NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13102, S13104, S13223 [13DE]

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

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3353 [3AP], S3457 [4AP], S3532, S3590, S3618 [5AP], S3648, S3708 [6AP], S3790 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9757 [24SE], S9933 [26SE], S9990 [1OC], S10059, S10068, S10070, S10071 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12661, S12726 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7475, S7522 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9623 [21SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8552 [1AU], S8630, S8776 [2AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4768 [9MY], S5917 [7JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3122, S3178 [29MR]

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

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5086, S5170, S5178 [17MY], S5389 [21MY], S5418, S5420, S5473 [22MY], S5543 [23MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6239 [14JN], S11505 [7NO]

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]

———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10786 [17OC]

Senate National Security Working Group, S554 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S1748 [1MR]

Aviation: 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), S9875 [26SE]

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

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5118 [17MY]

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

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1371), S8911 [3AU]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S8204 [25JY]

Diseases: 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), S8281 [26JY]

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S552 [24JA]

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

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

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S5270 [21MY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S.J. Res. 7), S5833 [5JN]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 771), S3921 [25AP]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see S. Con. Res. 9), S6992 [27JN]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism (see S. 1448), S9620 [21SE]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]

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

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S13701 [19DE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S8354 [27JY]

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), S12772 [10DE]

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

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

———reform (see S. 1135), S7590 [12JY]

———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), S12682 [7DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S8912 [3AU]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]

National Guard: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 93), S13145 [13DE]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see S. Con. Res. 22), S1972 [7MR]

National Office for Combatting Terrorism: establish (see S. 1449), S9620 [21SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8354 [27JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S10059 [2OC]

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

Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S5119 [17MY]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 27), S498 [23JA]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S7084 [28JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S6518 [20JN]

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]

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), S2388 [15MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S9077 [4SE]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S98 [22JA]

———provide for coordination of implementation of administrative simplification standard for health care information (see S. 836), S8705 [2AU]

South America: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (see S. 525), S2473 [19MR]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see S. 1704), S12859 [11DE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see S. 753), S9621 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S3274 [2AP]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S5006 [16MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S8203 [25JY]

———make higher education more affordable (see S. 458), S5118 [17MY]

———provide a nonrefundable dual-earner credit and adjust the earned income credit (see S. 853), S5119 [17MY]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]

———rates (see S. 481), S5118 [17MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 275), S5118 [17MY]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see S. 1243), S8203 [25JY]

———treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 797), S4509 [8MY]

———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), S12055 [27NO]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S5119 [17MY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S5118 [17MY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S11199 [30OC]

———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), S10641 [11OC]

———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]

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), S11549 [7NO]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S6127 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see S. 1312), S8704 [2AU]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S. 632), S2979 [27MR]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see S. 450), S1747 [1MR]

Health: prohibit Federal health insurance programs from reimbursing health care providers who charge membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 1592), S11198 [30OC] (see S. 1606), S11286 [31OC]

Indonesia: condemn murder of U.N. relief workers and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible (see S. Res. 91), S5269 [21MY]

Medicare: ensure that eligible individuals have sufficient time to consider information and make informed choice on enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 1376), S8911 [3AU]

Privacy: prohibit the sale or purchase of Social Security numbers (see S. 451), S1747 [1MR]

Taxation: delay date for individual retirement plan distributions and accelerate date for modifications of adjusted gross income limit for conversions of Roth individual retirement accounts (see S. 1582), S11105 [25OC]

———provide a refundable tax credit for recreational travel costs (see S. 1583), S11105 [25OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 1506), S10287 [4OC]

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), S3705 [6AP]

———provide State grants to expand the opportunity for citizens to vote over the Internet (see S. 729), S3705 [6AP]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see S. 877), S4890 [14MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13349 [17DE], S13658 [19DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12406 [5DE]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]

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

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]

Motions

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), S5421 [22MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S6019 [11JN], S8629 [2AU], S11505 [7NO]

Privilege of the floor

Leichty, Reg, S1790 [1MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13104 [13DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7409, S7413 [10JY]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S901 [31JA]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10360 [9OC], S11584 [8NO], S11673 [13NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S9585 [21SE], S11584 [8NO], S11673 [13NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10279 [4OC], S10360 [9OC]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Japan, S5569 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2333, S2363 [15MR]

———limit homestead property exemption, S2333 [15MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. policy, S13679 [19DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1119 [7FE]

———reconciliation process, S3506 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3201, S3202 [30MR], S3318 [3AP], S3466, S3506 [5AP], S3649 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4573 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S692 [30JA], S11673 [13NO]

———treatment of public debt, S3318 [3AP]

———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes, S5250 [21MY]

Carbonell, Josefina: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging, S8534 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): procedures for budget resolution markup, S2656 [21MR]

Cuba: condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that convicted felons living as fugitives in Cuba are returned to the U.S., S13104 [13DE]

———condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that the Cuban government is not a sponsor of international terrorism, S13104 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9707 [24SE]

———postpone additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S9707 [24SE]

Dept. of Education: establish national mentoring program, S6171 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: cooperative initiatives with Russia relative to nuclear weapons disarmament, S7870 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1877 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (S. 1312), S8723 [2AU]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S7579 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7475, S7481, S7488 [11JY], S7554 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8079, S8099 [24JY], S8165 [25JY], S8528 [1AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9232 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8553 [1AU], S8630, S8632, S8633, S8664, S8668 [2AU]

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 (S. 1008), S6002 [8JN], S6019 [11JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13383 [18DE]

———reductions in school class size, S4905 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4223 [3MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4223 [3MY], S4905 [15MY], S6171 [13JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4140 [2MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7870 [18JY]

EPA: establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8553 [1AU]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S3649 [6AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (S. 632), S2999 [27MR]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (S. 450), S1788 [1MR], S3987 [26AP]

Florida: high speed rail projects funding, S8079 [24JY]

———prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S3793 [23AP], S3826 [24AP]

———transportation projects funding, S8528 [1AU]

Florida Voters League: tribute on efforts to save the Florida Board of Regents, S5689 [25MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10755 [16OC]

Fort Greely, AK: retention of property, S7409 [10JY]

Griles, J. Steven: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S7579 [12JY]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, S6983 [27JN], S7475, S7481, S7488 [11JY], S7554 [12JY]

Health: clarify that independent reviewers are not empowered to order health plans to provide services that are specifically excluded or expressly limited by the plan's contract, S6967 [27JN]

———prohibit Federal health insurance programs from reimbursing health care providers who charge membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (S. 1592), S11213 [30OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6544, S6545 [21JN], S6967 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6401 [19JN]

Indonesia: condemn murder of U.N. relief workers and failure of the Indonesian judicial system to hold accountable those persons responsible (S. Res. 91), S6531 [20JN]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), S12406-S12408 [5DE], S13679 [19DE], S13791 [20DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1428), S11574, S11575 [8NO]

Medicare: ensure that eligible individuals have sufficient time to consider information and make informed choice on enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (S. 1376), S8950 [3AU]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S8099 [24JY], S8165 [25JY]

Miami, FL: Cuban American National Foundation dedication of Freedom Tower, S5265 [21MY]

NAFTA: application of safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S., S8165 [25JY]

NASA: funding, S7413 [10JY], S8664 [2AU]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S11574, S11575 [8NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S13879 [20DE]

———evaluate merits of establishing a Center for Coastal and Maritime Security, S13879 [20DE]

NIH: dedication of the Paul G. Rogers Plaza, S4096 [1MY]

Peterson, Douglas ``Pete'': tribute (S. Res. 167), S10125, S10140 [3OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3122 [29MR], S3239 [2AP]

———prohibit fraudulent solicitation of funds, S3122 [29MR]

Privacy: prohibit the sale or purchase of Social Security numbers (S. 451), S1788 [1MR]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S694 [30JA]

———legislative priorities, S10279 [4OC], S10755 [16OC]

Space policy: space station program funding, S8668 [2AU]

Sports: economic impact of elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises, S12228 [30NO]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5048 [17MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12227 [30NO]

———rates, S1119 [7FE], S3466 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5048 [17MY], S5250 [21MY], S5420, S5428 [22MY], S5496, S5502 [23MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5783 [26MY]

———reduce tax cuts and replace estate tax repeal with unified estate and gift tax credit and family-owned business interest deduction increases, and use savings for debt reduction and infrastructure improvements, S5428 [22MY]

———reduction in State estate tax revenues in proportion to the reduction in Federal estate tax revenues, S5420 [22MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9388 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9324 [12SE], S9352 [13SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S11673 [13NO]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), S13933 [20DE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 1506), S10304 [4OC]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), S10125 [3OC]

Water: revise drinking water levels for arsenic and aid water companies in securing tax-exempt bonds to meet standards, S5496 [23MY]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8630, S8632, S8633 [2AU]

World War II: prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, S9232 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S693, S694 [30JA], S1120 [7FE], S4142 [2MY], S4574 [9MY], S6003 [8JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Claude M. Bolton, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12551 [6DE]

Texts of

S. 450, Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act, S1788 [1MR]

S. 451, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1789 [1MR]

S. 632, Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act, S3000 [27MR]

S. 1506, increase the minimum veterans' Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S10304 [4OC]

S. 1592, Equal Access to Care Act, S11214 [30OC]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S4142 [2MY]

Mansfield, Mike, S10352 [9OC]

Puopolo, Sonia, S9352 [13SE]

Sisisky, Norman, S3142 [29MR]