KERRY, JOHN F. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12458 [5DE], S13110, S13159, S13223 [13DE], S13247, S13307 [14DE], S13471, S13499 [18DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8400 [30JY], S8487 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11125 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7428 [10JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10464 [10OC], S10663 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2014 [7MR], S2032, S2038, S2097 [8MR], S2154 [12MR], S2357 [15MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3382, S3400, S3454, S3455, S3456 [4AP], S3479, S3495, S3565, S3566, S3579, S3582, S3591, S3599, S3605, S3606, S3618 [5AP], S3639, S3641, S3657, S3661, S3668, S3669, S3707, S3708 [6AP], S3789, S3790, S3791 [23AP], S3829 [24AP]

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), S9747, S9748 [24SE], S9812, S9813 [25SE], S9833, S9834, S9923 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12562 [6DE], S12657, S12659, S12689, S12723, S12724, S12725 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7521, S7522 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495, S9525, S9547 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8238 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9275 [10SE], S9341 [12SE], S9384 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230, S11233 [30OC], S11363, S11392, S11396 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8818 [2AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4627, S4640, S4713, S4718, S4741 [9MY], S6091 [12JN], S6172, S6173 [13JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3002 [27MR], S3124, S3178 [29MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S11731 [13NO]

———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S12013 [16NO]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S9403, S9406 [13SE]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S13360, S13361 [17DE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), S11923, S11963 [15NO], S12734, S12742 [7DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11863 [14NO], S12162 [29NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5083, S5163, S5173, S5175, S5176, S5177 [17MY], S5197, S5235, S5285, S5287, S5305, S5354 [21MY], S5441 [22MY], S5490, S5500, S5554 [23MY]

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Conferee: S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]

Senate National Security Working Group, S554 [24JA]

Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors, S5482 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Credit Crunch Imperils the Economy, John Rutledge, Wall Street Journal, S13927 [20DE]

Kyl Accused of Blocking Aid Bill, Tiffany Kyos and Aaron J. Latham, Tucson (AZ) Arizona Daily Star, S13928 [20DE]

Ripples of Sept. 11 Widen in Retailing, Edward Wyatt, New York (NY) Times, S12822 [11DE]

Slowdown in Lending Activity, Rob Garver, American Banker (publication), S13927 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see S. Con. Res. 30), S3215 [30MR]

———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see S. Con. Res. 86), S12100 [28NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. Con. Res. 53), S7807 [17JY]

Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (see S. 20), S98 [22JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S13051 [12DE]

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

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S8398 [30JY]

———provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers (see S. 1100), S6920 [26JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S12859 [11DE]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 411), S1699 [28FE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S9123 [5SE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S7427 [10JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S6318 [14JN]

Aviation: ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S1898 [6MR]

———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see S. 1454), S9742 [24SE] (see S. 1454), S10155 [3OC]

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]

Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 76), S3994 [26AP]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S12311 [3DE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 486), S8203 [25JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S2163 [12MR]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1000), S5967 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 18), S97 [22JA]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see S. Res. 128), S7495 [11JY]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]

———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]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP]

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 951), S5616 [24MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 328), S1394 [14FE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S2472 [19MR]

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), S9622 [21SE]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see S. 703), S3530 [5AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1371), S9972 [1OC]

———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), S6128 [12JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S6519 [20JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 799), S4044 [30AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]

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), S4941 [15MY]

———provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S2072 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: 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), S2070 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1365), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 562), S2472 [19MR]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 161), S3854 [24AP] (see S. 570), S3275 [2AP]

Dept. of State: expand eligibility for large overseas diplomatic construction contracts to small businesses that have performed work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad (see S. 734), S3705 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S5615 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S6377 [18JN]

———treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (see S. 1767), S13465 [18DE]

Diseases: 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), S6212 [13JN]

———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]

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), S13300 [14DE]

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S97 [22JA]

———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]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 1112), S6991 [27JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 303), S1270 [13FE]

Employment: improve economic security of workers (see S. 8), S97 [22JA]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY]

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

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S4822 [10MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2473 [19MR]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 30), S98 [22JA]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 767), S3852 [24AP]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 436), S1747 [1MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S7330 [9JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S2895 [26MR]

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

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), S9198 [6SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (see S. 351), S1462 [15FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 1752), S12448 [5DE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP]

———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]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1229 [8FE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see S. 1274), S9742 [24SE]

Health care professionals: 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), S3922 [25AP]

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), S3994 [26AP]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 955), S5616 [24MY]

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S2980 [27MR]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see S. 375), S1463 [15FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S1270 [13FE]

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

International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (see S. 1296), S10288 [4OC]

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

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Con. Res. 88), S12447 [5DE]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see S. 310), S1270 [13FE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN]

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see S.J. Res. 13), S4045 [30AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S13052 [12DE]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S8465 [31JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3707 [6AP] (see S. 656), S3789 [23AP]

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

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S12247 [30NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 987), S5831 [5JN]

———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), S8065 [23JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S7806 [17JY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 1066), S6518 [20JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 841), S4508 [8MY]

———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), S4100 [1MY]

———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]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S11789 [14NO]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see S. 880), S7956 [19JY]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 1851), S13700 [19DE]

———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]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see S. 125), S100 [22JA]

———reform (see S. 1135), S7084 [28JN]

———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]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S9441 [14SE]

———streamline regulatory processes for home health agencies (see S. 1169), S7589 [12JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S6212 [13JN]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S9807 [25SE]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see S. 1858), S13701 [19DE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S4417 [7MY]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S7193 [29JN]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

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 Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (see S. 379), S1463 [15FE]

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 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), S9622 [21SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]

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 Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see S. 571), S5890 [6JN]

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), S1701 [28FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S9505 [19SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see S. 1379), S12448 [5DE]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (see S. 714), S3530 [5AP]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S4099 [1MY]

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

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S3706 [6AP]

Peterson, Douglas ``Pete'': tribute (see S. Res. 167), S10154 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see S. 1341), S8913 [3AU]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S97 (see S. 27), S98 [22JA] (see S. 719), S3530 [5AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S1617 [27FE]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S6129 [12JN]

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. 1766), S13945 [20DE]

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), S1586 [26FE]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1333), S8704 [2AU]

Railroads: improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (see S. 1530), S10640 [11OC]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP]

SBA: enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (see S. 182), S568 [25JA]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 395), S1616 [27FE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S5967 [7JN]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S12682 [7DE]

———provide for national quadrennial and State summits (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see S. 1196), S7878 [18JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S7427 [10JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S4100 [1MY]

———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), S5968 [7JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S8203 [25JY]

———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), S11941 [15NO]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S6992 [27JN]

———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), S9254 [10SE]

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

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 862), S4822 [10MY]

Tariff: R-core transformers (see S. 1121), S7083 [28JN]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S10288 [4OC]

———alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options (see S. 1831), S13300 [14DE]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S3851 [24AP]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 833), S4892 [14MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 162), S527 [24JA]

———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), S10835 [18OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 530), S5798 [26MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA]

———impose civil monetary penalties against health plans that do not provide coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see S. 331), S1394 [14FE]

———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), S98 [22JA]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 795), S3994 [26AP]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see S. 686), S5617 [24MY]

———provide a nonrefundable dual-earner credit and adjust the earned income credit (see S. 853), S4589 [9MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 217), S707 [30JA]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (see S. 1717), S12552 [6DE]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1229 [8FE]

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

———relief for families (see S. 9), S97 [22JA]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see S. 1324), S11549 [7NO]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S6602 [21JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 37), S6127 [12JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S9338 [12SE]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S13944 [20DE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S4176 [2MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S7084 [28JN]

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

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. 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]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S7955 [19JY]

Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (see S. 1505), S10287 [4OC]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see S. 643), S3052 [28MR]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S6127 [12JN]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S3994 [26AP]

Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S6664 [22JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S2895 [26MR]

———restore promised educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill to Vietnam-era veterans (see S. 1095), S7331 [9JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1122 [7FE]

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), S6602 [21JN]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S527 [24JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (see S. Res. 123), S7193 [29JN]

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 1316), S8704 [2AU]

CPSC: 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. 398), S1616 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: speed national action to address global climate change (see S. 1716), S11940 [15NO]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see S. 1759), S12311 [3DE]

Education: establish international education policy (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1012 [1FE]

Federal Election Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S8575 [1AU]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1845), S13465 [18DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11286 [31OC]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP]

Helms, Edgar J.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 96), S5695 [25MY]

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

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (see S. 1380), S8911 [3AU]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see S. 1303), S8703 [2AU]

———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see S. 1304), S8703 [2AU]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S12100 [28NO]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 1609), S11362 [1NO]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S8203 [25JY]

National security: improve port and maritime security (see S. 1587), S11198 [30OC]

Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (see S. Res. 26), S1464 [15FE]

Rudenstine, Neil L.: tribute (see S. Res. 65), S3152 [29MR]

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]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see S. 522), S2219 [13MR]

———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (see S. 1323), S8704 [2AU]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY]

Small business: promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program (see S. 1472), S9875 [26SE]

———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]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to subsidy fees (see S. 1670), S11660 [9NO]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 150), S456 [23JA]

———modify definition of rural airports relative to the air transportation tax (see S. 1464), S9807 [25SE]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see S. 1856), S13701 [19DE]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see S. 895), S5005 [16MY]

———treatment of national service educational awards (see S. 477), S1971 [7MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 1676), S11719 [13NO]

Cloture motions

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9937 [26SE], S10031 [2OC]

Letters

American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S12046 [27NO], S13928 [20DE]

———by, S13044 [12DE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S12046 [27NO]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S12046 [27NO]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S12046 [27NO]

Bankruptcy reform small business provisions: Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University Law School, S2033 [8MR]

Loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks: John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, S10291 [4OC]

SBA loan assistance programs funding: Agnes Noonan, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]

———Andrea C. Silbert, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3659 [6AP]

———Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S3658 [6AP]

———Charmian Rosales, S3659 [6AP]

———Donald T. Wilson, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S3658 [6AP]

———Independent Community Bankers of America, S3658 [6AP]

———Maritza Rivera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S3658 [6AP]

Small business assistance programs funding: Agnes Noonan, WESST Corp., S3830 [24AP]

———Andrea C. Silbert, Association of Women's Business Centers, S3830 [24AP]

———Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S3829 [24AP]

———Donald T. Wilson, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S3830 [24AP]

———Independent Community Bankers of America, S3830 [24AP]

———Maritza Rivera, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S3830 [24AP]

Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act: by, S1227 [8FE]

Tribute to Jere W. Glover: several business groups, S704 [30JA]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S12046 [27NO]

Supporters of S. 27, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, S2945 [27MR]

Supporters of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S13927 [20DE]

Remarks

ABA: Bush administration decision relative to reviewing of, and providing advice on, qualifications of potential judges, S2891 [26MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13437 [18DE]

Air pollution: clean air standards, S2300-S2302 [14MR]

Amtrak: anniversary, S4097 [1MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S12044 [27NO], S12290, S12291, S12292 [3DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9417 [14SE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S892 [31JA]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259 [4OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), S9582 [21SE], S10112 [3OC], S10437 [10OC], S11095 [25OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11982 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10259, S10268 [4OC], S10347 [9OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S10437 [10OC]

Azerbaijan: waive financial assistance restrictions in the case of U.S. national security interests, S10960 [24OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2032, S2034, S2050 [8MR], S2156 [12MR], S2286 [14MR], S2363 [15MR]

———conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient, S2032, S2034, S2050 [8MR]

———make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and extend protections to family fishermen, S2156 [12MR]

Barreto, Hector V., Jr.: nomination to be SBA Administrator, S8192 [25JY]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3103 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance, S1582 [26FE]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S4451 [8MY]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3520 [5AP], S3642, S3657, S3659, S3670, S3679 [6AP], S3829 [24AP]

Bush, President: remarks relative to U.S. policy towards the Republic of China, S3930 [25AP]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, S4451 [8MY]

Climate: global warming, S2301 [14MR], S6078-S6081 [12JN]

Committee on Small Business (Senate): rename as the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 123), S7287 [29JN]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 416), S1711 [28FE]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, S10579, S10598 [11OC], S11026-S11029 [25OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 398), S1628 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9838 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: YouthBuild Program funding, S11600 [8NO]

Dept. of Justice: Office of the Police Corps program funding, S11885 [15NO]

———Police Corps Program funding, S13933 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1861 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit preleasing activity relative to oil and gas development in certain areas, S7574 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7574 [12JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9383 [13SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, S11885 [15NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11600 [8NO]

Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, S3520 [5AP]

Ecology and environment: greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and energy resources and efficiency programs funding, S3642 [6AP]

———speed national action to address global climate change (S. 1716), S11956 [15NO]

Education: allow States to use certain funds to retain and improve the quality of school principals, S6173, S6175 [13JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13392 [18DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6084 [12JN]

———establish international education policy (S. Con. Res. 7), S1022 [1FE]

———expand alternative education options for certain disruptive students, S6174, S6175 [13JN]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4928 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4928 [15MY], S6077, S6084 [12JN], S6173, S6175 [13JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4139 [2MY]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S1313 [13FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7865 [18JY]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S6078-S6081 [12JN]

FDA: repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S13437 [18DE]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S14038 [20DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 1845), S13469 [18DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10960, S10961, S10962 [24OC]

Global Environment Facility (organization): persistent organic pollutants funding, S10961, S10962 [24OC]

Graham, John D.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S7926 [19JY]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7178 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6894 [26JN], S7178 [29JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (S. 706), S3534 [5AP]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S13947 [20DE]

Helms, Edgar J.: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 96), S5712 [25MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts, S1162 [7FE]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, S1162-S1164 [7FE]

———U.S. policy, S1162-S1164 [7FE]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, S10268 [4OC]

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (S. Res. 180), S11727 [13NO]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), S1454 [15FE]

Kerrey, J. Robert: media reports relative to military service during the Vietnamese Conflict, S3930 [25AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: ballistic missile capability, S2055 [8MR]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (S. 1380), S8952 [3AU]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Res. 121), S7259 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (S. 1303), S8710 [2AU]

———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (S. 1304), S8710 [2AU]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 841), S4510 [8MY]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (S. 1738), S12106 [28NO]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (S. 1609), S11363 [1NO]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), S5262 [21MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 1248), S8233 [25JY]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (S. 379), S1523 [15FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S13877 [20DE]

———improve port and maritime security (S. 1587), S11203 [30OC], S13877 [20DE]

———national missile defense system, S4136-S4138 [2MY], S13292-S13294 [14DE]

Norton, Gale A.: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S661 [30JA]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S4451 [8MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12290, S12291, S12292, S12303 [3DE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1198 [8FE]

Political campaigns: allow States to enact voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits, S2626 [21MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2626, S2646 [21MR], S2930, S2944, S2948, S2950, S2951, S2952, S2953, S2956 [27MR], S3103, S3106 [29MR], S3334 [3AP]

———provide partial public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending limits, S2944, S2948, S2950, S2951, S2952, S2953, S2956 [27MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2646 [21MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12290, S12291, S12292 [3DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S12044 [27NO]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs (S. Res. 26), S1536 [15FE]

———national energy policy, S1537 [15FE], S10636 [11OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12303 [3DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S10289 [4OC], S11717 [13NO], S12045 [27NO], S12821, S12822, S12825, S12826 [11DE], S13044 [12DE], S13423 [18DE], S13925-S13929 [20DE]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (S. 522), S2223 [13MR]

———ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S1623 [27FE], S2916 [26MR]

———establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (S. 1323), S8738 [2AU]

———improve Microloan Program (S. 174), S548 [24JA], S12013 [16NO]

———loan assistance programs funding, S3657, S3659 [6AP]

———modify fee structure for small business investment companies, S12742 [7DE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), S9856 [26SE]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 856), S4582, S4609 [9MY], S9407 [13SE]

———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4936 [15MY]

———Women's Business Centers funding, S9383 [13SE]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, unanimous-consent request, S12821 [11DE]

Senate: legislative program, S5077 [17MY]

Senate Rules: establish committee membership ratios and legislative procedures (S. Res. 8), S43 [5JA]

Small business: assistance programs funding, S3829 [24AP]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1271), S13362 [17DE], S13459 [18DE]

———promote involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts and establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program, S9838 [26SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S1225 [8FE], S2911 [26MR]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to subsidy fees, S11923 [15NO]

———amend (S. 1196), S7875 [18JY], S11923 [15NO], S12742 [7DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5507 [23MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), S1071 [6FE], S3670 [6AP]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax for certain individuals, S5236 [21MY], S5409 [22MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 905), S5019 [16MY]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 162), S529 [24JA]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11914 [15NO]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 29), S479 [23JA]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (S. 1856), S13710 [19DE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (S. 686), S6078-S6081 [12JN]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (S. 895), S5008 [16MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S11095 [25OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S14038 [20DE]

———rates, S3679 [6AP]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5236 [21MY], S5409 [22MY], S5507 [23MY]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 1676), S11720 [13NO]

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), S9299 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11026 [25OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10579, S10598 [11OC]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S13292-S13294 [14DE]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), S10112, S10114, S10115 [3OC]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), S10114 [3OC]

Whitman, Christine Todd: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S658 [30JA]

Reports filed

Nomination of Hector V. Barreto, Jr., To Be SBA Administrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S8014 [20JY]

Nomination of Thomas M. Sullivan To Be SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S10793 [17OC]

SBA Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 856) (S. Rept. 107-54), S9074 [4SE]

Small Business Investment Act Amendments: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 107-55), S9074 [4SE]

Statements

International Whaling Commission Meeting on Protection of Whales: World Wildlife Fund, S7259 [29JN]

Summaries

Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83): Kerry Amendment on SBA Loan Assistance Programs Funding, S3659 [6AP]

Texts of

S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act, S549 [24JA]

S. 295, Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act, S1227 [8FE]

S. 522, Small Business Telecommuting Act, S2223 [13MR]

S. 856, Small Business Technology Transfer Program reauthorization, S4611 [9MY]

S. 1323, SBIR and STTR Foreign Patent Protection Act, S8739 [2AU]

S. 1587, Port Threat and Security Act, S11205 [30OC]

S. 1856, Teleworking Advancement Act, S13711 [19DE]

Tributes

Barron, Abraham and Gladys, S4588 [9MY]

Bourque, Raymond, S6916 [26JN]

Bradley, Bill, S3846 [24AP]

Child, Julia, S11487 [6NO]

Cranston, Alan, S1580 [26FE]

Dufault, Paul, S11193 [30OC]

Glover, Jere W., S704 [30JA]

Mansfield, Mike, S10633 [11OC]

O'Connor, John T., S13461 [18DE]

Petithory, Daniel H., S13140 [13DE]

Rennie, John C., S453 [23JA]

Richey, Thomas K., S5433 [22MY]

Torigian, Peter, S11711 [13NO]