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 206), S4816 [10MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12080 [28NO]
Securities: issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9487, S9493 [19SE]
———issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1430), S9442 [14SE]
South Dakota: James River Water Development District projects funding, S7899 [19JY]
———Mid-Dakota Rural Water Project funding, S7899 [19JY]
———tribute for efforts to preserve Spirit Mound site, S4242
———tribute to Congressional Gold Award recipients, S8393
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Spearfish, SD: tribute to Spearfish High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6373
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5043 [17MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5043 [17MY], S5503 [23MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 148), S3696 [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 [15MR]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S. 132), S406 [22JA]
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), S9319 [12SE]
———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (S. 1486), S10634 [11OC]
———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), S9414 [14SE]
———U.S. policy, S9319 [12SE]
Veterans: health care funding, S2384 [15MR], S3496 [5AP], S5503 [23MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 170), S2384 [15MR]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, S10635 [11OC]
World War II: anniversary of Doolittle Raider bombing flights over Japan, S3698 [6AP]
Statements
Export Administration Act: Executive Office of the President, S3953 [26AP]
Texts of
S. 131, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S405 [22JA]
S. 132, Low Income Housing Tax Credit for Native Americans Act, S407 [22JA]
S. 142, prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S415 [22JA]
S. 186, Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act, S573 [25JA]
S. 243, Indian School Construction Act, S1019-S1021 [1FE]
S. 699, Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act, S3451 [4AP]
S. 1854, award Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S13710 [19DE]
Tributes
Benton, Patrick, S8119
Buntrock, Grant B., S2161
Hage, Curtis, S11413
Henry, Peter, S10638
Heupel, Josh, S47
Hickey, Mary, S2472 [19MR]
Lauer, Donald, S5797
Nash, Paul, S1461
Radigan, Bill, S3434
Reesman, Cindy, S8700
Speece, Wynn, S8118
Wenk, Dan, S12680
Woster, Jim, S9194