McCONNELL, MITCH (a Senator from Kentucky)

Advertisements

Time Has Come, Jerome Kohlberg, Washington (DC) Post, S2925 [27MR]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13203 [13DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11090, S11091, S11129, S11130 [25OC]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10659 [11OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3600 [5AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), S1233, S1235 [8FE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

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. 1438), S10081 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12656, S12658, S12689, S12690, S12691, S12723, S12724 [7DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9485, S9526 [19SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4516 [8MY], S4538 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10896, S10897 [23OC], S10915, S10916, S10924, S10952, S10958, S10959, S10960, S10961, S10982, S10983, S10984, S10985, S10987 [24OC], S11097 [25OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2584, S2595 [20MR]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5290 [21MY]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Analyses

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (S. 27): James Bopp, Jr., James Madison Center for Free Speech, S3131-S3135 [29MR]

GAO Report on Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: George R. La Noue, University of Maryland, S7078 [28JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S7796 [17JY]

———H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S7905 [19JY]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]

———H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9387 [13SE], S9674 [21SE]

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12676 [7DE]

Senate tellers to count electoral votes, S22 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

Arab Paradox, Washington (DC) Post, S10951 [24OC]

Campaign Bill Could Shift Power Away From Parties, Ruth Marcus and Juliet Eilperin, Washington (DC) Post, S3259 [2AP]

Campaign Finance Bill Treads on Our Rights, Paul Salamanca, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S3082 [29MR]

Campaign Finance Frenzy, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, S3197 [30MR]

Campaign Finance—Why I Sued in 1974, James L. Buckley, S2571 [20MR]

Campaign Reform—Labor Turns Leery, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S2890 [26MR]

Campaign Spinach, Washington (DC) Post, S2868 [26MR]

Drops in the Bucket, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2612 [21MR]

Eyes Wide Open, Fred Hiatt, Washington (DC) Post, S12460 [5DE]

Fending Off the Speech Police, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2442 [19MR]

Government Gag, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2868 [26MR]

How McCain-Feingold Would Constrict Speech, Stuart Taylor, Jr., National Journal, S2570 [20MR]

Improving the Bill of Rights, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2869 [26MR]

In Defense of Soft Money, by, New York (NY) Times, S3259 [2AP]

James Madison Remembered—Madisonian Doctrine Today Has Its Opposite—Call It McCainism, an Antipluralist Populism, George F. Will, Newsweek (publication), S2440 [19MR]

. . . Let Us Hope Not, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2441 [19MR]

McCain's Costly Crusade, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S3197 [30MR]

Media Should Beware of What It Embraces, Stuart Taylor, Jr., National Journal, S3195 [30MR]

Money Talks, as It Should, Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report, S3196 [30MR]

Nasty Work, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S8902 [3AU]

Nation Yawns at Campaign Finances, Donald Lambro, Washington (DC) Times, S3139 [29MR]

Old-Time Fiddler Now an Honorable Kentucky Colonel, Paul B. Hayes, Columbia (KY) Adair Progress, S8698 [2AU]

Paying Up Is Speaking Up, Kathleen Sullivan, S2569 [20MR]

. . . Preserve Free Speech, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S2924 [27MR]

Raise the Limit . . ., David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S2924 [27MR]

``Reform'' Hurts Freedoms—Opposing View—Bill Unfairly Restricts Parties' Ability To Challenge Incumbents, by, USA Today, S3139 [29MR]

Second Thoughts About Soft Money, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2441 [19MR]

Senate's Comic Opera, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S3081 [29MR]

Shut Up, They Explained, David Tell, Weekly Standard (publication), S2889 [26MR]

Skirting What the First Amendment Says, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S2442 [19MR]

Sleazy Ads? or Flawed Rules?, Kathleen Sullivan, New York (NY) Times, S2890 [26MR]

Three Americans Found in Serbian Mass Grave Site, R. Jeffrey Smith and Peter Fin, Washington (DC) Post, S8338 [27JY]

Tragedy Can Be Opportunity for Con Artists, AARP Bulletin (publication), S10066 [2OC]

Well Off, Good Riddance McCain-Feingold, John Mueller, New Republic (publication), S2889 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure availability of the mail to transmit shipments of day-old poultry (see S. 1397), S9395 [13SE]

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

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 333), S1394 [14FE]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 1206), S7955 [19JY]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see S. 926), S6992 [27JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Winter Olympics torch relay (see S. Con. Res. 82), S11719 [13NO]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S3854 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]

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), S587 [25JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Con. Res. 68), S9504 [19SE] (see S. Res. 162), S9621 [21SE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Con. Res. 68), S9504 [19SE] (see S. Res. 162), S9621 [21SE]

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), S11940 [15NO]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see S. 360), S1463 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S12101 [28NO]

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]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S8123 [24JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S9077 [4SE]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 624), S7590 [12JY]

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

Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1226), S8576 [1AU]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 441), S1747 [1MR]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (see S. 1465), S9807 [25SE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 721), S10058 [2OC]

Immigration: streamline procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers and provide a system of one-time, earned adjustment to legal status for certain agricultural workers (see S. 1161), S7426 [10JY]

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]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 840), S4508 [8MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1349 [13FE]

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

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see S. 1619), S11362 [1NO]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S5439 [22MY]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S2389 [15MR]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S3923 [25AP]

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), S9875 [26SE]

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]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S6128 [12JN]

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

———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S13146 [13DE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 661), S4940 [15MY]

———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), S9504 [19SE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]

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

———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]

TVA: increase ownership of electric power generation assets by municipal and rural electric cooperative utilities that provide retail electric service in the Tennessee Valley region (see S. 608), S2894 [26MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S2583 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions (see S. 1484), S10058 [2OC]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 77), S10389 [9OC]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 39), S1699 [28FE]

Committees of the Senate: authorize printing of rules (see S. Res. 58), S2162 [12MR]

———authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 50), S2071 [8MR]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8123 [24JY]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (see S. 1061), S6448 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9620 [21SE]

Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see S. 1708), S11940 [15NO]

Education: legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 218), S707 [30JA] (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

Foreign policy: 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]

Health: provide for health care liability reform (see S. 1370), S8911 [3AU]

Macedonia: encourage lasting cease fire and commend parties for seeking a political solution to conflicts (see S. Res. 115), S6664 [22JN]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1431), S9440 [14SE]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 298), S1218 [8FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 810), S4099 [1MY]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 335), S1394 [14FE]

Williamsburg, KY: install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building (see S. 1714), S11940 [15NO]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 122), S7193 [29JN]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

Factsheets

Helping Victims of the Terrorist Attacks—Your Guide To Giving Wisely: FTC, S10066 [2OC]

Letters

Bear Protection Act: Sydney J. Butler, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, S7093 [28JN]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: Laura W. Murphy and Joel M. Gora, ACLU, S3135-S3138 [29MR]

Committees of the Senate funding and office space allocation: by, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S7285 [29JN]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), S2867 [26MR]

———Fred Wertheimer, Common Cause (organization), S2868 [26MR]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S2869 [26MR]

———Roger Pilon, CATO Institute, S2870 [26MR]

Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act: Paul B. Hay, American Red Cross, S10066 [2OC]

Feeding Needy Families Act: Ed Schaub, Kentucky Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]

———Howard Sparks, Salvation Army, S4119 [1MY]

———Stan Curtis, USA Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S4119 [1MY]

———Terrie M. Dort, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S4119 [1MY]

———William E. Henderson III, Northern Kentucky Harvest (organization), S4119 [1MY]

Impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments: Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State, S10951 [24OC]

Legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S4472 [8MY]

———Vincent L. Ferrandino, National Association of Elementary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (SAVE) Act: George Thomas, College Savings Plans Network (organization), S1419 [14FE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation Independent Business, S4885 [14MY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S4885 [14MY]

Lists

Court decisions on issue advocacy restrictions, S3260 [2AP]

Hospitals eligible for disaster assistance under S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]

Motions

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3018 [28MR]

Notices

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S5882-S5884 [6JN]

Remarks

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1125), S7090 [28JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7412, S7414 [10JY]

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), unanimous-consent request, S12395 [5DE]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S998 [1FE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S9586 [21SE], S10520, S10521 [11OC]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10520 [11OC]

Azerbaijan: waive financial assistance restrictions in the case of U.S. national security interests, S10960, S10961 [24OC], S11098 [25OC]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: make certain provisions nonseverable, S3190, S3191 [30MR]

———make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review, S3092, S3096, S3099, S3102 [29MR]

Burma: U.S. policy, S7583 [12JY], S12460 [5DE]

Cambodia: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10898 [23OC]

———democracy efforts, S13691 [19DE]

Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions (S. 1484), S10065 [2OC]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, S3831 [24AP]

Colombia: condition foreign assistance to payment of arbitration decisions, S10962 [24OC], S11098 [25OC]

———drug interdiction assistance, S10938 [24OC]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S8044 [23JY], S13683 [19DE]

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, H31-H45 [6JA]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 1232), S8135 [24JY], S8901 [3AU]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (S. 1061), S6452 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12460 [5DE]

Dept. of Energy: coverage of kidney cancer under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S7412 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, S11345 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (S. 1444), S9586, S9623 [21SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9485 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation: GAO report on alleged discrimination in the Disadvantaged Business Enerprises Program, S7078 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11345 [1NO]

Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (S. 1708), S11943 [15NO]

Diseases: develop simple HIV/AIDS testing for developing countries, S10959 [24OC]

Ecuador: Hacia la Seguridad project funding, S10959 [24OC]

Education: legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools, S4471, S4473 [8MY], S4537, S4539 [9MY]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (S. 316), S1338 [13FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 218), S782 [30JA]

———establish (S. 953), S5631 [24MY], S8044 [23JY]

Elections: allow State parties to use non-Federal funding for getting out the vote, voter registration, and voter identification, S3125 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4), S2867, S2868, S2869, S2870, S2881 [26MR]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4), unanimous-consent agreement, S2717 [22MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4471, S4473 [8MY], S4537, S4539 [9MY], S6297 [14JN]

FEC: posting of election-related reports on the Internet, S2691 [22MR]

———strengthen authority and procedures, S3130 [29MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: strengthen the enforcement of criminal penalties for election law violations, S3128 [29MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10895, S10897, S10898 [23OC], S10915, S10916, S10917, S10938, S10950, S10959, S10960, S10961, S10962, S10963 [24OC], S11098 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, S13899 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10683 [15OC], S10752, S10753, S10754 [16OC], S10854 [23OC]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments, S10950 [24OC]

———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (S. 1409), S9199, S9200 [6SE]

Freedom of speech: historical relevance to political campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S2557 [20MR]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (H.R. 132), S2679, S2680 [21MR]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7180 [29JN]

———permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits, S7166 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7166, S7180 [29JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (S. 739), S10903 [23OC]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), unanimous-consent request, S13865 [20DE]

Israel: cash transfer assistance relative to purchases of U.S. grain, S7414 [10JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: sale of missiles and weapons technology to Egypt, S12309 [3DE]

Kosovo: killing of U.S. citizens fighting in civil war, S8338 [27JY]

Labor unions: notify members of rights relative to use of fees or dues paid by members used for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2714 [22MR], S2796, S2797 [23MR]

———use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2698 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 840), S4509 [8MY]

Ludden, Kenneth M.: honorary naming of foreign operations, export financing and related programs appropriations legislation, S10897 [23OC]

Macedonia: encourage lasting cease fire and commend parties for seeking a political solution to conflicts (S. Res. 115), S6671 [22JN]

Members of Congress: mass mailings, S5882 [6JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, S12309 [3DE]

Political action committees: prohibit use of soft money to pay administrative expenses, S2551, S2552, S2557, S2558, S2559, S2560 [20MR]

Political campaigns: allow States to enact voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits, S2623, S2630 [21MR], S2948 [27MR]

———clarity standards for identifcation of sponsors of election-related advertising on radio and television, S3127 [29MR]

———condition the availability of low television media rates for national political parties on adherence to existing spending limits, S3031, S3032 [28MR]

———disclosure requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates and prohibition on use of labor or corporate funds for such advertisements, S2560 [20MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2437, S2438, S2443, S2449, S2451, S2463, S2467, S2468, S2469 [19MR], S2536, S2542, S2548, S2550, S2551, S2552, S2557, S2558, S2559, S2560, S2567, S2569 [20MR], S2612, S2618, S2623, S2630, S2631, S2641, S2644, S2647, S2650 [21MR], S2685, S2686, S2691, S2697, S2698, S2703, S2708, S2713, S2714 [22MR], S2796, S2797, S2798, S2802, S2805 [23MR], S2846, S2884, S2885, S2888, S2889 [26MR], S2923, S2936, S2942, S2943, S2944, S2948, S2953, S2957, S2963, S2964 [27MR], S3006, S3009, S3010, S3013, S3014, S3015, S3017, S3018, S3024, S3028, S3031, S3032, S3033 [28MR], S3069, S3070, S3080, S3081, S3082, S3083, S3084, S3086, S3092, S3096, S3099, S3102, S3105, S3111, S3122, S3124, S3125, S3127, S3128, S3130, S3131, S3132, S3133, S3134, S3135, S3139 [29MR], S3183, S3187, S3188, S3190, S3191, S3192, S3193, S3194, S3195, S3197 [30MR], S3233, S3257, S3258, S3259, S3260 [2AP]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), unanimous-consent agreement, S1094 [6FE], S3027 [28MR], S3123 [29MR]

———expand express advocacy regulations to cover certain advertisements previously defined as issue advocacy advertisements if such advertisements clearly infer support or opposition to a specific candidate, S2708 [22MR]

———inclusion of an incumbent's net cash-on-hand relative to increasing contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, S3192 [30MR]

———inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under the disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates, S2846 [26MR]

———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds and impose limitations on the repayment of personal loans to campaigns, S2451, S2467, S2468, S2469 [19MR], S2536, S2542, S2548 [20MR]

———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees, S2963, S2964 [27MR], S3006, S3009, S3010, S3013, S3014, S3015, S3017, S3018, S3024, S3028 [28MR]

———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making campaign-related disbursements, S3191 [30MR]

———provide partial public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending limits, S2948, S2953, S2957 [27MR]

———provide that contribution limits be applied on an election cycle rather than election basis, S2805 [23MR]

———reduce cost of political advertising on television, S2612, S2618 [21MR]

———reform regulation governing coordination between certain groups and political candidates or parties, S3187, S3193, S3194 [30MR]

———require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts, S2697 [22MR]

———require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2685, S2686 [22MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2641, S2644, S2647, S2650 [21MR]

———voluntary spending limits for Senate campaigns and public financing for candidates whose opponent exceeds such limits, S3082, S3083, S3084 [29MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10683 [15OC], S10752, S10753, S10754, S10755 [16OC], S10854 [23OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: disclosure of contributions to inaugural committees and ban on foreign contributors, S3111 [29MR]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 395), S2679, S2680 [21MR]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S2913, S2916 [26MR]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9485 [19SE], S10521 [11OC]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1431), S9442 [14SE]

Senate: legislative program, S2530 [19MR], S2680 [21MR], S2682, S2703 [22MR], S2798 [23MR], S2884, S2885, S2918 [26MR], S3183 [30MR], S3233 [2AP], S10953 [24OC]

Senate Rules: report allegations of corruption to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) and apply Senate Rules to an individual when he or she is certified as the winner of a Senate election, S2822 [23MR]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 865), S4884 [14MY]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S2909, S2912 [26MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (S. 298), S1228 [8FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, S2802 [23MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5788 [26MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (S. 810), S4118 [1MY]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (S. 335), S1417 [14FE]

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), S9325 [12SE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), unanimous-consent request, S12395 [5DE]

Votes: position on missed, S6535 [21JN]

Voting: implement significant election administration reforms, S8044 [23JY]

———protect voting rights (S. 565), S13683 [19DE]

Western Kentucky University: Mobile Health and Wellness Program dedication, S11658 [9NO]

Wheelchair Foundation: establish public/private partnership with the Federal Government for delivery of donated wheelchairs to foreign countries, S10898 [23OC]

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

———commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (S. Res. 122), S7260 [29JN]

———condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release, S10916, S10917 [24OC]

Reports

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S5882-S5884 [6JN]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Rept. 107-6), S2894 [26MR]

Committees of the Senate Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 54) (S. Rept. 107-14), S4044 [30AP]

Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 39), S1698 [28FE]

Rules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S1688 [28FE]

Statements

Bear Protection Act: Humane Society of the U.S., S7092 [28JN]

———Society for Animal Protective Legislation, S7092 [28JN]

Constitutional Amendment To Regulate Campaign Expenditures and Contribution Limits: by, S2855 [26MR]

Texts of

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (1987), S2856 [26MR]

S. 295, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S2912 [26MR]

S. 298, Giving Incentives for Taxpayers Act, S1228 [8FE]

S. 316, Teacher Liability Protection Act, S1338 [13FE]

S. 335, Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (SAVE) Act, S1418 [14FE]

S. 810, Feeding Needy Families Act, S4118 [1MY]

S. 865, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S4840-S4842 [10MY]

S. 1061, Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act, S6453 [19JN]

S. 1125, Bear Protection Act, S7091 [28JN]

S. 1232, Cybermolesters Enforcement Act, S8135 [24JY]

S. 1409, Middle East Peace Compliance Act, S9201 [6SE]

S. 1444, Federal Air Marshals and Safe Sky Act, S9624 [21SE]

S. 1484, Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act, S10065 [2OC]

S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]

S. 1714, install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Williamsburg, KY Post Office Building, S11951 [15NO]

Transcripts

Inauguration of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, S421-S423 [22JA]

Tributes

Coverdell, Paul, S7838 [18JY]

Davidson, Michael W., S5436 [22MY]

Gillespie, Gloria M., S11412 [2NO]

Grundy, Hugh L., S6919 [26JN]

Johnson, Walker, S8698 [2AU]

Ludden, Kenneth M., S10895 [23OC]

Nadeau, James L., S2682 [22MR]